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“I don’t know, but I’m glad he hasn’t corrupted us. We may be fucked up, but we still have a conscience. Still feel guilty.”
He chuckles but it’s weak and pulls away from me.
“Yeah but we still have a tendency to hurt the people we love,” he scoffs then looks out the window. I sigh, then pull the car back on the road.
“We should just run away. Grab the guys. Track down Cara and Lay and just go to a hidden island somewhere. We could be happy and work out our problems,” I tell him.
“That sounds nice, East, but they will never accept me fully. I’d be there sitting on the sidelines watching you all live your lives. Maybe I should just marry Penny. You can run. It’s not like I’ll ever find love again.” I shake my head and don’t respond. When Jase gets in these moods it’s best not to stir the pot. Once the sadness wears off, the anger hits and I’ve seen what he does when he’s extremely angry. The last time put a grown ass man in the hospital when he was only sixteen. Not that Lay’s piece of shit dad didn’t deserve it…but it was bad.
We drive down some back roads until I need to get gas then I hop on a highway. The closer we get to campus the more dread I feel. I used to love coming here, being a part of Hawthorne House. The fraternity, the hot chicks that were eager for my dick. Now I want to hop on a plane to Nashville and go get Cara back. But that’s just not in the cards for me. I have to marry Penelope Smith, and soon according to my father. He wants her wed and pregnant as soon as possible so we can get his dirt back and have her permanently stuck in his family. Where he can control her, supposedly. I don’t know, I didn't stay long after he gave me my grandmother's sapphire and diamond ring. A ring I once imagined giving to Cara for a hot minute. The stone reminds me of her eyes. How they would sparkle when we would write music together, how they would shine when she would sing.
I look over at Jase, but he seems to be in a world all his own. I worry about him and before I marry Penny, I’m going to have her set him free. She got what she wanted. She won. She has no more need for him.
Xavier
Jase stomps in the house and up the stairs totally ignoring the living room full of his brothers. East comes in after and pauses.
“What’s going on here? Did we have a meeting I forgot about?” he groans, running his hands over his hair. He looks like shit. I know we’ve been through hell these past six months but he really looks bad. I shake my head and he sighs, before moving over to the couch and taking a seat.
“We wanted to come over and talk about the games coming up. Now that school is out and you guys are graduating, you need to nominate the new president and we need to take down Kippa Nu in the games this summer,” Nate says and East nods.
“I’m going to shoot straight with you all. I totally forgot and unless anyone objects I nominate Nate and Xavier to lead y’all to victory. Jase and I will be moved out in a few weeks and y’all can move in. Congratulations.” He claps his hand then slumps his shoulders as he walks away. All the guys cheer and celebrate but I hop up and chase after him.
“What’s going on, brother? Anything I can do to help?” I ask him and he turns to me with tears rolling down his cheeks. I don’t know what to do, so I grab him and pull him into a hug. It’s what I’d do for Connor. He laughs and pushes me away gently.
“You probably think I’m such a ballsack. Crying over a girl and my father controlling my life. I know I need to just suck it up and do it. I would do anything to protect you all. Yes, you and Connor included. But it still fucking sucks, man.” He goes over to the fridge.
“How long do you have?”
He spins and shoots me a confused look. I groan and rub my temples. I thought college would be cool ass parties and fucking hot chicks, not drama, blackmail and heartache. “When do you have to turn your man card over to Penny?”
He snorts and shakes his head. “Do you ever think before you talk, Xav? You should hear some of the shit you say.”
I give him a pointed look and he stares down at the beer bottle in his hand. “A month…if I’m lucky.”
“Okay, we still have time then. Don’t give up hope just yet, brother,” I shout over my shoulder as I walk quickly to the living room.
I walk back in the room and get the guys attention. “Let’s go!” They all hop up and follow me out the door, I walk us to the cafeteria and open the door. It’s not too crowded thanks to the early hour, and I take a seat at one of the tables. Nate sits beside me and gives me a fist bump.
“Mr. Co president,” he jokes and I crack a smile. Fucking weird they would choose me, but I ain’t looking a gift horse in the mouth. All the guys sit around the table and the next one over.
I pull my phone out and text the missing people to my plan and wait for them to arrive.
Sassy and Ella stroll in laughing and giggling. Their newfound friendship is weird as fuck but I’ve never seen her happier. Since Cara left and Mika broke her heart, Sassy’s been really down. Ella is good for her. I think I laughed for five minutes straight when Ella came out and said she thinks she’s a lesbian. The only time she could fuck guys was if she was trashed. Yeah that was a hit to my ego, but whatever. I haven’t been laid since Cara, and at this point I should just become a monk.
“Okay wonder boy, you got us here. What's the big emergency?” she asks with a twinkle in her eye. I purse my lips in disgust.
“Eww. I do not need to see your post orgasm face, Sassy.”
She snorts and rolls her eyes. “You said to get here ASAPPPPP! With lots of exclamation points. You’re lucky I put pants on.”
Ella giggles and Sassy gives her a wink. I go to respond but Connor comes bursting in here like he needs to kick someone’s ass. He freezes when he sees us all here.
“Xavier, what the fuck! You can not send me an SOS if there isn’t something seriously wrong,” he growls, taking a step closer to me. Sassy laughs so loud some brothers at the table jump. She looks at me and points to Connor.
“See. You can’t send us messages like that.”
I groan and smack my head on the table a few times, then sit back up. “Okay, I get it. But there is an emergency. East and Jase need our help. It’s bad guys. I have an idea but I’m going to need you all in on this.” They all nod and get closer to me to listen. “Whiskey Kiss is coming to Dallas. They have a show in three weeks and we all need to be there. We need to get backstage and Cara and East need to talk.” I know if they thought they had a chance to get back with Cara they would fight harder to get out of Penny’s clutches. They seem to have given up, and that's just not how this is gonna play.
