True Love Waits

Chapter 602 The Selfie

"Yes," Blair replied with a nod. "I wonder how your brother's doing. Should I call him? Did you call him?"

Wesley's brows knitted. "No. He deserved it." He felt Niles had crossed the line when he lied to their grandfather.

"What? I heard him screaming in pain over the phone when I called your grandpa. Don't you care about him at all? He's your brother."

"He was asking for it. So he screamed. He's always been loud, anyway. If he could still scream, it means he didn't get hit hard enough." Sometimes, Wesley thought that Niles should become an actor instead of a doctor. He'd be a superstar.

Blair knew Niles. He could be melodramatic sometimes. Still, she said, "Listen to you! I'd like to see you take a beating and see how well you do. You should call him later to make sure he's okay. He probably needs a friendly voice."

"I don't want to. Niles is a grown man. If he can't take his lumps like a man, then he needs gender reassignment surgery. It was just a ruler," Wesley retorted stubbornly.

'A ruler? Was that what his grandpa punished Niles with?' Blair wondered. "Fine. Then I'll text him on WeChat. You still busy?" she asked quietly. It felt so good to talk to him on such a serene night.

It bugged Wesley that Blair worried about Niles. He couldn't take his mind off it. "I'm not. Don't worry. I'll call him. I'll tell you how he is when I'm done."

"Okay. Coming back any time soon?" She missed him and couldn't help scrawling his name over and over again on a notebook.

Then her name. Blair. Wesley. She imagined their names as they'd be printed on their marriage licenses.

"No, I can't make it. If you need anything, call those guys I told you about."

"Oh..."

She was disappointed. Then for a moment, neither of them spoke. Pouting, Blair doodled over Wesley's name. "Call Niles. Talk to you later."

"Okay."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Blair hung up reluctantly.

her desk, dispirited, reading the WeChat updates, waiting

set the cell on the desk. He took a deep breath and commanded, "Come

came out from around the corner, pushing and nudging each other. Lenard was pushed to the front of the group. He

walked over quickly. "Hey Chief, can we borrow your

to kill some time. But they had no lighter.

usual authoritative, commanding voice was gone. The striking softness in his tone made the soldiers

in his hand. Instead of giving them the

it and lit his

towards Wesley and asked, "Can

another cigarette, which he

cigarette with, but Talbot didn't get his point. He scratched his head and asked again, "Chief,

he turned to

lighter. Why did he refuse to lend it to them? Before, Wesley had even lent them his place and his car. While Wesley was on the phone, they talked among themselves. "That

had it for

you guys get

Maybe Sherman. I'm not sure. I saw him

it's an heirloom, or a

they exchanged knowing looks

done?" Wesley asked as

of patience. "Fine. Every one of you gets to train tonight!" he added. The

message. "Run five

he summoned up some courage

him and

what he said immediately. But he still nodded at Wesley. "What do you think, guys?

rest of the group all stubbed