Chapter 108

Easton

“Storms suck ballllssssss. '

Ryan kicks a piece of firewood.

“How do you only have like two days worth of firewood and zero storm gear in this place? '

I shrug.

“No idea, I'm not exactly a cub scout, then again”— I turn to Blake—“Anything you'd like to add to this Mr.

I[-have—at—least—seventeen— survival—patches. '

Blake flips me off.

“l was nine and you're a dick. '

I burst out laughing.

Damn, sometimes I miss him, and then I remember Aisha sucking my dick sophomore year and I get all better.

“Well ... '

I look around the shed.

“I think other than the blankets, junk food, and the rest of the firewood this is as good as it’s going to get. '

“Yeah, '

Ryan agrees.

“At least it’s not too cold yet at night and we won't starve. '

“And we do have girls to spoon, '

Blake points out.

I immediately want to be like my girl, my spoon, go fork somewhere else, then remember he has Aisha and feel my balls actually tremble.

“About that. '

“What? '

Blake looks genuinely relaxed when I'd be making SOS signals in order to escape being alone with her.

“Are you guys like... '

I make a gesture with my hands that makes zero sense, then finally just say, “Fucking.

Are you fucking? '

Blake doesn't even blink.

“Would that bother you? '

“No! '

I pretty much yell.

“Not at all, you do you, man.

['m just curious because you brought her up here and people don't typically bring others up here to talk about feelings and knit. '

“How would you know? I knit a damn good sweater. '

Blake crosses his arms.

“He knits? '

Ryan asks.

“He does, '

Blake answers with a grin.

for your information, we're just

reaching out to her lately, you know, it’s the anniversary of her

My stomach drops.

could I forget Deacon? I never

Never would.

That night.

way he looked at me like I’d betrayed

the way he drove off

And never came back.

Deacon was a good guy,

hiding my secrets, my past, digging deeper into the mud, and praying that nobody

him pretty well?

Ryan asks.

I shrug.

knew a lot of the guys from other schools, especially the football

“Huh. '

Blake smirks.

“That's funny. '

“What is? '

try to keep

“Nothing. '

He smiles.

let us crash here tonight, so we don't

“History? '

Ryan scratches his head.

wait, didn’t a huge storm

‘Yup. '

eyes

hit the family, I'm surprised more

My nostrils flare.

“Storms happen. '

“Yeah. '

of the blankets

“Sometimes, they do.

about how you handle them in the moment though that defines everything.

still, um, talking about

Ryan asks.

“Yes, '

we say in unison.

“Let's go, '

I say gruffly.

probably super scared and

girl, Sadie’s a fucking beast, a warrior

“—Get it offfffffl '

voice comes down the

Sadie dancing in the

“Stop moving! '

Aisha yells.

making it

Harper adds.

“It’s alive! '

“IT’S A LEAF! '

Harper yells.

hell down before I smack you!

looks down

“{t felt real. '

guys are lunatics!

then realizes we're all standing there,

the door when Harper opened it to look out and they thought it was a mouse

are all crazy and

Where's the whiskey? '

are full of

the thunder

couch, wrapping it around her, then reaching

bottle back in one huge gulp before setting it down

a look with me while Sadie sits across from Aisha and

though, do

why this is

much as I hate

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