Chapter 178 

Easton 

"Is she all right?" I ask Harper as she walks downstairs from my room, where I know she just took Sadie.

"I think so"

She stops at the bottom step and rests her arms over my shoulders.

"She feels like hell and she can't stop crying about Ryan and how much he's going to hate her, but she'll sleep it off and be good to go in the morning"

She pulls me closer, giving me a quick kiss.

"Don't worry, I put your trash can next to the bed in case she needs to puke again"

I pull her in the rest of the way, breathing in her tropical scent.

“Harper, what the fuck was happening in that garage .."

"I don't know,’ she whispers.

"I really don't.

I was ...

shocked"

"Did she know what she was doing?" "No"

She leans back, giving me her eyes.

"Sadie would never jeopardize her relationship with Ryan.

She's obsessed with him"

She sucks her lip into her mouth, biting it.

"But what about Blake? Did he know? Was this all on purpose?" I take a minute to really think about her question.

"Can we trust that motherfucker? I don't know.” “Where is he?" “On the couch, drinking water,’ I tell her.

“And where's Ryan?" "I sent him outside to the patio.

He needs to cool off and get some air.” She links her fingers behind my neck.

"I'll go get Ryan, you go sit with Blake, and I'll bring Ryan to you guys.

Let's get this worked out before something—or someone—explodes.” "You mean you want to hash this out now? While they're both drunk?" She nods.

"If we wait until morning or even at school, it's going to brew, and that's a storm none of us need right now"

She has a point.

her

"All right, I'm down.

outside in search of her brother, I go into the family room, finding Blake where I'd

a huge bottle of water propped up on

ask as I take a

sits up a

you have twelve pieces of art from here to the

Twelve, Easton.

two of them have red in

angry? I think red is

Fuck, he's drunk.

if that's a good

to talk this shit out.” He looks

we talking about?" "We're talking about Sadie and why you

"I kissed Sadie? Nah.

Not even possible"

putting his feet on the ground, which causes him to

some juicy ass

were

fucking love lips.” "You better not be talking about

about the

Fuck me.

"He’s hammered, Ryan.

he remembers a thing.” Ryan looks at me, and

don't remember kissing my girl?" “Kissing your girllll?"

back and for a second I think he might

evennn know what

me and Ryan stands in front of the couch, too mad to

if Blake's answer

is saying a word, so I add, "Ryan, he doesn't even know where he is—and you know I never stick up for the motherfucker, so

need to hear you say

need to know you didn't intentionally try to get

"Sadie?" Blake laughs.

his water and misses his lips, most of it

know it's Harper I'm in

shakes his head,

her hand in

I take a deep fucking breath, trying not to punch the dickhead

Blake stands.

and wobbles back and forth before

“Bathroom,” he announces.

a few steps and almost stumbles and that's

and it looks like he's pondering

...” He shakes his

"I'm sorry"

at the

are you sorry for?" He keeps his head pointed down, but looks up at me, like a puppy

"It's cool ..

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