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.

brother, I go into the

huge bottle of water propped up on

I take a seat next to

up

of art

Twelve, Easton.

two of them

I

Fuck, he's drunk.

don't know if that's a good

Ryan and we're going to talk this shit out.” He looks in both direction, like

about?" "We're talking about Sadie and why you kissed her.” He starts to laugh, his

"I kissed Sadie? Nah.

Not even possible"

higher, putting his feet on the ground, which causes him to

some juicy

were good

talking about my fucking girlfriend,” Ryan says as

the

Fuck me.

"He’s hammered, Ryan.

think he remembers a thing.” Ryan

girl?" “Kissing your girllll?"

his head falling back and for a second I think he might

don't evennn know what you're

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

see if Blake's

a second, no one is saying a word, so I add, "Ryan, he doesn't even know where he is—and you know I

hear

intentionally try to get with Sadie,

"Sadie?" Blake laughs.

would I want Sadie?" He takes a drink of his water and misses

it's Harper

his head,

puts her

a deep fucking breath, trying not

Blake stands.

his feet and wobbles back and

“Bathroom,” he announces.

takes a few steps and almost stumbles and that's when he turns around to face

mouth opens and it looks

shakes his head, looking down at

"I'm sorry"

at the

sorry for?" He keeps his head pointed down, but looks up at me,

"It's cool ..

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