I giggle. “A bit lame isn’t it? You guys are old ladies, and you,” I say pointing over to Phoebe, “you have an over-the-top, over-protective, brother. This sounds like trouble.”
Alaina nods her head. “Yes, but I’m in charge and I want this.”
I sit back into my chair and drink the rest of my drink. This is so not going to go down well, not at all.
“Brother, have you heard what the girls are planning for tonight?” Blake asked Zane.
Snatching a bottle from the bar, I make my way over to them, pulling out a chair and swinging it around to sit on it backward. They all look at me awkwardly.
“What?” I ask, and Zane laughs.
“Can we talk about this without you losing your shit?”
I smile. “Very funny. I’ve already told Kalie, I won’t be going near her.”
This is true, I did tell her that, but I don’t intend on following through with it. She’s different, this much I know. I’m completely aware of how much she means to me. I fucking hate it. I hate everything about the fact that she brings out feelings in me, brings out that same humanity I buried a long time ago. But a man wants what a man wants, and what I want, is her.
“Yeah, I don’t believe you,” Blake states calmly.
I narrow my eyes at him. “Well, I don’t give a fuck what you believe.”
He laughs and drinks his bottle, throwing his hands up. “Wow, I don’t want a repeat of the bar fight we got into.”
I smile a full grin. “That’s what I thought.”
After going to see Drago, I found out who this ex-boyfriend is. He’s an accountant at a firm in the heart of Beverly Hills. Rich, trust fund kid. Knowing who he is now if he steps out of line, I have all my ducks in a row and ready to be shot. That’s good enough for me, for now.
I hear a door open and see Abby walk in—out of uniform. Moving from my seat I get up and hug her.
“Everything good?” I ask.
She sits uneasily as Felix walks in behind her. “Yeah, everything’s good.”
Looking between the two, I can feel the tension rolling off them.
“All right so when are you going to stop bullshitting and tell me what’s really going on?”
She shakes her head. “It’s fine Ade, drop it. I’m getting a drink,” she says as she carries on over to the bar.
I walk over to Felix. “You going to tell me what’s going on with her?”
He shrugs. “Don’t know, brother.”
Walking away from him, I make my way back to the bar to sit down with Abby, something’s not sitting right.
She jumps up so fast when I grab onto her shoulder, her chair falls to the ground.
“Wow! Abby, it’s me, Ade.”
She begins shaking where she’s standing. “Bear?”
I reach my hand out and pull her into me. “Yeah baby, it’s me. Come here.”
She starts to heave in my arms and I swing my head around at Felix.
“What the fuck happened to her?”
He shrugs. “I don’t know.”
“Like fuck you don’t know.”
Zane stands from his seat. “That’s enough! Shut the fuck up, both of you.”
He begins walking up to Abby, bringing his face down to her level. “Abby? What’s happened?”
Abby is fucking strong, so seeing her like this has me on edge. This girl has been dragged through hell and back.
“Just having an episode. I’m sorry,” she breathes out, pushing away from me.
“I have seen your episodes Abby…that was not an episode.”
She shakes her head. “No, I’m fine. I’ve got to go and see the girls. They’re planning the hen’s night.”
I narrow my eyes at her. “I don’t fucking believe you, Abby. Stop fucking playing hero and let me help.”
She glares at me and straightens her shoulders. “Maybe I don’t want your fucking help this time, Ade. You can’t save me all the time.”
I blow out my breath and mumble, “Where the fuck is Ollie.”
She looks to me, fire in her eyes. “Fuck Ollie.”
“Whatevs Abby. Don’t fucking say I didn’t try.”
She storms out of the bar with Felix hot on her tail. Why the fuck the old man is following her around for, I don’t know.
It’s not long after Abby’s episode when I decided to head home. I take off my cap and put on my helmet, throwing my leg over my bike, kick start it and ride out of there leaving a trail of smoke behind me.
“Okay Kalie, can we stop now,” Phoebe moans from beside me.
“No, we’re about to abuse our body enough tonight, we need to get some health in.”
We slow to a walking pace as we make our way back to my hotel room.