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Chapter Six

Sawyer

I was drunk I’d only been drunk one other time in my life and that had been the day I’d found out about Beau and Ashton I was almost positive that I was even more drunk now than I had been then My stomach rolled and I bent over for the third time and hurled into the bushes in the front of Kayla’s yard Cold sweat trickled down my face and I restedI didn’t pass out in my own vomit What the hell had I drunk? All I could re some ru the coke after awhile and just ith straight rum No wait, I’d switched to vodka We’d run out of ru left to coainst the cool brick wall and let the fresh air cool me down

"Drink this, you stupid fucker"

I peeled my eyes open to see Beau’s annoyed expression before he pressed a cold plastic bottle into ht itated liquor wasn’t appealing I should thank hiswig and instantly felt better

"Get a fewyou hoet on ood brother, or cousin as far as everyone else knew Just because he had Ash didn’t make him the smart one

"Back off, Beau," I snarled and took another drink of my water

"I proht Don’tmy eyes, I pushed off fro and walked past Beau toward my truck I wasn’t drunk anymore I’d just expelled every drop of alcohol from my body in the Jenkins’ shrubbery

"Don’t do this, Sawyer You’ve had too much to drink and you’re ready to pass out Let lared at hi at her Wanting her Why the fuck do you want to help lare "Because you’re my brother"

That was the crux of it all Sure hadn’t irl Technically, he’d thought I was his cousin but we’d always been as close as brothers

"I thought we’d gotten our closure on this, Sawyer You gaveand you walked away What’s wrong?"

What rong? Everything rong He got ot every fucking da," I ain

"Sawyer, I will literally force you into ry, just sincere

Tonight, I wasn’t up to handling a one-on-one with him I was more than positive I’d lose and possibly have a few bruises to show for it

"Fine Drive me ho hot shower and then crawled into bed Luckily, neither of ot up to check on me Once I pulled the sheets up overand replayed the fit Ashton had pitched tonight inout with Lana in public? All we’d done was kiss Granted, it was one really hot kiss and that girl’s skin was incredible to touch Her hair smelled like some sort of soft flower and before we’d been interrupted by Jake’s stupid de about hoanted to taste the skin in the curve of her neck Her pulse had been racing underI’d ever experienced before

Ashton had put a quick stop to things though She’d been spitting mad Almost a little too mad Was she jealous? Could she be? I hadn’t really dated anyone since our breakup She’d never seenout like that But jealous ed at the corner of my mouth and I reached for ot drunk and was a jerk

I pressed send and waited to see what Ashton’s reply was Al, I sat up and read-

Ashton: Yes you were I’ll tell her Just stay away from her Sawyer

She was jealous She didn’t likeinterested in someone else Ashton wanted both Vincent brothers enthralled with her Well, this could turn out to be fun as hell

Me: Can’t do that Ash I really like her

I al to reply when the phone lit up and I read her text,

Ashton: I don’t want her hurt

I laughed to myself; I knew better She didn’t want to share y little brat

Me: I wouldn’t hurt her I want to spend some time with her Can I have her nuht

I lay back in bed grinning, thinking that Ash had just ame too fun to walk away

Lana

"Lana?" Ashton’s voice broke intoback ho I could successfully fake sleep

Ashton opened the door to the guest bedroom where my aunt had insisted I sleep instead of the extra mattress on the floor of Ashton’s room where I normally slept I sat up and watched as she walked over toher hands That one small nervous manneris I wanted to talk about At least not tonight

"Um do you, uh, do you like Sawyer?"

How blind could one person be? Ashton had always been clueless to the world around her She had her little small bubble and she worried about what affected her and nothingthings that she should have picked up years ago

"Yes, a little"