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Chapter Nine

Sawyer

As soon as Lana closed the door to Ashton’s house, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed Beau

"Yeah," he answered on the third ring

"I need a ticket to that concert tonight I’ht away then he let out a sigh, "Little Miss Lana is gettin’ to ya, huh?"

The memory of how she felt wrapped around my waist flooded me and I sed hard, "Yeah, she is"

"Ash hooked her up with E tonight You know this, right?"

My blood boiled Yes, I knew it but I was going to stop it Ethan only wanted Lana for the summer He was headed to UT in the fall and Lana was headed well I didn’t knohere Lana was headed but she was going off to college too Yes, I wanted to rowingfor no other reason than sheabout Ashton

"She ith me today You owe ht"

"Ash is gonna be pissed She doesn’t trust your motives and I’m not real sure I do either"

"You’ve seen Lana What’s there not to like? Why would I want her for any other reason than she’s hot-as-hell and available this suood for all of us"

Beau was silent for a ot Leann two tickets and she’s driving over froo with us Her date just bailed on her and she’s looking for soive you the ticket as her date but I’ot her number I’ll call her Thanks," I didn’t wait for hih my contacts for Leann’s name

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Ashton had initially had us all driving separate vehicles since Beau and I drove trucks and Ethan drove a Jeep I didn’t like that plan because it put me alone with Leann and Lana alone with Ethan Not the co for So, I borrowed Moue that this wasn’t a better idea Except maybe Ethan who hadn’t been in on the details I’d handled it with Beau who in return got Ashton to agree

I’d started to ask Beau to take the backseat so Lana and Ethan would be closer to me but the idea of Beau tucked in the back away from everyone with Ashton made my chest ache I didn’t think I could handle it So, I re Lana’s hand as she stepped into the car The ache frouished by red-hot jealousy Ethan’s eyes were taking in Lana’s cute little bottom, she’d barely covered up in that sundress

"I think you just growled," Leann whispered as she stepped past aze off Ethan as heto be one long ass thirty-," Leann teased frole

"I really thought you’d never get over Ash I’m surprised," she said under her breath then pulled down the mirror in front of her to peek back at Lana and Ethan

"If it helps, I don’t think she’s that into him," she said, and then flipped the visor back up

"Find whatever you want to listen to," was my only response to her nosy co before leaning forward and scanning the channels

"You know, Ethan is a good guy He doesn’t have any ulteriorlance

"You used to be such a polite, nice guy Sawyer Vincent You’ve changed--a lot"

I adjusted the rearviewave lanced back at the road and decided the car would be the only place Ethan got her away from me He sure as hell better enjoy hi up on?" Leann asked froot about Ashton My stoht behindbeside Beau I reached up and adjusted the h and lay her head over on Beau’s shoulder The fahter that had been sparkling in them vanished and a concerned sadness ca up atwheel harder I focused irl I’d always love behind ot close

"Youcame from behind me If I could only hate hi up, I fixed the irl and turned up the song Leann had chosen, Break Your Little Heart by All Tilad you ca into me a little

I torethe disappointment in my voice wasn’t obvious When Ashton told ed for us all to ride together, I’d hoped it had been because of otten in the car and fixed his rearview mirror so he could see me and my heart had done a silly little flip But within seconds he’d adjusted it so he could see Ashton instead He hadn’t been looking atat Ashton Beau had noticed too

Ethan glanced back up at Sawyer and sighed, "Not sure why he’s doing this Sorry but it looks like we’re going to have to witness oing to be able to let Ashton go, even though she’s obviously let hio"

The nausea that followed his words wasn’t surprising I’d been thinking the sa it from someone else was hard I was so sure Sawyer had seen me today I could feel his attraction to uys and sex? I knew nothing If any guy had his crotch pressed between a girl’s legs he’d probably get hard Frouys, they couldn’t help it

Sighing, I slunk back in ht was aboutup on getting Sawyer’s attention After all, Ethan, not Sawyer, was the one paying for my meal and my ticket

"I’ve never been to a concert before," I told hie the subject

Ethan’s eyes lit up, "Really? So, I’ly I couldn’t help but laugh

"I guess you are," I replied in a flirty tone I’d practiced at houy