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"So you’re with hi look;hirowled, at the same time she answered, "We’re friends, Bill"

"Best friends," I said She glared atjoke? I don’t even live in your town and I know about the Mayson brothers"

"If you think he’s going to be faithful, y--" He didn’t get a chance to finish because I took a step towards hi everything in me not to lay hi you this" She shoved his hoodie at hi to stand in front of me "I just want to knohat you found out about Tim" I could hear the shakiness in her voice and knew she was on the edge This shit with her brother was completely fucked up

"I don’t have any new inforht that you had a new lead"

"I don’t"

"If this is about Trevor--" she started, but he interrupted her

"It’s not about hi a tease"

"I' a step towards hiet too far She looked up at e to kiss the fuck out of her, but I didn’t think she would appreciate it very much at that moment

"I told you he was a douche," I said on a shrug

"Fuck you!" Bill said to o, baby," I pulled on Liz’s sweats, causing her to step back

"Pussy," Bill said low I pulled Liz behind me; I was about five inches taller than him; I bent down so my face was in his

"Listen here, you little bitch! I'uarantee that you will lose" I bent deeper so only he could hear me, "Stay the fuck away from Liz; no phone calls, no texts, no visits I hear you’ve made contact, you won’t like what happens" I stood and patted Bill’s chest "Good talk," I said Turning around, I pulled Liz with me and opened the door to ave her a soft kiss on her forehead Walking around to the driver’s side, I slid behind the wheel, leaving douchebag Bill stunned and standing in his driveway, clutching his hoodie to his chest

"Sorry," Liz whispered I looked over to her; her forehead was resting against theI reached up, running ers down her arm She had no idea hoeet she was; it made me want to lock her away so the fucked-up world didn’t have a chance to contaminate her It was hard to believe that she hadn’t becoer, or the way soest people I know Nico showed h school; even with short hair and bad clothes, she was still pretty She just looked run down, like she was fighting against the world But looking at her in the truck, I couldn’t help but appreciate her beauty, not only on the outside, but inside too

"How ‘bout we stop for coffee before we head out to see July?"

"Sure," she shrugged, keeping her head to the glass

"How ‘bout a cinnamon roll with that coffee?"

"Sure" She still didn’t make a move to lift her head

"How ‘bout a quickie in the bathroom while ait for our coffee and cinnalared atwith you" She crossed her arms over her chest with a pout, but not before I saw a sled I don’t think I had ever heard her giggle before;around her, I had a per that she worebut a toater still beaded on her skin, made me want to lick every inch of her She had me with the worst case of blue balls ever; even when I was younger, it wasn’t this bad

"You’re relentless," she said quietly, but she didn’t

"Hey," Asher said, answering the door He didn’t have a shirt on and I looked over at Liz to see if she was checking him out, but she only had eyes for July, as also shirtless against his chest

"Can I?" she asked, finally looking at my brother I could tell that he didn’t want to hand her over, but relented I'm sure November told him that she would kick his ass if he didn’t share

"Hey, beautiful You lookJuly’s chubby cheek while walking into the living rooht of her holdingblonde hair over the opposite shoulder that July’s head was laid against To see the co

Asher cleared his throat; I looked at him, brow raised His eyes went to Liz, and then came back to me in a silent question I shookaround

"Taking a nap July's been giving us a hard time; she doesn't want the bottle, so Nove her out"

"Letnext to her