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Chelcie pulls away after another thirty ainst her chair I keepthat what little co

Dee lifts off ive her a smile, but she just shakes her head "Don’t think you have to act a certain way for me, Beck Let me be your rock Let ht now, and I’ht down to the floor I’ve been so worried that if I letin her For about two seconds, I think about how fucking proud I aer than ever Those two seconds end, and all of the fear, pain, and distress I’ve been feeling co to the surface She notices my break, winds her arive myself a fewbreaths and pull back She gives ainstrumbles from where he and Melissa have taken a seat across froain before looking back at Greg "Yeah You want me to do it?"

He shakes his head atoff to the corner of the room so he can have some privacy to make one hell of a hard call

I keepthe whole tih Ash is flipping out, and Greg is doing his best to stay calm Five minutes later, he closes the phone and turns back to the rooht now

"Ash is luckily about forty-five uess is that door will be experiencing one hell of a tornado in about fifteen h"

I nod and we all settle back in Chelcie lets out a sob before rushing fro bathroom

"What’s that about?" I whisper to Dee

"I’ really weird ever since her and Coop… yeah, it’s just been weird"

I don’t say anything, because I’m not exactly sure what to make of this now I know for a fact that Coop hasn’t hooked back up with Chelcie Last time I talked to him, he told reed that it shouldn’t happen again Either way, I can’t worry about that shit right now

Twenty ainst the wall, and a six-foot-five inch carbon copy of Zeke Cooper to rush into the room Asher Cooper, Zeke’s older brother by ten asp when she realizes just who Ash is

"Holy shit," she whispers

"Any news?" His voice, deeper and grittier than Coop’s, boo anyone in particular; he’s just as desperate as we are for so yet" Maddox breaks his silence to answer hi They have a feords before Asher pulls away, and looks over the room before his eyes settle on uys have, so I know before he starts walking that he’s headed to me

Asher walks over and sits next to me in the seat that Chelcie vacated "Please tellheart before I juive hi to let Dee fill in the blanks that I didn’t know, and watch as the hope Asher had when he walked in the door disappears

"Don’t fucking bullshit ht blue, are beggingminor

"It’s bad, Ash It’s real bad"

He nods his head and leans back I watch hi for the worst

Not even a minute later, Chelcie finally co at Asher as if she’s just seen a ghost All of the color, or what little is left, drains froainst her runts next to me

"Chelc?" Dee’s soft voice snaps her out of the shocked daze she’s in, and her eyes bounce between Dee and Asher