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Ari hat I needed to remind me who Bray Sutton was I’d thank herif I didn’t hate her
Bray
I STOOD THERE Watching the tail lights of Scarlet’s white Camaro drive away Deep down I’d known she wasn’t ready to stay Not once had she truly smiled and meant it, but I had wanted her to stay so da after her washer All the shit I’d spent the evening doing If Ari showing up was all it took to send her fleeing, then I had no hope of ever really having Scarlet
She wanted the fucking fairy tale Dixie and Asher had found Scarlet was sive it to her Brent would have, but she hadn’t loved Brent She thought she lovedstayed No o," Steel’s voice wasn’t welcomed No one’s was I wanted to be alone
"Do I look like I’ht he could adviseto keep talking Fuck me
"She seems better Different I think wherever she is and whatever she is doing has been good for her If she’s running back to it, then she ree"
Her leaving had nothing to do with that It had to do with getting away from me
"She’d scared of me Of e have I can’t love her, and she wants roht away Love and forever weren’t exactly things he was knowledgeable in I wouldn’t point that out I was a bastard at ti to throw salt on that shit today He didn’t need it
"Then she has gotten smarter She knows that and she wantshe would leaveissue"
He shrugged "Not the way I’ back to that tent wasn’t happening Dixie would givecare that Scarlet had left me twice, now
I walked toward the truck instead
"You can’t be serious!" Steel called out
I kept walking
"Dixie and Asher haven’t even left yet!"
I threw up a hand and waved "Tell ‘eonna kill you," Steel warnedback Even for ain and not end up in a black hole for weeks Losing Scarlet was not going to put oddamn life think about someone other than yourself!" Steel yelled
That causedbut fuck if I didn’t need to defendaround slowly I leveledabout soonna need to get drunk I’ So back offscene"
"STEEL!" Asher called out
We both swung our attention to see Asher standing just outside the tent watching us
"Leave it," he said "He needs to go Don’t try and stop hio" The authority in Asher’s voice was sorown up with He was the oldest He was the one everyone respected