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He’s lying, I can tell I’ the kid I should be his ht to check on you”

“Gi, sounding like the little brother I re

“Nope, not when I’e and I pull the phone away from my ear to check it real quick

It’s from Drew And it’s only one word

Marsh you later tonight and I’ to talk to Wade’shomework and whatever else you need to do”

“Fable, that is such bull—”

“Bye” I hang up before Owen pisses me off more and I immediately text Drew back

I can’t come rescue you if I don’t knohere you are

My heart is beating way too hard after I send that text This is the first time Drew used the marshmallow code word and I’ out at the house I spent the entire afternoon at the beach when Drew and his dad went and golfed at a course not too far froolf courses there, Drew explained to uess Adele ith theh she doesn’t play She probably chased after theht dinner had been a study in weirdness Adele tried to talk to hi Drew really personal questions while virtually ignoring e vibe, kept pace with a constant full glass of wine and was slurring his words by the end of the night

I gladly escaped right after theI was tired from midterms and all those papers I had to write, which was a coe Drew pled the sauesthouse and to our respective rooht I would instantly fall asleep but I didn’t I laid awake for over an hour, thinking about Drew and the crazy falance at the screen

At a restaurant at Sixth and Ocean I need to get out of here I’ll wait outside for you

Looks like I need to go rescuefather

Drew

Thearound inbreath I wait outside the restaurant, telling Dad I needed to use the phone, when really I just wanted to wait for Fable