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"If they needoin’ tonight?" Jax questions "It’s Thursday"

"I’ up that country bar with soo out on a school night… we’re not twelve anyuys can really let loose," he laughs

"Yeah… soht up "Jace, when did you get a bunch of new tattoos?" she asks, sounding surprised

"He’s been filling up on those all suthe black t-shirt over ?"

"You’re not identical anymore"

"It’s about da to say, but I’ confused for my brother This summer I went a little crazy with the ink It was a blast Everything about Jax and I is identical We have the saht, same hair, and the same eye color We even have the same damn teeth Our voices differ, but notso totone of OneRepublic’s "Apologize" blares from a cell phone and startles all three of us Em snatches it up from the coffee table and heads for the door

"I have to take this I’ll just be next door" She points toward her apartive Jax a puzzled look and he asks, "So it’s not just me that thinks that was bizarre?"

"It was bizarre, but E it off because, knowingover who’s on the other end of that call

"No, she’s been doing that shit all week Who the hell do you think she’s talking to? You haven’t seen her with any guys, have you?" he begins to rah "If you don’t trust her, you should probably talk to her"

"You’re right, I’ crazy I do trust her, butwhat if she’s just done with this whole relationship thing?" As he starts to overthink his words, his face changes to a sickly pale color As per usual, I get a sinking feeling deep in ut when Jax feels sick My mom always calls it our twin bond; it’s freaky shit is what it is

Before I can tell him that people don’t usually up and decide to be done with the person they love, Eer has her phone, so sheat her erin, she jumps on top of him Em sure as hell doesn’t look like a chick that’s done to raze up his chest Then she pulls back when she sees his face

"Are you sick, babe?" she asks, concerned "I’ht we had plans tonight" She leans in close to his ear Now I feel like I’s wrapped around his waist and holds onto each side of her face "You’re ot this, I damn well better be" I watch as she points to the inside of her right pal from her internship in Africa, E tattooed on her pal tattooed on his chest, except the e I don’t fully understand it, and it see corny, but I can’t say I’ether

I leave the room before their show becoet where they are and who else is around I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to ask Em to try and not take off my brother’s pants while I’m still in the da the fifth wheel really fking blows

I was hoping to use this tihing heavily on ht I make my way to Cole’s roo out

I know they don’ton me to have to squeeze in time to talk toschedule appointments with them Whatever happened to ‘bros before hoes’? Not that Quinn and Em are hoes Well, Quinn never was and Em’s not anymore

I knock twice and hear Cole’s deep voice call out, "What’s up?"

"Everyone decent?" I ask, covering ," he replies

Cole and Quinn are lounging on his bed She’s reading a book and he’s typing away on his laptop It’s so… siht I’d see the day that Cole West would be in for the night before two am, let alone nine pm

"Is the doctor available?" I ask, in reference to an old joke

"Uh-oh, what’s up man?" Cole responds and immediately and sets his laptop aside

"The doctor?" Quinn asks, confusion written all over her face

"Cole used to be our therapist, I guess We called hio to with problereat like that" She stares up at hi "When can I be a patient?" she whispers while rolling closer to hirab for the doorknob

"Stop,around"

"Nah, I’m so sick of this shit I can’t ever say tords to you or Jax any like a puy now

"Aw, I’m sorry, Jace" Quinn pats the bed next to her and I park uys want to talk"

"No, I don’t care if you’re here I just need one conversation where someone isn’t down someone else’s throat"

"Deal," she says "Give theot back, so they’re in the honeyain"

"I know, I know" I hold my hands up in surrender "That’s why I haven’t blown a fuse in front of theain I stare at hi with you, for real this tiht to the point He doesn’t have the attention span for beating around the bush

Quinn’s mouth drops open and Cole looks equally stunned "Uh… what? You dropped out of school? It’s your senior fking year, o one more year?" he scolds