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“Can’t get over that cut,” Draco said, backhanding Curtis on his chest, the sound of skin hitting leather loud in the car

“Give it aat his brother “You’ll be wearin’ one, too”

“That’s always been the plan, huh?” Draco said

“Always been?” Curtis asked suspiciously “Still the plan, yeah?”

“’Course,” Draco said, looking straight ahead

Curtis looked at Draco and my stomach twisted with uncertainty I’d heard the weirdness in Draco’s tone, too, but I was really hoping Curtis wasn’t going to try and get into it with hiroup of people that D hadn’t seen in a long ass time—years, in some cases—he didn’t need to be more stressed out than he already was

I breathed a sigh of relief as Curtis let it go

“Let ot a VIP”

“Jesus,” Draco coate for us

“Just be glad they didn’t stop us to check the trunk,” I said, reaching up to pat Draco’s shoulder He jerked in surprise, but we both ignored it I faltered “Uh, yeah, they’ve done that plenty of times”

“Swear they do it just to fuck with rumbled as we made our way up the driveway

“Well, thank you for taking one for the team,” I said “I’m not sure how the three of us would’ve fit on your bike”

“I’m not ridin’ on the back of anyone’s bike,” Draco said

“She’s not ridin’ on the back of

“Ew,” I replied, flicking the back of his head “Like I’d ride with your dumbass anyway”

Draco’s body was thru with tension by the time Curtis parked the car While me and Curt cli out the front windshield

Curtis esture and widened his eyes at me a little Yeah, I wasn’t sure what to do, either So, I just did what I’d always done—plowed straight ahead

I rounded the hood and threw open Draco’s door

“Let’s go,” I announced “Your adoring croaits”

“Just enjoying the silence for a second,” he replied with a sot out of the car