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I don’t knohat Charlie will do

I don’t even knohat he’s thinking

Fuck

Fuck

Fucking fuck

Charlie casually turns to his bodyguard, acting like nothing transpired “I just have to talk to Sulli” He glances between Akara, Banks, and Oscar “And I’d like to talk to my cousin in private”

“I’ll be outside,” Oscar says “I can see you through the ”

Banks and Akara don’t agree to that distance, but they take the crickets and head towards the other side of the store near the tackles Out of earshot, but within better eyesight They whisper to the Banks on this royal fuck-up

“Charlie,” I whisper-hiss “What are you doing here?”

“What a here?” His brows arch “Shouldn’t I be the one with the first accusatory statement?”

I let out a frustrated noise Co out of my wheelhouse sometimes Like I need Jane “I just wanted to knohy you stopped by the fishing store”

“I came to find you” He shoves his hands in his wrinkled slacks His white button-down is half-untucked and unbuttoned “I’m not here to watch you climb, remember?”

He’s here to try and rebuild my friendship with Beckett “Seriously?” I say “You couldn’t have waited until I got back to ca coup”

Charlie tilts his head “It’s not a coup, Sullivan I was co to hi a bad day Blah blah blah” He waves a hand “But I have a better idea now”

No

He smiles wickedly “You call ”

“We’re not fucking,” I whisper angrily “We just kissed, and fuck you—don’t talk about , he less And it’s never been to me

Charlie rolls his eyes, but he eases up “I believe you aren’t sleeping together”

I exhale a tense breath “Thank you”

“Only because you’re a terrible liar”

I glare “So you’re blackht there were some lines Charlie drew in the sand Or maybe I was just untouchable to his tactics because I used to be Beckett’s best friend Now I’m not

He lets out a tired breath “He’s my twin brother I’d black him happy”

I snort “As if you could black to his son, that’s very ambitious to think you can blackmail me, and it’s also completely out of your capabilities

Charlie says, “Which is probably for the best, since I wouldn’t want to have to try”

It is kind of shat Charlie would do for Beckett In this fucked up way And I do care about Beckett, but for some reason, I can’t easily erase the hurt he caused I remember a word