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Staring at my new table with its six empty chairs made my chest tighten. My mom had been wrong. It wasn’t the table that was the heart. It was the people who sat at it.
“That’s perfectly fine, Shi. Healing isn’t a race and if anyone tries to pressure you into anything you’re not ready for, just remember what I taught you.” “I don’t think stabbing a teenage boy in the carotid is the best course of action.” “You never know.”
“We think it’s adorable that you blush.” I frowned. “I understand your reasoning for not wanting to be referred to as adorable.” “Would you prefer hot?” Colt asked and Creed followed with, “Or sexy?”
Keelan looked to Knox. “I have the sudden urge to binge watch all the Superman movies.”
“Good morning, Sunshine. It’s time to open those pretty eyes.” His nose scrunched before his hand reached up to capture mine, stopping me from tickling him anymore. “I don’t want to wake up. I’m dreaming about a pretty girl lying on top of me,”
“You’re wearing another man’s jersey, looking hot as hell, and we don’t like it,” Creed said bluntly.
“You two should go.” They both looked stricken. “If you don’t go now, I’ll grow more attached.” Neither of them moved. “Please!” I cried. “I’m more trouble than I’m worth. I cry more than I smile. I have nightmares—” Creed grabbed my face with both hands and slammed his lips onto mine. At first, I was so taken aback that I was frozen like a statue. Creed pulled back a little to look me in the eye. “I’m already attached,” he said before returning his lips to mine.
“Fast food is nothing but fat, too much salt, grease, and thousands of calories.” “That’s what makes it good and you’re the last person who should worry about their calorie intake,” Keelan said. I sighed. “I’m a food snob, okay?” That had them both laughing. “Now that, I believe,”
“Don’t do that. Don’t walk away,” he said, his livid eyes boring into me. “You talk about how you’re worried about us kicking you to the curb, but have you ever stopped to think that we feel you’ll do the same? You’re not the only one who has had their world shattered from the foundation up. I’ve done everything to hold my family together. We’ve worked so hard to repair our foundation and move on with our lives.” His nostrils flared as he struggled to contain his rage. “You said I push people away? That’s because everyone is a threat to what we rebuilt. You’re a threat. You barreled your way
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“If you go for my hair, Keelan, I’ll have you face down on this floor and begging in less than five seconds.” My threat only made him grin. “Alright, baby girl. I won't pull your hair…this time.”
I smacked my forehead with my palm. “I forgot to look through the peephole. Logan’s gonna to be so, so mad at me. Lemme do this again,” I said, slurring a little, and slammed the door closed. I struggled to get my eye to line up with the peephole. “It’s still Knox,” I mumbled to myself and snorted. “I don’t wanna talk to you. I’m not home,” I yelled through the door before pushing off of it and heading toward the kitchen.
I wasn’t going to argue with him. Fighting with him would only hurt me in the end because I was the only one of us who truly cared. I walked away instead.
“I’d like to see you try and throw me over your shoulder now that I’m sober, you bench-pressing jerk face,” I muttered to myself as I plopped back in my chair. I angrily scooped coleslaw onto my plate. “I’m pretty sure I could take your giant butt to the floor in three moves.”
“I’m going to go take a shower now.” My tone was pleasant, yet I was hitting him repeatedly with a stick in my head.
