The Do-Over (The Rooftop Crew #5) - Piper Rayne Page 0,70
washing my hands of it all. I hope you’re happy together.” I grab my clutch and storm out of the apartment.
“Hold up.” Jax follows me into the hallway. “Where are you going?”
“I need to get the hell out of here.”
He nods as if he understands completely. I walk to the elevator and press the down button. It arrives in record time. I step in and press one for the main level.
“Wait! Kamea!” Knox yells, then he’s between the closing crack of the two metal doors. “Stop.”
But I’m not even sure he means it. I let the doors shut in his face and ride down to the main floor. I walk by the overfilled recycling bin with all the flyers and junk mail. I’m a sucker for punishment, so I decide to head to the one place that will remind me that my decision just now was the right one.
Chapter Thirty
Knox
I shove Jax in the chest, walking back down the hallway to our apartment. “How could you let her leave?”
“Because her staying here with you acting like a mute motherfucker isn’t gonna help.”
The door across the hall opens and Dylan pops out, shirtless and his hair everywhere.
“Did we interrupt your fucking session?” Jax asks.
“What the hell is going on?” he asks.
Our apartment door swings open to reveal Leilani in my shirt. Fuck.
“Get the hell out of my shirt,” I yell, causing another door to open up down the hall.
“Surprise! Leilani’s back!” Jax injects faux happiness into his tone.
“Oh my God, she did a real number on all of you. She’s not as sweet as she seems,” Leilani says.
“Sweeter than you,” Rian says, disappearing inside and coming out a second later with her purse and her coat in hand.
Blanca walks out of their apartment down the hall. “What’s going on?”
Rian puts one arm in her jacket. “Kamea needs us.”
“Babe, give me a second I’ll go with you.” Dylan disappears inside.
Another apartment door opens up and Evan and Seth join the party.
“What the heck?” Evan says, pointing at Leilani.
Seth puts his arm around Evan’s shoulders. “Seriously. When will she learn to stay away?”
“Nice, Seth,” Leilani sneers.
“Just go the fuck inside and get dressed in your own clothes. Take my damn T-shirt off.” Surprisingly, she does it.
I shut my apartment door and face my friends.
“Why are you only wearing a towel, Knox?” Evan asks.
“Babe, are you checking him out?” Seth ask and Evan rolls her eyes.
“Never mind that. You guys go look for Kamea. I’m going to stay back and talk to her.”
The groans from each of my friends says what they think of that idea.
I put up my hands. “I love Kamea. And I’m going after her, but this is unfinished business that has to be dealt with before Kamea and I can move forward. I can’t risk Leilani popping up any time she feels like fucking with my life. Please, go look for Kamea. I have no idea where she would’ve gone. If you find her, text me and I’ll meet you there. This shouldn’t take that long. I’m just making sure she understands that it’s over once and for all.”
Seth puts his hand on my shoulder. “She’s got the powers of Maleficent. Are you sure someone shouldn’t stay behind and make sure you actually end it?”
I smack his hand off my shoulder. “Yes, asshole. She no longer has any power over me. I know I fucked up many times, but Kamea is the one for me. Leilani is just a speedbump before I can get to Kamea.”
All my friends nod.
Dylan comes out of their apartment. “Let’s go. And I just want to warn you, I was a minute away from getting laid, so you owe me big for this. Get your love life together, man.”
“Dylan.” Rian puts her hand on his arm. “Let’s remember—”
“When your head was messing up your decisions!” Jax says.
Dylan thinks about what Jax said and nods as if conceding Jax’s point.
“Just keep me informed.” I want to go after Kamea so bad, but I need to make sure Leilani goes far, far away.
I walk into my apartment and shut the door, flipping the lock in case any of my friends think I’m an idiot and would ruin my chances with Kamea. Leilani’s getting dressed with my door open, so I grab a water out of the fridge. It’s only then I realize I’m still in just a towel. Fuck.
She comes out of my room. “Happy?” She holds her hands out