Norma Jean - By Amanda Heath Page 0,61

came together for the single fact we have fucked up love lives.

Caden won’t admit it even on his dying breath that he is in love with his twin brother’s girlfriend. Declan and Teagan were still apart when I met him, but they have since worked things out. Which is a relief since Declan was a scary guy with a broken heart. And of course me, who fell in love with the girl he made fun of and hurt irrevocably.

Not something you would want to bring a group of people together but it did. Can’t say I’m unhappy about it. I have friends for life in these two. I was happy when they showed up about an hour ago, being back home brings out things I would rather not think about. Like my dad who is currently drunk off his ass and groping my step mom. In front of everyone.

“Dude your dad is a freak. How did his ugly ass end up with your step mom?” Caden sips his beer eyeing the disgusting couple.

“She’s after his money. Though he got her to sign a pre-nup so she is pretty much stuck with him unless he cheats. Which he will, the man gets bored after a while. I wouldn’t be surprised if he already has. He would still be with mom if I hadn’t caught him cheating.” I turn away from them in horror when dads hand snakes under Mary Beth’s shirt. Gross.

“Well look at it this way, at least your dad didn’t cheat and end up with a daughter who is two weeks younger than your youngest children with your wife.” Caden shrugs his shoulders and looks over at Teagan. Her black hair shines in the sun and her smile is bright. I wasn’t around but the way Caden talks she lost that spark she seems to carry around for a while.

“Look man, you got to snatch that girl up before some really decent man does. She isn’t going to wait around for you forever. Look at that body, she has a sex goddess hidden under that sweater and jeans.” I raise my hand to smack him but Declan stops me.

“He’s just trying to get you to do what you have to. Don’t pay him any mind. We all know you love her and she loves you. Hell it comes off you two in waves. I know what it’s like. I will say you need to hang on to her.” He nods and I’m about to reply when my name is called from the back door.

“Chance!” Spencer jogs over, patting me on the back when he reaches me.

“What’s up?” I ask looking behind him for Dean. Paige showed up earlier and I figure he wasn’t far behind.

“Dean’s helping your mom in the kitchen. He feels really bad about what happened, but you have to realize he didn’t have anything to do with it.” Spencer grins at me before his head starts turning looking for a certain red head he is madly in love with.

“I know. I may not have really known my best friend but I know when a guy is in love. Working with Creed would have hurt Paige and Dean would never do that.” Spencer winces but I didn’t mean it like that. Which I tell him. He didn’t set out to hurt Harley.

“I know but it still totally hurts when people say shit like that. Anyway I just wanted to know if it was going to be weird with him around.” I shake my head no and watch him make his way over to Harley.

She squeals and throws her arms around his shoulder. Spencer’s hands travel down to her ass and I smile and shake my head at the couple.

“So that’s the one that cheated? You know after the…tragedy?” Caden asks doing finger quotations around tragedy.

“Yeah. Really sucks but as long as Harley is happy, I’m not one to say anything about it. I think that girl has enough going on what with her dad being a murderer and her long lost brother being a gangster.” Caden and Declan’s eyes bug out at that I almost laugh. Though it’s not funny.

“There are gangs in Arkansas?” Declan asks shock written over his entire face.

I do laugh at that. “I don’t know about true down to earth gangs but Mason hangs out with a bunch of guys with tattoos and guns. Though they honestly do only good. The church on Main Street burnt down and the next week they were