Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,10
aversion to being touched thing?” Riot explains.
“We could but it’s Ever it’s not like she’s going to run up to him and hug him. In fact I’m worried about her reaction to him. Especially after tonight and with the vibe that Atlas gives off, I’m worried that it might trigger her” Trick says worriedly.
“Fuck, I didn’t think about that” I say. “We’ll have to warn them both” I add thoughtfully, hoping that everything just goes ok, I don’t know why it’s so important to me that Ever and Atlas get on but for some reason it just feels incredibly important that they do. He’s our brother, and we had never planned for us to be split up like this.
“Ok that’s it, I’m texting Cash for an update” Rafe growls quietly.
“It’s only been like twenty minutes, dude” Luc chuckles.
“Fuck off, don’t even try to pretend you’re not as worried as the rest of us about her” Rafe grumbles, his fingers flying across his phone screen.
Everleigh
“How’re you doing il mio Cuore?” Cash asks quietly as he sits down next to the bed and grabs my hand, threading his fingers through mine.
“I’m alright” I start calmly but then my thoughts start to run away with me. “I just want to go home and everything freaking hurts and why is it men always pick me to abuse or kidnap? Surely other women don’t go around getting beaten and kidnapped this fucking often?” I rant breathlessly, fully aware that I’m slightly hysterical right now, but I got fucking kidnapped I’m fucking allowed to be you dicks. No idea who the dicks are but as I said, slightly hysterical so I’m going with it, “I mean is it me, am I doing something that makes them want to do that sort of shit to me?”
My ramblings are cut short as Cash stands up and pulls me into his strong chest, stepping in between my legs and wrapping his arms around me tightly, my fists clench in the front of his shirt, as my forehead lands on the top of his stomach, that’s just how fucking tall he is. It makes me feel safe and protected though and right now I need to feel that.
“Listen to me Everleigh, none of this is your fault, you have been dealt an absolutely shitty hand so far but it is not your fault” he says firmly, he puts a long tanned finger under my chin and tilts my face up to meet his gaze. “You are strong, fierce and truly beautiful, il mio Cuore, this is not your fault” he repeats trying to make it sink in, “and I will be fucking damned if anything else happens to you, you have six, probably seven guys who aren’t exactly known to be warm and fluffy, we will protect you no matter what. I hope you realise that we aren’t letting you out of our sights for the foreseeable future, be prepared for stage five clingers Ever” he jokes.
“Thank you Cash, you always know how to make me feel better” I say chuckling slightly and pulling away. “Hang on seven?”
“Oh yeah Dragonfly, I have a feeling Atlas is going to love you” he chuckles like he knows something I don’t. Which when it comes to Atlas is entirely plausible since I know next to nothing. I try not to question why Cash’s words send a thrill through me, I don’t know Atlas and I already have my hands full with the six guys I do know.
“Ah you must be Everleigh?” a female doctor asks as she pushes her way into the room, “I’m doctor Jameson, let’s get a look at you then?” she asks kindly, her voice soothing.
She looks up from the chart in her hands and takes in Cash who moved to the side when the doctor first came into the room and is now holding my hand.
“This is my friend, Cash” I explain.
“Are you comfortable with him being here whilst we examine your wounds?”
“Yes, I’d actually prefer it, tonight’s sucked massively” I grimace.
“Yes I can imagine. I don’t imagine you’ll need to stay for what’s left of the night, so lets get this done so you can go home and rest” she says kindly.
The exam isn’t nearly as bad as I worried it would be, it hurt like a bitch to clean all the various cuts and scrapes though and I’m almost certain I’ve left half-moon indents on Cash’s hand but he doesn’t complain once, his body rigid as if