Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,153
skills. I have a feeling he can still take Jensen on, one on one.
Trick’s arm’s suddenly wraps around me and he tucks me into his side. I practically slump against him.
“Alright, I’ll see you in a couple of days. Ever, you too. There’s no girls in the gym at the moment but I don’t think you’ll mind sparring with the boys” Rusty chuckles and I smile as best I can before nodding.
He frowns slightly.
“I’d get her back. She turned up soaking wet at five a.m this morning and hasn’t stopped since” Rusty says.
“I forgot my jacket” I mutter.
The guys say goodbye and I grab my stuff promising to come back. We all make our way out of the gym and Luc holds his hand out for my keys. I know there’s no point in arguing so I hand them over and hop into Jensen’s car with him, sensing that he needs me near the most.
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Cash
I watch as Ever get’s into Jensen’s car and he immediately grabs her hand. She scared the living shit out of us this morning and I don’t ever want to feel that way again. I understand where she’s coming from, especially after she explained the dream in the message to us. Atlas has us all on edge. What makes it worse though is that he wouldn’t have had the chance to deal with Jeremy yet and because of that he is still very much a threat. He already nearly took her from us.
I hop into the front of the truck and turn to the guys as I get an idea.
“I hate seeing her hurting like this.”
“She practically crumpled against me near the end” Trick says worriedly.
“It’s understandable, she has a bond with him like she has with us. I have to admit I’m finding it a fuck load harder now that we know for certain that he’s in danger and won’t fucking bring us in” Rafe growls.
“Me too” Riot mutters and we all mutter our agreement.
“All of us are on edge and I don’t think that’s going to change until we hear from him or know what’s going on” Trick says.
“For now we just need to try and make it easier for all of us but especially Ever she’s strong and all but that fucking nightmare was horrific, it’s no wonder she bolted to the first place she could think of that would give her the fight she needed.” I say, “lets go to the store and pick up some stuff to help her feel better, and us actually.”
“Good idea, I’ll text Jensen and let him know what we’re up to” Riot says from the back.
“I’m not leaving tonight. Ever needs us and last night it just felt weird being separated after staying together at the cabin” Rafe says firmly.
“No I don’t think mom will make you guys leave. She can tell somethings going on. It was surreal, realising that I felt more at home with you guys and Ever at the cabin than in my childhood home” Trick says.
“Tell me about it” Rafe mutters.
“We’ve always known Ever was it for us. We got a taste of a future we could have at the cabin” Riot says thoughtfully and throws the car into contemplative silence.
He’s right. It was like getting a little snapshot into what our future with Ever could be, with Atlas included and I think that’s what made it even harder this time. Not only because we know he’s in danger but before the cabin there has always been a member of our chosen family missing. When Atlas was around it was Ever and when we finally got Ever back we’d lost Atlas. At the cabin we were all together for the first time and it just felt right.
The guys were different too, more relaxed.
I’m pulled from my musings when the truck doors slam shut and I hop out of the truck and join the guys.
“What are we doing here?” Luc asks me having followed behind the truck on Ever’s bike.
“Getting stuff to make Ever feel better and for a movie afternoon” Riot explains.
“Alright, it was your idea, other than food what do we need get?” Rafe asks me.
“I don’t know. Mom always wraps herself up in blankets and fluffy socks when she’s sad” I start to list.
“My mom eats loads of chocolate and puts on a comedy show or film” Trick muses as we grab a cart and make our way through the door to the store.