ℍ𝔸ℝ𝔻𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ (Falling #2)

13

Will

"Did she tell you anything?" Kai asks, putting the rest of Seth's body in the car. I don't answer him until we close the trunk and we're back into his car.

I know he cares about her. They all do, we all do. I just really hate the way he looks at her. He finds her attractive and that's okay, he'll have to go through me if he tries anything. Help me god, I will beat the shit out of him if he dares.

"About?" I take my phone in my hands and check to see if she texted me. After her episodes, she likes to hug me, and touch me. She needs me to calm her down and even if she took back control, I want to hold her. To my disappointment, she didn't even call me.

"About your dick. No dumbass, about This guy"

"Not really," I say. A smile covers my mouth as I think about our moment. We are each other. I don't know why I don't believe her. There will always have a part of her that belongs to Damon. I don't like that.

"You guys fucked, didn't you?" Kai passes Delcour and I wish he had dropped me off. Yes, I want to know why Seth is here. Avery is more important, though.

"Seriously?" I am getting annoyed by how judgy his tone is. He doesn't understand, he never would. That's why he doesn't deserve her, he never will. I might be selfish but she deserves someone who treats her like a queen. She deserves me.

"She said she wanted to take back control" I explain. I remember when she spoke to me, to us about what Seth did. She didn't go into heavy details but she talked off the pain like it was all alright. She's so strong and right now? I just want to go home. Swing her around and kiss her to sleep. It's the least I could do.

"Did it work?"

Why is he so fucking interested?

"I think so. She's still scared of that guy"

As much as I want to keep her away from him, I can't. I am not a jealous boyfriend. Maybe just a little bit. Whatever I do, she won't go with it. She'll do everything to piss me off. I know her too well. If she wants Kai, she better tell me. He can't have her, he can't touch her, he can't fuck her. There's no way I'd ever be okay with that.

"Understandable"

Yeah, no shit sherlock.

"How are things going? With banks?" I change the subject because talking about Avery with him is bittersweet. I don't have to put myself through this. At least when I talk with Michael, I know he'd never try anything. He sees her as a little sister and he has Rika.

"I don't know what you're talking about"

I hate it when he does this. We're friends, aren't we? I'd do anything for him, maybe it's time for him to show me he'd do the same.

"Damon" I clarify.

Deep down, I miss him. God, I miss him. It doesn't matter what happened between him and Avery. I love her to death but I don't have a clue what I am doing. Damon isn't here anymore and if I see him, I wouldn't hug him, I'd punch him. After what he did? He deserves more than that. But, it doesn't stop the fact that I miss him. Sometimes I wonder, does she miss him too?

"I have my ideas"

Kai has always been vague and right now I feel like he's keeping me in the dark. I bet Michael knows. We are a family, a team. This isn't just the two of them. It includes Avery, Rika, and me. It doesn't affect just Kai and Michael, it affects us, too.

"Care to share with the rest of the group?"

He's driving to the dojo, and I suddenly smile. He's thinking the same thing as me. We are going to make this guy suffer.

"He's here, he has to be" he warily glances at me and then locks his eyes on the road. I can't do this anymore. What the fuck is it he doesn't want me to know? What is going on with him?

"That's it?" My voice is rising and when I meet his gaze, he's deciding whether or not it's best to tell me. If there's one thing I learned, it's that keeping secrets from each other just makes it worse.

"I think Avery's hiding something from us" then again, it always comes back to her. I know she's new to this but, she's been with us for a while now. I love her, she loves me, she loves us. Shouldn't that be enough?

"What? Why would you think that?" I am in shock that Kai thinks she'd hide something about Damon from us. I know she feels guilty about losing the baby. This is exactly why she wouldn't hide this from me. He could hurt her, he could god only know do whatever the hell he wants and she would let him.

She wouldn't let us down like this.

"She's been off"

I raise my eyebrow, by all means, go on. This can't be the only fucking reason he's accusing her right now.

"Every time his name comes up, she closes her eyes. Her body is trembling most of the time and when she's going somewhere, she looks behind her to make sure no one is following her"

He makes no sense and I am angry, fucking angry.

"Doesn't Rika do this, too? I do it, Michael does it and I bet you do it too"

He shuts his mouth, parking behind the dojo.

"She's traumatized, you idiot"

"I get it, I just felt like something was off, alright?"

No. Not alright. But I do need his help to get Seth to talk. He's the better one at scaring people. It used to be Damon, he left, didn't he?

"Alright, let's get this shit done"

ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ

I read Avery's text and smile.

ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ 2 ʙᴀʙʏ

Whatever we're about to learn, I am going to protect her at all costs. She can take care of herself but it seems like we have more than one person trying to get back at us.