Battle of the Roses [Book 2]

Chapter 15

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"Keep your hands to yourself."

~Calla Tor, Nightshade

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Chapter 15

Spencer

I woke up late that morning, about noon. I had dance in an hour so I forced myself to get up and get dressed. It was going to be awkward seeing Elsa because I knew she would think that the only reason I got close to her was because Caleb told me to. And that was true, but only at first. Bringing her lunch, taking her out to the park, that was all because I wanted to. I wanted to see her, to hang out with her. Those chances were pretty much shot now. I threw on a shirt and some sweatpants and grabbed my backpack. Upon going downstairs, I found my alphas in the kitchen.

"Morning," I greeted as nonchalantly as I could.

"Morning, Spencer," Caleb replied. Lily gave me a smile as she said, "I made you breakfast. It's in the fridge. I didn't want it to go bad if I left it out. It's your favorite too: bacon and pancakes."

"You're the best, Lily." I grabbed my breakfast out of the fridge and heated it up. The three of us sat in an awkward silence. The only sound was me munching on my food. The tension itself seemed to be radiating off of Caleb. Naturally, my big mouth had to ask, "Is there an elephant in the room we need to discuss?"

"How close did you get to my sister?" Caleb asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I told you to get close to my sister to find out information about her pack and to make sure she's okay."

"And I did that."

"Yes you did. You told me she was doing well except that she's worried about everything going on right now which she has reason to be. Elsa has always put others first."

"What are you getting at Caleb?" Lily inquired hesitantly. She didn't like the tone of the conversation, and honestly, neither did I.

"When I told you to get close to her, I didn't mean for you to take her out to places. I didn't mean for you to admit your own issues to get things out of her!" Caleb exclaimed angrily. "I didn't mean for you to tell her about what happened to Michael and Elaine!"

"Caleb!" Lily hissed harshly. "What the hell has gotten into you? Don't you dare speak to Spencer like that."

"Elsa has enough problems of her own. She doesn't need his or anyone else's to deal with," he snapped.

Lily growled. "But if you need to vent about your problems to us, then that's fine?"

"You always ask me about my problems so-"

"I do not. I can't count the number of times you have come into our bedroom talking about one of your many problems. And you know what I do? I sit and listen and help you. Has it ever occurred to you that maybe some people want to help others with their problems?"

"Elsa asked me, Caleb. I needed to talk about it," I said quietly.

"So why didn't you come talk to me or Lily? We are right here. Why the hell did you have to go to my sister?"

"Because she understood in ways that neither of you ever could!" I fired back in exasperation. "I have been keeping quiet because you two have so much on your plate right now that I didn't want to add my personal issues to it. I got close to Elsa because she was like me. We've both been hiding things from the people we love because we know they wouldn't understand. So I'm sorry for talking to someone who understood. I'm sorry for trying to give you two a break. And I'm sorry I got closer to her than I should have."