That other exception

Part 23

((I have a couple of days vacation so I thought I would get this book a little further on that it is, it's been bugging me for a while now...enjoy the updates :D ))

"wait...no maybe this is a bad idea...those guys said they would go after all of us" Mini sounded worried and was trying to back track to avoid getting his friends in a potentially dangerous situation.  I kept my eyes on Evan and saw the slight shake of the head which was meant as a warning to not do anything.  He knew I wasn't going to stand by while my friends where being hurt so it was pointless to warn me off doing anything.

"Don't let them rule your life man...if you do that they win" Lui pulled a face and looked at Mini with a lot of confidence in what he was saying.

"Don't worry...you said yourself that you are the one that drew the damsel card so they would target you rather than us...and we'll all be there to keep an eye on you and make sure your safe from goomba's" Nogla smirked.  These guys really wanted Mini to go out clubbing with them, or was it that they wanted to watch Mini and Tyler together to fuel their own entertainment, did they ship their own friends or where they just joking around?

"Oh...great...I...get...a baby sitter" Mini grumbled slowly making us all very aware he wasn't happy with the fact that he was going to be protected by his friends.  I would feel the same way, the difference in this case was that I didn't actually need protecting, these guys were more liable to get hurt than I was.

"you get six dumb ass...all of us will be babysitting your ass" Tyler chuckled but his eyes flicked to me, I knew he knew that I wasn't about to let anyone get close enough to Mini to hurt him.  Mini was all but head butting the table as the waiter turned up to give us our bill, the guy shot Mini an odd look before leaving to deal with the other people in the still packed out dinner.  We all paid our share of the bill and then headed out to a nearby bar where we all sat and had a beer.  I looked at my watch and felt a sudden pang of sadness and jealousy I took out my phone and tapped out a message I wish I didn't have to send.

D - Ev'...Meeting

Evan's phone bleeped, I watched as he looked down and a sudden panicked look spread across his features and he jumped to his feet.  He had obviously forgotten about the meeting he'd had to re-arrange the other day.

"shit!...sorry guys I've got a meeting I have to go to...Tyler I need a quick word with you before I go"  The two of them headed out of the bar and were stood a little way out of the front door, I could see Evan for a couple of seconds before Tyler blocked my view, he looked anxious and I knew he was going to ask Tyler to watch me, I mean it's not like he was going to ask the others now was it? that would be like telling the group he had feelings for me...well for this group it would, most others would just see it as a friend looking out for another but these assholes seemed hell bent of pairing their friends up with each other.

"Should you be drinking while on those pain killers?" I heard Brock asking Mini and turned my attention to the nervous guy beside me.  

"not really, this is going to be my last" he mumbled rolling the bottom of the bottle on the table "it's all soda and juice for me from now on" I could hear a slight slur to his voice the beer was already going to his head.

"Well that just means we have to keep an even closer eye on you tonight" I announced and watched Mini groan and cover his face, I made myself chuckle for appearances sake "oh shit...be right back guys I need to tell Ev' something before he goes"  I quickly got up and made my way to the door.

"tell him to hurry the fuck up with his meeting too" I heard Nogla call after me, I raised my hand so he knew I'd heard him.   I slowed down as I got close to the door and tried to hear what they were talking about.