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“She’s got a point damn.” Gaby bit her nails and went into deep thought. We spent the next half an hour arguing about the best course of action. It was obvious that the place was under heavy security but there had to be some way to get out of here.
When we started to get too carried away Vanessa decided if she couldn’t fight us she might as well join us, which was a good thing, because she knew a little about the way the men think.
“Okay, there might be a way but if any of you tell Zak I had anything to do with this I’ll never speak to you again.”
We spent the next hour or so finalizing the details. I was already nervous enough before Gaby and Dani decided they should come along as backup. “Oh no, I’m not risking that. Besides, wouldn’t it be easier for one of us to get out than all three?”
I was waiting for one of the other two to agree but no such luck. “The guys would want us to stick together.”
“Yeah Gaby, but what if something goes wrong?”
“Well why the hell would you be going if you expected something to go wrong?” She had a point; still.
“But you’re pregnant…”
“Weren’t you the one who just said we were basically sheep?” I knew my big mouth would come back to bite me in the ass.
There was no talking them out of it and time was a wasting. I had no idea how long Cord’s snit would last. He could show up any minute. Vanessa refused to let us see what she was doing with the alarm she swore was on the gate. “Why can’t we know if you do?”
“Because I have enough sense not to use it unless absolutely necessary, the rest of you would probably use it to go shopping.” She looked at Gaby when she said that and got a sniff.
“I don’t know why you all think I’m such a dunce. Come on let’s go before Logan gets one of his ‘feelings’ and comes looking for me.” She’s right. It wasn’t just Cord that seemed to have a sixth sense, all the guys seemed to know when their women were up to something. For the longest time we thought Davey was the culprit but Vanessa assured us that he had nothing to do with it, the guys were just wired that way.
Ten minutes later, we were through the gate after much sneaking and trying to peep through windows. We knew they were still in the mansion, but since we couldn’t see inside we had no idea if they were watching us or not.
I didn’t say anything, but I had already changed my mind before we were out the gate. But once again, my mouth had got me in a predicament and I had to follow through. I sure wish I could’ve found a way to keep the others out of it though, but it was too late.
I didn’t breathe easy until we got through the gate without incident. Vicky had outright refused to do more than play lookout. I don’t know what excuse she planned to give if they found us missing, but she said she’d come up with something if it came to that.
“Don’t linger, in and out, we don’t know how much time we have.” That was Vanessa’s final warning before she closed the gate. The plan was to text her when we were on our way back since it would look rather suspicious if she hung around there too long.
I started panicking the minute we were on the road. I could tell from the stinted conversation of the other two that they weren’t too sure either. “Connor is going to have my ass if he ever hears about this. Why did I think this was a good idea again?”
Gaby looked back at the gate longingly, suddenly not so brave. “Are we sure no one’s out here? Oh crap what were we thinking? Whatever, it’s not like we can just walk back in like nothing happened anyway. We came this far we might as well keep it moving.”
I regretted every step I took and when the shadows fell over us, and Con and Lo was there like smoke, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was a stupid idea anyway. I’m not sure if the fact that they didn’t say anything other than to point us back the way we came was worse or not. But when Gaby took one hand and Dani the other I guess that was their way of giving me support.
No one said anything as we walked back through the gate where Davey was waiting. His face didn’t give much away but the fact that Cord wasn’t there spoke volumes.
Then I heard him and the anger in his voice made my knees buckle. I was too scared to move and he wrapped his big hand around my neck. Logan came and said something to him and the pressure was gone. I wasn’t sure what to be more afraid of, the fact that he was so pissed, or the fact that he’d walked away from me so easily.
Vicky and Vanessa were both wearing looks of surprise so I knew they hadn’t sold us out, not that I’d believed that anyway. So how had they known? Davey looked too worried for it to have been him and again that strange man was there, standing off to the side.
He had a small smile on his face and it kind of gave me hope that there hadn’t been any talk of skinning us girls alive, which is what I was sure Cord was gonna do to me this time. Twice in one day, what was I thinking?
Where had he gone? Had he just washed his hands of me? Why had I been so stupid? What made me think that I could defy him and walk away unscathed? Looking back now, I see that I was just leading with my hurt and stupidity. If he ever forgave me I will never do anything like this again.
I made that and a million other promises as I prayed that he wouldn’t leave me. Logan was reassuring me and I heard every word he said, but none of it mattered if Cord put me aside.
I looked around for him and my stomach dropped when I finally saw him in the shadows with his arms crossed and legs spread as if ready to go to battle. I couldn’t see his eyes, but I knew he was looking right at me.
Logan called Vicky and Vanessa over to where the rest of us were standing. The tic in his jaw was a dead giveaway that he was beyond pissed and I squeezed Gaby’s hand when she started rubbing her legs together nervously. Dani kept her head down, not even sparing Con a glance but the trembling in her hand spoke volumes.
“Start talking.” That was all Logan said and since no one else seemed inclined to I took the lead. “It’s my fault, it was my idea.” Even though he wasn’t Cord I was still a little afraid, they were all so damn…much. His voice was low and even, I did notice that, there was no yelling, no sign of anger. That only made my tummy hurt even more.
“And where is it that you were off to?”
“I just wanted to go see my mom, make sure she was okay after last night.”
