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I stare at her, waiting for more. “She didn’t kill anyone?” Syd shakes her head and looks at me like I’m crazy. “Why was she arrested then?” I ask slowly.
“That’s where we’re not sure. The cop pulled up about fifteen minutes after it happened and said that the guy and numerous witnesses stated she assaulted the guy for no reason and he arrested her for aggravated assault.”
“Let me get this straight,” Jaxon says, trying to wrap his head around this. “Addison was assaulted, she defended herself, and then she was arrested? Did she tell the cop that she was defending herself?”
“Yep. I did. She did. The bouncer did. His response…tell it to the judge.” She puts her hand on her hip, pissed off. Max holds out his phone for me to hold.
“You should watch this,” he says. Syd grabs it out of his hand before I can get it.
“Um…no. No, you shouldn’t.” She holds the phone close to her chest and takes a step back.
I keep my hand out and tilt my head. “Give me the phone, Syd. I’ll see it one way or another.”
She rolls her eyes but smacks it into the palm of my hand then shoots eye daggers at Max. Max chuckles.
“Tink, it was just a matter of time before he saw it.” She huffs and walks to stand by Damon. I press play on the video. It’s hard to see her because the video isn’t in focus, but I can hear it clearly. Drake comes and stands beside me to watch. When I hear her grunt, I grit my teeth together and say a few curse words under my breath. I’ve heard enough when she asks for her shoes and the douchebag doesn’t let her get them. I press pause and look at Drake.
“Who is that?” I say through gritted teeth.
“It’s hard to say, but he doesn’t look familiar. Max, mind if I send that to someone since it’s already up on your phone?” Max shakes his head. I slap the phone on Drake’s chest. He grabs it just as I walk away. I need to do something. I reach up and drag my hand through my hair. I swear this woman is going to be the death of me. I bite back a laugh. She’s definitely going to keep me on my toes. I shake my head. She’s sitting in a jail cell right now. At least she’s safe. I’m not worried that she can’t hold her own against other women. At least there’s that. What a fucked-up night this has turned into. I take a few calming breaths and walk back to the group.
“I made a call. Seems Addison kicked a cop’s ass,” Drake says, sporting a grin. I slap my hand to my forehead. Figures. “The arresting cop is his buddy. I called their lieutenant and sent him the video. He’s looking into it but said we can meet him at the detention center. It’s not far from here.” He points his head to the left.
“Who are you guys?” I ask the unfamiliar girls standing with Harper. One of the girls can’t stop looking at Ryker, which isn’t surprising. Ryker has a hat on, trying his hardest to be incognito but failing miserably. She turns to me as a deep red creeps up her face from being caught staring.
“This is Coryn and Abby. We met them at…” Syd pauses and twists her lips, “…a club.” I narrow my eyes at her and chuckle.
“No need to lie, Syd. I mean, look where you just pulled us out from,” I say, pointing to the neon sign flashing behind her.
“She’s not lying. It was a club,” Bryn adds, giggling. I glance around at all the girls; the smiles on their faces tell me it wasn’t just a club. A tinge of jealousy surges through me, but I knock it down. Fuck, I almost had a naked woman dancing on me, which is probably more than Addison had at her club.
I stick my hand out to the new girls. “Well, it’s nice to meet you, Coryn and Abby. I’m Aiden.” I introduce all the guys, including Ryker. A couple small squeals slip from the back of their throats when they shake his hand. I’m impressed they keep their excitement contained, though. It would’ve irritated me if we would have had to deal with obsessed fangirls right now.
“I brought them along just in case we needed more people who witnessed how that asshole cop treated Addison,” Syd explains, standing in Damon’s arms. I still can’t get over the stark difference in height between those two.
“I think the video does a good job of that,” Drake says.
“We didn’t know there was a video until we were on our way over here,” Katie chimes in. She’s been quiet the whole time, standing with Jaxon. Looking at Katie, my lips turn down as I really look at her the first time tonight. Jaxon’s hand is on her hip, and she’s leaning against him.
“Did you forget the rest of your dress, Katie?” She’s wearing a black dress that shows a little too much for my liking. I remember a time when she wouldn’t wear dresses. Can we go back to those days?
“Oh, Big Brother,” she says, shaking her head, laughing.
“I think you look gorgeous,” Jaxon says as he wraps his arms around her.
“Jax, you’re not helping.” He shrugs. Asshole. “She’s my little sister. I don’t want to imagine men lusting over my sister…dressed in that.” I shake the thoughts from my head.
“If you think that’s short—”
“I think you guys should probably go get Addie,” Syd says, interrupting Coryn. She glares at Coryn for a second before turning back and flashing an innocent smile at me. I look between the two girls wondering what I just missed. Women and their secret code. I need a decoder ring to figure out half the shit that comes out of their mouth.
“She’s right,” Drake says.
“You guys go back out. I’ll get Addison. I have a feeling she won’t want to party anymore after this,” I tell the group. “We’ll text you when we get her to let you know she’s okay.”
“You better text me first,” Syd demands. Her voice is serious. I nod, knowing how concerned she is. She comes over, hands me Addison’s shoes, and gives me a hug. “Just…don’t be mad at her for anything. She’s had a pretty messed-up night so far.” She catches me off guard. Why would I be mad at her? I pull my head back and look down at her.
“I could never be mad for what she did, Syd. She was protecting herself.” The side of her lip twitches and she nods. When she walks away, I wonder if there is something else that happened tonight. I stand there and my eyes scan the other girls. They all look away from my questioning gaze except Katie.
