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“But what about you? Who’s going to make sure that nothing happens to you, Josiah, and Tanner? I can't lose you guys too.”
I’m unable to hide the pain and fear from my voice. The other part of me is plagued by the what-if. What if he’s telling the truth and they’re only after my safety?
Then that would mean that their lives are in danger, and they could get hurt from protecting me the way that they are.
He sighs and kisses the top of my head, tightening his hands around me.
“You don’t have to worry. We can take care of ourselves. Nothing will happen to us,” he assures me before getting to his feet with me in his arms.
My legs wrap around his waist, and I no longer care about the gang members watching us. Their eyes are on us, although they try not to make it obvious.
They return to their work, but the tension in the air and in their bodies is very visible. Their boss has just been threatened in front of them, and the offender was allowed to walk away.
I slide down his body, and he holds me close until I’m steady on my feet, taking my hand in his and leading me back out to where his bike is parked.
There are so many questions running through my mind that I wish to ask, and yet, I can't think of the right way to phrase them without breaking something between us.
I slip on my helmet and climb on the bike behind him. My hand wraps around him and we peel out of the parking lot, but this time, everything is different.
He’s worried about me, or at least worried that I will find out the truth. His head constantly turns to the mirror, and I can feel his stare despite being unable to see his face under the helmet.
We arrive home and he shuts off the bike. He stays silent for a moment, neither getting down from the bike nor speaking to me. I frown.
“Rueben?”
The question in my voice pulls him away from whatever thoughts plague him, and he sighs. He takes off his helmet, revealing a look of apprehension in his gaze.
It’s one of the few times those dark pools have held emotions.
“I’m sorry for everything that has happened to you, Amelia. I can’t help but think that we played a role in it.”
His words fill me with more doubt, and I’m even more confused by everything. What do I believe? How do I get to the bottom of this without creating enemies for myself?
Our relationships have changed over the past few weeks, and the last thing I want to do is lose that if I can avoid it, especially if it turns out I was right to have trusted them all along.
“Let’s go in.”
“What’s going on? You were parked outside for a long time,” Josiah says the moment we walk in.
The look on my face is enough to confirm his suspicion that something happened.
“Are you okay, Amelia?”
He rushes over to me and looks me over, concern in his gaze.
“Jared visited the bike shop again. He didn’t know she was there, but he wanted us to find her and threatened we would end up like…” Rueben clears his throat, although the words he’s spoken are enough for Josiah to know exactly what he means.
I jump at the loud sound that suddenly fills the quiet room just as Tanner comes in.
“What the fuck, Josiah?”
He looks at Josiah’s fist, which has disappeared into the wall, then at the rest of us.
“What the fuck have I just walked into?”
“I’m going to kill that son of a bitch with my bare hands, just you wait,” Josiah threatens.
His eyes are filled with hate, and he looks like he’s ready to murder someone. After everything I’ve found out about him, I don’t doubt that he’s capable of doing that.
