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The car started moving again and I let out a slow breath, blinking hard to avoid crying. My chest was tight, and I distracted myself by texting Penn to see how she was.
She replied almost instantly with a photo of her and Cruz curled up in bed together.
Penn: We miss you. When are you coming back?
Drake: Just coming into Rawson now. Have you two been banging? You’ve got sex hair.
Penn: Chances are high.
I shouldn’t have liked that he’d been railing her while I was gone, but it made me smile for some stupid reason.
Drake: Next time, film it for me.
Cruz: Hurry up and you can participate in round two.
Drake: Be there in five.
I wasn’t sure I was up for it, but naked cuddles sounded good.
I slid my phone into my pocket, noticing Knox glancing at me every so often. He didn’t say what was on his mind, but I had a feeling he knew who I’d been texting. His knuckles were turning white on the steering wheel and his jaw was clenched, but he didn’t speak.
Once back at the compound he parked in the garage and I had my door open before he’d even switched off the engine. I made a beeline for the door that led inside, finding Stone talking to a few of the others in the living room.
He briefly looked at me, his voice flat. “I see you survived.”
“Pull that shit again and I’m done,” I hissed, intending on walking off but he grabbed my bicep.
“Whatever you two are fighting over—”
“We’re not fucking fighting, Stone! We broke up!” I seethed, not caring that I was blasting my business. I wasn’t the one who was ashamed of it. “Why would you do that to me, knowing I’m hurting?”
He had the decency to look ashamed of himself at least.
“I wasn’t doing it to hurt you, I was trying to fix it.”
“You’d have to give Knox a fucking personality transplant for that to happen,” I bit out, sensing Knox join us. He handed the jewelry over to Stone, not meeting my eye.
“Put me with Drake again and you’ll lose teeth.” He stalked off, and I pulled back from Stone’s grip.
“You can’t fix it, Stone,” I said as I shook my head, walking in the direction of Cruz’s room to get away from everyone’s prying eyes.
I opened the door and the frustration left me instantly as Penn smiled at me, her body draped over Cruz’s. I was pretty sure they were still naked.
“Hey. We’re going to watch a movie. You in?” Penn beamed, reaching a hand out to me. Cruz flipped the blanket back beside them, silently inviting me in, and I stripped down to my boxers before sliding under the covers. Penn had panties on but that was it, her bare leg moving to rest over my waist as I shuffled closer.
She frowned, cupping my cheek. “What happened?”
I thought I’d done well to hide my mood, not wanting to put a damper on theirs.
“Knox just wanted to apologize and I flipped out at him. I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Do you want a distraction, or some time alone? We can leave,” she offered, coming to me without hesitation as I hauled her on top of me to give her a quick kiss.
“I’m fine, I’m just in a mood. I feel better already,” I mumbled, hugging her tightly. “I just needed this.”
I probably ruined their plans, but they were more than happy to just lay in bed for the evening. I nodded off halfway through the movie, not waking up until the next morning.
Penn
