Page 27 of Your Side of the Offense

Archer

What the fuck is so funny over there?

My chest tightens as I look at my girlfriend laughing at this joker’s probably lame joke again. The air at our table is tense, even though the girls we’re sitting with don’t seem to notice shit.

They are carrying on as Jaden talks to them when he’s not glancing her way too. Caleb smokes and Harvey whispers to the girl next to him as she bats her eyelashes at him.

I guess he is starting on his plan to move on. A bunch of bullshit. We all can see through his façade.

Summer’s melodious laughter rings in my ears again and I regret looking back when I see her feeling his arms.

Fucking hell.

Harvey moves his chair back and Jaden holds him down. Harvey glares at him and pulls his hand. The girl tries to hold on to Harvey too and get him to sit down. His murderous gaze shifts to her and she visibly flinches from the cold look in his eyes. Then he pulls her up and hauls her by her hand as they exit the shop.

The hurt contorts Summer’s face as she watches him before she turns to us with accusing eyes. My heart squeezes in my chest when I see them glazed. She blinks when she looks at me and I get up. I need to go to her.

But she gets up quickly too and I see the urgency in her actions as she pulls the guy up, takes his hand, and he follows her out. Well, fuck.

She isn’t supposed to be going anywhere with him.

Fuck. I move the chair and walk to the door. I need to get to her. Need to comfort her. She needs to know I’m here for her.

Fucking Harvey. My heart is squeezing so much in my chest. It’s back to fucking square one because of that idiot. I just know what she’s thinking. We can’t be sure where he’s going or what he’s doing but that look was pretty clear.

I sympathize with the guy, but he can be full of shit sometimes. We should be working to get Summer back, not going toe to toe with her. She’s clearly still hurting, and we should be gentle with her. But I’m with stupid.

Shit.

“Unfortunately, we must leave. We have a house meeting in 10.” Jaden says before I hear footsteps behind me. We are out of the shop soon but she’s already in Logan’s Jeep driving away.

Shit.

"Fucking Harvey,” Caleb grits next to me.

“The idiot took the car. Let’s go back to the house.” Jaden starts walking and we follow.

Fucking Harvey, for real.

He better not be going to fuck that girl, or I swear I’ll lose my shit and badly. I try to breathe as my heart races at the thought of what he could do; the damage he could cause. We’re trying to fix the first mess, but he’s making another. He better not fuck that girl.

Pulling my phone out, I shoot the idiot a text.

Archer: You better not even think it.

“You don’t think he’ll do it, do you?” Caleb asks between me and Jaden.

“I fucking hope not,” Jaden says.

I shoot another text.

Archer: I will fucking kill you if you do it.

Archer: Don’t fucking test me H.

“Where the fuck did he disappear to so quickly,” I murmur.

“His location is off,” Jaden says.

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