Page 78 of Sinful Secrets

What if something is wrong, and she needs my help?

What if-

Joey’s voice cuts off my thoughts. “Are you going to read your messages or just keep debating if it’s a good idea?”

I laugh and roll my eyes. “Why don’t you worry about your own woman problems?”

He laughs in response and turns into his neighborhood.

I click on Savannah’s name and read her messages.

Please call me and let me explain my side of things.

Please Spencer.

I don’t want to lose you. I love you.

It’s not what you think it is.

I haven’t done anything to deserve the freeze from you.

Please, Spencer, just talk to me.

Please.

I’m so sorry for not telling you about the detective when he approached me.

I lock my phone screen and take a deep breath. Pain sears my heart as my mind screams to message her back and beg for forgiveness.

Her messages were sent in rapid succession. The sadness and desperation in each message leaves me feeling overwhelmed and guilty. I wasn’t prepared to feel these feelings.

Before my mind can catch up to what my heart is feeling, my fingers furiously type a response to her.

Meet me after the game and we can talk over dinner. My treat.

I move onto the next set of messages. These are from Gage, and I hope they aren’t about me missing practice this morning.

Dude, what the fuck?!

The fucking mafia! Really?

That’s what you three have been keeping a secret.

Fuck, man. I thought we were all best friends.

Where are you?

Are you with Joey and Rhett?

Dude, seriously. We need to talk.

I just talked to Savannah. She has a lot of shit going on. Maybe you should cut her some slack.

What the fuck? Why did Savannah tell Gage everything that’s going on?

I roll my eyes. That answer is obvious. It’s because I was ignoring her and he wasn’t.

“Gage knows about your family.”

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