Page 47 of Darkness

“When do I get to meet her? I’m the nicest one out of the three of us.” Now, that makes me laugh. He thinks out of all his brothers he’s the nice one.

“You’re joking?” Hayden asks.

“What? I’m lovable.” Now I don’t even know if he’s joking with me or not.

“You beat people up with a baseball bat with a wire wrapped around it.” I remind him.

“Yeah, and whose idea was it?” Mason throws back in my face. I smile because, it was my idea.

One of the things I picked up from The Pit. Fuck. I got beat up with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire enough times, I knew it was going to be a good thing to use once I got out. So, why not use it on someone else? The moment I laid eyes on Mason, I knew there was something messed up in his head, and he would love it.

“Come on, these two know me. I know you’ve got a girl, and-”

“What makes you think I have a girl?” I ask him.

Mason laughs, and points to Miles. “Because this one over here had a crazy one in bed in the middle of the night and fucked up the chance to have crazy sex again. So he lied for you. Then I asked him about it, and he lied, straight to my face.” Mason is pissed off about it all.

“What did he say?” I ask, it’s always good to see what lies they can come up with.

“Cain needed me to check on some cameras at the club.”

“And why is that a lie?”

“Because he would have told me to come with him, and since when does that shit happen at three in the morning? So let me meet her. She’s got to be something special if you’re not fucking on the desk.”

“She’s English.” Hayden says, with a smirk.

“Hayden.” I snap at him.

“Sorry.” He looks at me with a smile.

“What? Does she scream with that sexy accent?” That’s the first question the idiot asks.

“Really?”

“Oh, come on.” Mason argues.

“I’ve been wondering that as well, because when she was talking, she was doing something to me. It’s the accent. It’s gotta be the accent.”

“Not that she’s beautiful?” I cut him off. I can’t believe the three idiots are having this conversation in front of me.

“No, she’s fucking stunning. Like if I saw her somewhere, I’d try getting her in my bed, but I know who’s she’s with, so I’m not fucking around there.” Miles looks at me, and puts his hands up for me to not punch him for thinking about her like that.

“Every time she talks it hits my dick-”

“I think you need to stop talking before my uncle has two less sons.” I look between Hayden and Miles, making sure they know not to mention her again. “She’s British. Mom doesn’t know. Your parents don’t know. And I kind of want to keep it that way-”

“That’s going to be hard. I don’t know what’s in the box, but dad is going to have questions about it. So be ready.” Hayden tells me, and I knew it was going to

be a risk asking him for this, but I know it will make Autumn-Rose happy, so I’ll risk it.

Leaning back in my chair, they continue to talk about the fight and the woman they are with. Being around them gives me a headache, but it also makes me feel a little normal. Because they talk about normal problems, problems I should have had growing up. So I would never kick them out, take my mind off the crazy always present.

Eighteen

Autumn-Rose

If you didn't knowme, you would never believe the morning I’ve had. It could only happen to me. I mean, who else would cut themselves?

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