Page 137 of Deceit

“Go inside. We’ll be there in a minute.”

We share a ‘hell no’ look with each other before she adds on an exasperated, “Please.”

Liam blows out a frustrated breath as he claps my shoulder.

“Come on, let’s let her and her boyfriend figure this out while we drill her other boyfriend as to why the fuck he’s been avoiding my girlfriend.”

I give him a sideways glance as we make our way up Ronan’s front steps.

“You realize how fucking weird that sentence is, right?”

He shrugs as he pushes his way through the front door, not bothering to knock. I steal one more glance at Skyla only to find Griggs on his knees before her, his head hung in shame as she looks down at him, before I shut the door behind us.

Good. Little fucker.

Ronan is in the living room, a glass of scotch already in his hand as he nods in greeting.

“Hey. How you guys doing?” he asks.

Liam scoffs. “We’re fine. Skyla is the one that’s been fucking spiraling.”

“Why?” Ronan asks, as concern instantly takes over.

“Because of you, dumbass,” I scoff as Liam continues.

“You practically ghosted her, with no reason or explanation. She was freaking out, man.”

He frowns, nodding as he looks down at his drink.

“Where is she?”

“Making up with Griggs,” I answer.

Ronan lifts an eyebrow.

“What did he do?”

I shake my head, not feeling like getting into it.

“What’s up with this cryptic shit of ‘meet me at my house’,” I ask.

He sets his drink down, scratching at the back of his head as he looks at us.

“I have to tell you guys some shit and I’ve been trying to keep it to myself. I just…needed some space.”

My eyebrows pinch together, and my mouth screws up at that.

“You’ve got less than two minutes to polish up that apology, because that shit isn’t going to fly with Skyla.”

Nodding, Ronan looks up at the ceiling and shakes his head when the door opens, Griggs and Skyla walking hand in hand.

That was fast. Times up, Ronan.

They shut the door before she pauses, and Ronan stands. He moves to her but stops about a foot shy.

“Hi, baby.”

She stares at him, slowly blinking for several seconds.

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