Page 28 of Bound By Redemption
She was so full of shit, but I let it pass. “Right.”
We left the room noting that when we did the doors locked behind us. Shit. I’d have to find Blaze and get that straightened out. She probably just forgot to give us the key.
We walked down the corridor, down the stairs, and out into the bright light. The day was beautiful, the sun shining like a beacon. One would never think something so tragic had happened yesterday, rocking an entire group of people to their core.
It was strange how the world worked like that. One moment everything was perfect. The next a complete mess. The kicker was if it didn’t affect you, you never noticed it being a mess.
As we walked, I couldn’t help but look for Micah. I hadn’t heard from him all day, and I was anxious to know if he was here or not.
Looking through the crowds of people, my heart stopped, and all the air left my lungs. It felt as if my world tilted for a moment, and it took me double that to get my bearings together.
Micah was standing in the courtyard with his arms around Emery, GT and Casey’s girl. The familiarity of it rubbed me strangely. Never once had Emery made me feel this way. But seeing her in Micah’s arms, his wrapped around her, her head tucked into his chest and eyes closed didn’t sit right at all.
“What’s wrong?” Katie asked, but I ignored her, not able to talk. The damn cat ran away with my tongue.
Micah kissed the top of Emery’s head just like he did mine earlier. Kick to the gut again. Emery pulled out of Micah’s arms, as she beamed up at him with her megawatt smile. Did I mention that Emery was absolutely beautiful? Beautiful blonde hair and a body to die for.
Jealousy was a bitter pill, and even though I knew she was married to Jacks, there was something in her eyes that I didn’t like. It set me on edge. An edge I’d fought desperately not to fall off of.
But it was Micah. He was the one who really hit me. The wide smile on his face was so big it was as if he’d won a damn prize or something. Like he was holding something precious. Something he cared deeply for. Something he loved.
“Earth to Ensley. Come in, Ensley,” my sister urged, studying me.
Not tearing my eyes away from the scene, I answered her. “Nothing. Let’s go see what needs to be done.”
“Nothing my ass. Are you gonna go all psycho killer on Emery or something?”
Killer… What? This pulled me out of my stupor as I turned to Katie. “What the hell? Have you been watching all that real crime drama shit on Netflix again?”
Katie smiled. “Yes, I have and happy to have you back. You know that Emery is Jacks’. No need for the long look, sis.”
More than anything I wanted to turn around and look, but I didn’t. Nothing would change what I’d seen seconds ago. Nothing would erase it from my brain.
“Let’s go see what needs to be done in the clubhouse.” I grabbed Katie’s arm and led her to the clubhouse. Hopefully they were cooking, and I could get lost in it. Lord knew I needed to get lost in something before I lost my damn mind.
9
Micah
“You do realizethat Jacks is gonna kick my ass when he finds out you hugged me, right?” I said smiling down at Emery, knowing for damn sure her man would give me shit for this moment, but when she ran in my arms and wrapped hers around me, I couldn’t resist.
This was Emery. My friend. At one point in time, my only friend.
One that I’d missed for a long time. One that I’d cared about and was thankful wasn’t around the houses when the explosion happened.
“I’ll talk to him because I don’t care. You saved Austyn!” she scream cried in my chest, and I blew out a heavy breath. The moment was over.
I lowered my arms and took a step away, not pressing my luck. There was a lot of respect to earn here, and touching Emery was not the way to get it. My father’s lessons came a bit late for me in that respect, but I knew now they would be followed.
“I’m just glad everyone’s alright.”
A tear slithered down Emery’s cheek. I had to hold myself back from swiping it away from her face. That wasn’t my place and hadn’t been for a long damn time, but it hit me that it was just out of friendship and comfort that I wanted to do this action. “I can’t believe everything’s gone. Everything.”
“Sorry. Remember, they’re just things. They can be replaced.”
She blew out a deep breath and wrapped her arms around herself. I hated seeing her so insecure and hurt. “Luckily, all my pictures are on the cloud. Those are the main things I’d hate to lose. Memories.”
“Understandable.”
