Page 48 of Crash and Burn
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Rascal
I knew as soonas everything went down last night, I would be bringing Marley here. Bull has had this house for years. He bought it in a fake name to make it harder for our enemies to find it. The house sits on ten acres of land completely surrounded by trees. If you don’t already know where it is, your chances of finding it are slim to none. You have to pay close attention or you’ll pass right by the dirt driveway.
I grab our bags out of the back seat before leading Marley up the porch to the front door with Raze and Minx close behind us. I unlock the door, letting them in first. Raze moves toward the keypad to disarm the alarm. The security system set up here is high tech. Tech set it up with the best of the best.
Marley’s eyes are wide as saucers as she takes in the interior of the house. When you first walk in, the dining room is to your left and to your right is a staircase that leads to two bedrooms and a bathroom. We walk straight ahead into the living room. The layout for the kitchen and living room are open.
“Why don’t y’all take the master bedroom and we’ll take one upstairs,” Minx suggests.
“Are you sure?” Marley gapes at her.
Minx smiles at her. “Of course! Make sure you take full advantage of the bathtub in the master bath. It’s the greatest bathtub ever!”
“It’s a good thing I brought some bath bombs.” Marley giggles. Minx and Raze disappear upstairs to put their bags away.
“Follow me, Princess. I’ll show you to your room.” I walk into the hallway that leads to the bedrooms. “The master bedroom is to the left, that’s where you’ll sleep. I’ll be in the room on the right, so if you need anything I’ll be close by.”
Her eyebrows pinch together. “You’re not going to stay in the master bedroom with me?”
“I figured you would want your own space.”
She nods her head and takes her bag from me. Walking into the room, she closes the door behind her. Something tells me I fucked up. I sigh and walk into my own room. Dropping my bag on the floor, I fall back onto the bed and stare at the ceiling. My eyelids become heavy. Before I fall asleep, I hop up and head to the kitchen.
“Get settled in okay,” Minx asks.
I shrug. “Yeah, I wanted to come check our kitchen status before I passed out.”
“Pops had someone stock everything up for us before we got here. There’s a shit ton of food here,” she tells me.
“Good. I really didn’t want to go buy groceries.”
“Where’s Marley?”
“In her room,” I say.
“Her room? Y’all aren’t sharing a room,” she asks.
“No, I didn’t think she would want to.” If she were anyone else, I wouldn’t be talking about this shit. I’ve known Minx forever and she’s always been able to get me to talk. Hell, she can get anyone to open up to her. It’s a gift of hers.
“You’re an idiot, you know that?”
“What the fuck, Minx?”
“Truth hurts and it needed to be said,” she dead pans. “Do you really think she wants to stay in that room by herself?”
Before I can respond, Marley walks out of her room.
“Hey! How are you feeling,” Minx asks her.
“Better now that I’ve showered,” Marley replies.
“Did you see that bathtub?”
“It’s huge! I decided I’d save that for another day.” Marley giggles and it goes straight to my dick. “So, Romeo. What are you making us for dinner?”
“Oh, I like the sound of that.” Minx laughs. “You can wake Raze up to help you if you want.”
