Page 106 of Other Side Of Never
Hawkley stepped forward, crowding him, but Aaron pushed past him and headed for the door.
Hawkley barked, “Stop.”
Aaron halted, then turned around and glared.
Hawkley’s hands fisted at his sides.“You want to get away, that’s fine.But I’ll drive.”
Aaron looked away and scoffed.“I’ll drive myself.”
Stepping toward him, Hawkley rested his hand on Aaron’s shoulder.
Tension rolled off them in waves.
Aaron, his rigid body trembling, lifted his chin and curled his lip at Hawkley.
Whatever words he had planned died on his lips.
Whatever he saw on Hawkley’s face softened the raw edges of his anger.
Hawkley dipped his chin.“Please.”
With a short nod, Aaron turned and walked out.
Hawkley jerked his chin up toward me.“Harley needs to be with Daire.”
Turning to his sister, he ordered, “Call him, Harley.”
That intense gaze swung back to me.“Make sure she does.”
“I will.”
After they left, I locked eyes with Harley.“Your big brother is intense.”
She laughed.“He is.”
“Noelle’s so sunny…” My voice trailed off.
She smirked.“She always did like a good monster romance.”
Daire arrived home fifteen minutes later, and I left for home.
Harley called an hour after that to tell me Aaron and Hawkley were back, and things were looking good.
With a sigh of relief, I began to get ready for my date with Kian and Isaiah when there was a knock at my door.
I swung it open to find Aaron standing in the hall with his hands tucked into his front pockets.He shrugged and offered me a small, crooked smile.“What can you tell me about my father?”
I opened my door and smiled widely as I held out my hand.“A lot.”
His chest inflated with a deep breath as he studied me before finally reaching out to take my hand.Then he stepped over the threshold.
We sat down together, and I told him everything I knew and loved about his father.
He listened intently, asking questions now and then, he even smiled at some of the stories I shared.
After a while, he turned away from me.“I—”
When he didn’t continue, I prodded, “I’m listening.There’s nothing you can say that will ever leave this room.”
