Page 21 of Cerberus

It was no secret that Stone, Fox, and I could easily afford to live by ourselves, but it wasn’t about money for us. It’d been about recognizing decent people and choosing to give back. We might be assholes, but we weren’t evil.

We weren’t August Remington.

“So, what’s going on?” Stone asked as soon as we’d all gotten settled. “I heard you popped Remington good earlier.”

I glanced over at him. “Jealous?”

Stone grinned. “Extremely.”

“So, then what? Is he planning on going after our girlfriends?” Fox asked.

I looked back and forth between Stone and Saxton. “Did Fox fill you guys in?”

They both nodded. “He told me as soon as you took off earlier,” Saxton replied.

“The guys filled me in before you got here,” Stone added. “I was wondering why you called a meeting.”

“Well, I’m not sure if he’s going after our girlfriends or if he was just baiting me,” I admitted. Then thinking about it, I looked at Fox and Saxton. “Do you guys even have girlfriends?”

Saxton shook his head. “No,” he answered. “However, I’d like to know what Remington’s agenda is in case I find myself with one.”

I looked over at Fox. “You?”

He looked like he wanted to say something, but quickly changed his mind. “No.”

I leaned back in my chair. Fox and Saxton were sitting on the couch, and Stone and I were sitting in some fancy ass armchairs adjacent to the couch. “August stopped me, and he started ranting about how he knew that we were having meetings without him,” I started to tell them. “He’s under the impression that we’re having organization meetings without him.”

“But we’re not,” Saxton remarked.

“I know,” I replied. “However, he’s thinking we are.”

“That’d be against the rules,” Stone said. “Even I’m not reckless enough to thwart the rules that brazenly.”

I nodded. “He also mentioned how the girls are meeting up without inviting Laney to go along.”

“How in the hell is that our fault?” Fox asked. “We can’t tell the girls who they can be friends with.”

“Well, I’m not sure about you guys, but I don’t keep tabs on Jennifer,” I said. “In all actuality, I don’t really have no use for her. It wasn’t like I was ever a partying frat boy to begin with.”

“Same here,” Fox informed us with a shrug. “I haven’t been keeping any real tabs on Alexis.”

“I just came from Kincaid’s, and as far as I know, she’s been hanging out with Rylee more, but that’s about it,” Saxton offered. “The only other person she runs with a lot is her roommate, Hastings.”

“You sure are at Kincaid’s a lot,” Fox stated, and you could feel a lot in that one statement.

If Saxton was offended, you couldn’t tell. He just smirked. “Have something to say, Harrington?”

“Just that you and Kincaid seem a lot chummier for someone you just picked for status reasons,” he replied, not backing down.

Stone cleared his throat, and Saxton tossed a grin his way. Looking back over at Fox, he said, “You’re right. We are.”

“If she-”

“Relax, Harrington,” Saxton told him, cutting him off. “Kincaid and I have been best friends since the second grade.”What?“So, you can cut the shit.”

“Oh, for fuck’s sake,” I practically growled. “Don’t tell me we have another goddamn love triangle added to this fucking mess.”

Saxton chuckled. “While I do love the girl, I don’t love her like that.”

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