“We’re getting the supplies to fix Sylvie’s front porch.”
“That hasn’t been done yet?”
It’s been two weeks since Will Varon was captured on her front lawn.
Legend shrugs. “We’ve been waiting for you to go over there, but you’ve made it clear you had no plans to rectify it. Are you saying you don’t want to help?”
I’ve avoided riding anywhere alone since that night. It’s been the only thing keeping me from showing up at her place and reminding her of all the things she likes about me. I figure she’s moved on and pointing to my dick with a grin on my face wouldn’t go over very well.
The woman asked me to leave. As far as I’m concerned that left the ball in her court.
“Did she say she doesn’t want me to help?”
“Maybe we are in fucking high school,” Legend mutters as he walks away.
I trail behind him. “So she did?”
He shakes his head.
“She didn’t?”
“Jesus, man. You know you’re a fucking adult, right?”
Aro chuckles as he pulls open the back passenger door of the extended cab pickup. He doesn’t get in because the nosey bastard wouldn’t risk missing out on one of these types of conversations.
“I’m fucking grown,” I agree.
“Maybe start acting like it?” Legend says before sighing again and climbing behind the wheel.
I stand there for a moment, glaring at him through the windshield until he honks the horn and waves at me to join them.
Surprisingly, neither of them says a fucking word as we drive toward town. Why they choose now, when I want to talk about her, to remain silent, I’ll never know.
Nothing seems to be working out in my favor these days.
I try to forget about Sylvie, and yet she’s always on my mind.
I attempt to remember the scent of her skin, and yet that eludes me.
Hours seem like days.
Days seem like years.
Kincaid hasn’t scheduled work for us, and it’s driving me crazy.
The guys teased me about Sylvie relentlessly, and yet they haven’t mentioned her since the night Angel saved my girl when I couldn’t.
Nothing makes fucking sense, especially not the distance I’ve maintained from her house.
When did I become the man that avoided difficult decisions?
I came to the conclusion last night that I haven’t approached her because wondering is somehow better than getting rejected and having to accept it. Wondering keeps a little hope alive, and that’s all I’m clinging to these days.
We’ll run into each other eventually. I just figured that would be on neutral ground not her territory.
Like the efficient fuck he is because Legend isn’t one to waste time he could be spending with Faith, he placed his order for supplies online and they’re waiting for us when we arrive at the hardware store.
Neither he nor Aro open their mouths when I step forward at the register and pay.