He tries for a smile, however even my unflappable, eternally charming finest buddy can’t discover it. “At all times. Instantly, you don’t like what you see?”

“You,” I jam a finger in his route. “Your lovely physique is roofed in scrapes, scratches and bruises, Stone. Don’t play that shit with me!”

His gaze darts away for an extended second earlier than a sigh escapes, and he turns again to me. “You already know the deal, Ivy. That is the life.”

I shake my head. “Don’t do this. Don’t attempt to make this like I’m being some unreasonable fucking girlfriend. I do know what this life is. Hell, I’ve identified it virtually my entire rattling life. The distinction is that you simply’re going out alone each fucking evening, and also you come again wanting as in the event you’re a part of some redneck combat membership.”

“That is my combat, Ivy.”

Ah, fuck. How can I be mad at him when he’s attempting to proper a improper that isn’t his? Or, not less than, it’s not simply his. “You aren’t alone, Stone. This combat, whether it is yours, it isn’t yours alone.”

“It’s,” he insists, arms folded defensively.

“No, goddammit. It’s not. If this combat is anybody’s, it’s mine.” My gaze darts across the room, and I’m feeling loopy and uncontrolled like perhaps I wanna be as reckless because the foolish bare man earlier than me. “You already know what? You’re proper. That is really my combat, and it shouldn’t be you on the market in the course of the evening preventing my battles.”

“Ivy,” he groans, reaching for me, however I skirt simply out of his attain.

I seize the denims I wore earlier and the first step leg into them with no fucking clue what I’m doing. I solely know that I’ve to do one thing.

“Ivy.” Stone growls my identify once more, however I ignore him as I battle to step into my denims, wishing I hadn’t simply yanked them off as a result of the opposite leg is inside out. “Dammit, lady!”

Stone snatches the denims from my hand, yanking the opposite off my leg. “Cease!”

“No, you cease!” I shove his chest. “That is by some means your combat however not mine? I’m the explanation all of this occurred, the explanation this asshole is now fucking with us.”

His scowl darkens.

“Yeah, that’s proper. It’s not simply you they’re coming after. It’s me and Sage. It’s Grey and who the fuck can say who’s subsequent?”

He shouts, “I’ve to do that!” It’s so loud these 5 syllables bounce off the bunkhouse partitions. “I’ve to.”

“You don’t.” I shake my head, tears swimming in my eyes. “You don’t have to do that alone, Stone. There are such a lot of fucking individuals right here who’ve your again.”

“And danger them getting damage the best way Grey received damage?”

“That’s your fucking job!” I ball my palms up and slam my fists in opposition to his chest. “All of you! You journey collectively, and also you combat collectively. You reside and die collectively. That’s the life, proper?”

His nostrils flare, and his jaws clench.

“Proper?” I ask even louder and extra forcefully.

“Yeah,” he shoots again. “That’s the life. That’s the job.”

“Rattling proper, it fucking is. You need to cease going out like this, Stone. You’re gonna get your self killed, and that’s not going to work for me. I simply received you again, and I received’t lose you once more.” My chest heaves as the reality rushes out of me.

“You’re not going to lose me, Ivy.”

I shrug. “With the way you’re going, you won’t make it to subsequent week.”

“Don’t fucking say that,” he growls, reaching for my shoulders.

“Don’t make me should say it.”

”Ivy.”

“Stone, I’m critical. In case you have a dying want, inform me proper now as a result of I’ll pack my shit and go.”

It’s absolutely the final thing I would like, but when he’d quite die than be with me, it’s a straightforward fucking alternative.

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