“I went to a party and had a few drinks.”
“I see that.”
“I’m having a good time.”
“I’d hate to see you having a bad time,” he said with a smile.
“You hate me.”
“Do I?”
“And Ava hates me. And Quinn stole Ava.”
Ash looked over his shoulder. “Ava’s right here, Quinn’s right here. We’re all here for you, Red.”
“My mom’s left me to go to LA.”
“Oh, Mee.” I heard Ava as she stepped around the Brute. “Please come back inside.”
“I’m all alone,” I wailed loudly, and then, thanks to the fact I’d been drinking and was maybe tipsier than I thought, I burst into tears and sat down on the ground to sob. Sometimes you just needed to sit and cry it out, and I decided my time was now.
“It’s okay, I got you.” I was lifted, and then I was carried back inside. I cried into Ash’s shirt like a complete drama queen.
Gloria would be so proud.
Chapter 34: Mia
Opening my eyes, I stared at the bucket that was inches from my face. Moving away from it, I groaned as my body protested.
“Easy.” I heard the voice and recognized his touch.
“Why am I in your bed?”
“Because this is where I carried you last night.”
I turned over, and my stomach protested. “Oh God, I feel bad.”
I heard the humorless laugh. “Yeah, you will. I think you were drunker than you thought.”
“Mm-hmm.” I sat up. No, that was evil. Upright was bad; my body ached. “I think lying down is better.”
“You were the one who sat up.”
Dropping my head into my hands, I tried to keep control of my emotions. “Can you not?”
“Fine.”
“Why am I in your bed?” I asked again.
“You wouldn’t sleep anywhere else.” He said it so confidently, like he expected it.
“You say that, but I don’t understand.” And then I remembered that I cried all over him. “Oh.”
The chuckle was low, and I blamed my messy head for my body’s reaction to the sound. “You sure you weren’t drunk?”
“I was really careful,” I told him as I lay back down again. “I just got overwhelmed, I think. How bad? No, don’t tell me.”
“Am I not to tell you, or answer?”
