REID: Just checking.See you later.
Liam is frowning down at his phone, and then turns to Jaxon.“What about Malia and her family?They have no one there.”
“Landon suggested getting Maddox to go take measurements.He’ll be there before we leave.They are covered too,” Jaxon explains.“Teagan is staying with Lily today, and she told me Drew will be around.”
Liam’s shoulders drop, but he’s still staring at his phone, like he’s undecided about what to do.
“Surprised you didn’t jump in and ask about Summer and her cousins,” Wyatt whispers.“You need to work on that if you want to be a good boyfriend.”
I grin.“I already messaged Summer.So fuck you,” I smugly remark.“And I’m not her boyfriend.”
“Then what are you?”
I shrug, hoping like hell he doesn’t know how much the answer means to me.“More.”
I feel his silent questions burning the side of my face, which I happily ignore, instead trying to concentrate on what the plan is.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Reid
The plan sucks.I don’teven know if they really thought this through.If this was a movie, I would be screaming at the television about how ridiculous this is.We are in three cars.Max has to get back for afternoon football practice at the school, since they think he’s at a doctor’s appointment right now.That’s the first car, which will go to the south side of the building and will be the starting point for Max and Liam.Car two is Maverick’s, who didn’t feel comfortable having no vehicle close if something goes awry.He and Jaxon will be entering on the north side of the building.Isaac and I have taken my truck and will take the east.Obviously, we are going to meet at the entrance of the west wing of the building.
And it sucks.
There are three floors to this monstrous building.Three floors.If Liam is right and the west wing has had construction done, then we are basically giving him a heads up that we are here.It’s messed up.All of it.Jaxon and Liam’s argument had been the unloading of the materials there could have just meant easy access.He could have set up home in any part of the building.
Since the building doesn’t have any neighbours, and only a little bit of traffic driving through, we decide to keep a little distance from the building.There’s enough space between the car and the building that in case of an emergency, we won’t need to go far to get back to the car.But we’re not close enough that we may as well blare the horn to announce our arrival.
We step out of the car, which is hidden in a canopy of trees, and begin to walk to the building.“Hey, are you okay?”I ask Isaac.He’s been quiet, which isn’t like him.He’s normally the talker in the family, the one who always has a cutting or sassy remark to make.I’ve never seen him like this; lost.It’s like he’s having a war inside his own mind, and there’s no end.He’s rarely at home anymore either, which isn’t out of character because I feel like Luke has been the same.
It’s like he remembers I’m here when he snaps out of his daze.“Um, yeah.Yeah.Just, um...It’s nothing.”
The flesh between his eyebrows rolls together again, and I know I’ve lost him to his own thoughts.I want to push him to talk—something I’ve never had to do before—but there’s a voice in the back of my mind screaming at me to back off.Instead, I say, “If something is going on, you can talk to me about anything.You know that, right?”
I swear his cheeks turn red.I’m sure of it.But the weather is scorching so he could just be hot.“Thanks,” he replies, lowering his voice.“We should concentrate on this.”
