Dirty, Reckless Love by Lexi Ryan

Author:Lexi Ryan [Ryan, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Lexi Ryan
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Levi

Friday, October 26th

I slide the last ladder into Jake’s truck and close the tailgate. “You need anything else today?”

He shakes his head. “I think we’re all set. Mom’s friends are going to decorate the bar, and they’ll be there for the caterer and florist deliveries coming in this afternoon.”

“And the rental company will come set up the chairs and arbor in the morning,” Molly says. She tilts her face to the bright blue October sky. “Perfect weather for an outdoor wedding. I hope it holds.”

“Are you nervous?” I ask Jake.

“That she’ll come to her senses and realize she’s way too good for me?” Smirking, he shrugs. “Not really. I’m really fucking amazing in bed.”

“So we’ve been told,” Molly mutters. “Repeatedly.”

Jake winks at her, then turns back to me. “So you and Ellie . . .”

“Are friends.”

“Right,” Jake says.

“Your friend looked pretty hot hanging out in your kitchen in her PJs,” Molly says.

Tell me about it. “I’m just giving a friend a safe place to stay.”

“Have you two talked about where you stand?” Jake asks.

I frown. “You mean as friends?”

Jake arches a brow, apparently unconvinced.

Molly shifts awkwardly and points her thumb over her shoulder. “I’ll be in the truck.”

I wait until she climbs in and closes the door behind her before turning my attention back to Jake. “She chose Colton.” But she let me kiss her. And she crawled into my bed last night. But Jake doesn’t need to know any of that, because right now I need to focus on being there for Ellie. For making up for the time I wasn’t.

Jake’s expression is full of understanding and sympathy. “Just don’t get yourself hurt.”

“Are you trying to say I’m weak?” I punch him lightly in the shoulder, but his eyes remain serious. He won’t let me blow off his concern.

“You’re vulnerable when it comes to her.” He glances back toward the truck. “Molly is too. She feels like hell about everything.”

“I know it doesn’t seem like it right now,” I say, “but it’s good Ellie remembers her.”

“She’s probably in your guestroom making voodoo dolls,” Jake says. “But when Molly doubles over in pain later, at least we’ll know why.”

I roll my eyes and sigh. “Don’t be a dick.”

Jake holds up both hands. “I’m not judging. Even Molly wouldn’t blame her for some voodoo torture.”

“I’m thrilled someone can find humor in this situation,” I mutter. “But what I mean is it’s all starting to come back. Last weekend she didn’t even know who I was, but now she remembers enough to be angry with Molly. This is progress.”

“And now you’re thinking maybe she’ll remember what happened that night, and we’ll finally know who hurt her?”

I stiffen. Every time I think about what happened, all the muscles in my body tense up, ready to fight. Right now, I’m all too aware that she’s inside my house alone. I need to be okay with that. I can’t be by her side at all times, even if she wanted me there. “Yeah. That.”

“I think it’s the not knowing that’s killing Ava,” Jake says.

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