Honor System (The System Series Book 4) by Ring Andrea

Author:Ring, Andrea [Ring, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Square Gorilla Press
Published: 2015-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

I didn’t even have to ask.

Chris went home the next day, and the day after, he sent a contractor to our building.

Which he’s in the process of purchasing.

And I thought I had a lot of money.

He and Kate and Kenneth work out a contract. Chris agrees to a quarter partnership and to basically be our bank. I am now a one-fourth partner with two brilliant neuroscientists and a billionaire in a medical research firm that’s going to change the world. I can hardly believe it.

The building is on the fast track now, but it will be a month until we can get back in. I take this time to work with Em.

But it’s no use. She has no ability to block out emotions. She can stop reading minds actively, meaning she has control of her own abilities, but she cannot stop others from psychically assaulting her.

I try to work on my own abilities, hoping a solution will come that way. But I can’t block the pain of others unless I’m in crisis myself. I know there’s something there I can work with—obviously, I can stop the pain—but I can’t actively control it. It’s a humbling dilemma.

Jack and Tyrion invite us over for a barbecue, to get our minds off Em, they say.

“Should I wear armor?” I ask her on the phone. “Or maybe just a helmet. Or maybe I should bring nose clips so we’re safe from Aaron.”

Jack sighs. “You’re just gonna keep on rubbing it in, aren’t you?”

“How’s Mateo doing?”

“I hate to admit it, but he’s a Godsend,” she says. “One more adult really helps.”

I laugh. “Good. And would it be okay if I invited Chris and Nicole? He’s dying to get in the thick of things.”

“He’ll be in the thick of things at our house, alright. Fine. Just, don’t tell him what happened. Don’t embarrass us.”

“Would I do that?”

Of course, I already did that. But only Jack finds the situation embarrassing. I mean, she’s got nineteen Dweller boys running around. Chris and Nicole think Jack is superwoman.

I can’t tell her that, though. She’d probably believe it.

***

Chris and Nicole arrive with presents.

Nicole had t-shirts made for each of the kids: You’re Thinking About How Cute I Am, Aren’t You?

Tyrion laughs like it’s the funniest joke he’s ever heard. It is clever. And rather appropriate for our little mindreaders.

After introductions with the boys, the women decide they want to do the grilling and head to the backyard. I suspect Jack just wants to be the one looking after the kids.

Tyrion and Chris each grab a beer, I get a glass of water, and we settle at the patio table.

“I don’t do this enough,” Chris says. “Nicole will host parties, but there’s always a goal. I’m returning a favor, or currying favor, or rewarding staff…I can’t remember the last time I just hung out with the guys.”

“I am not one to really hang out, either,” Tyrion says. “But now that we have the boys, I am exhausted all the time. I need this.

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