Lies We Tell by Angel Lawson

Author:Angel Lawson [Lawson, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

Voices wake me and at first, I panic, thinking Ozzy and I are about to get busted by his mother or maybe worse, his sisters. I feel the bed next to me, realizing Ozzy is gone.

“Yeah, I dropped him off. He thinks he’s doing the right thing…trying to keep her safe.”

Finn’s voice travels from the TV room, and I lean over to see him and Ozzy standing just outside the doorway.

I get out of the bed, my feet touching the cold floor. I’m only in the Foo Fighters shirt that grazes my upper thighs. Finn sees me first, eyes dropping down to my legs, then back to my face.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up. I was waiting for you to get back home and when you didn’t…I well, came to check on you.”

“How is he?”

“I don’t know.” He looks tired and his hand tugs at the ends of his hair. “Kind of an ass, really.”

Sounds right.

“Well,” he looks between me and Ozzy, “I’ll leave you guys alone.”

Before he moves, I reach out and grab his hand, looking at Ozzy. A ripple of communication passes through us. It’s been a rough night for all of us. We got in this together—and what Ezra has done—it affects all of us.

“Do you want to stay?” I ask. I glance back at the rumpled bed. “There’s room.”

Finn’s eyes dart to Ozzy’s, who nods. We may be splintered, but we’re still strong.

None of us speak as we head back in the darkened bedroom. I get in first, finding the warm spot I’d just left. Ozzy comes after settling in beside me, head already on the pillow. I watch Finn in the faint light; he removes shoes, then his jacket and sweatshirt. Then his jeans.

He tosses them all in a pile on Ozzy’s desk chair and looks over at me.

I stretch my hand out to the empty side of the bed. I know this has to be weird for him. Being in a bed with another guy—a friend. But I want to take this to a new level, if they’ll go with me.

Finn sits on the edge of the bed and slides his legs under the blankets. He takes my hand and scoots down, filling up the space with his big frame. I rest my hand on his stomach, feeling his body heat, along with the stiffness of nerves. I snuggle into the pillow, pulling Ozzy’s hand over my stomach and press my nose into Finn’s shoulder before letting my eyes close, and falling into a comfortable sleep.

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