Lilly: A Kensington Family Novel by Allie Everhart

Author:Allie Everhart [Everhart, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: young adult romance, contemporary romance, New Adult Romance, Romance
Publisher: Waltham Publishing
Published: 2016-11-21T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

"Let go of me!" Reed tries to break free from the guys holding him back but he can't. "Lilly, are you okay?"

"Yes." I stand up and talk to Preston's friends. "Let him go."

"He's going to prison," Preston says from behind me. "Look what he did to me."

I turn and see his bloody face. "He only did it because you hit me."

"Vince, call the cops," Preston says.

"You sure you want to do that?" Reed asks.

"Fuck yeah. I'm charging you with assault. Your ass is headed to jail."

"And you'll be locked up with me. Along with your friends. Underage drinking? Possession of alcohol by a minor? Public intox? And I'm guessing you've done some drugs tonight." He keeps his eyes on Preston. "Lilly, go ahead. Call the cops."

"No!" Preston reaches for me but I back away. "Don't call them." He nods at his friends. "Let him go."

They release Reed's arms and he straightens up. "Thought you were pressing charges."

Preston glances to the side. "Forget it. It's not worth my time. Besides, you'll end up in jail anyway."

Reed tenses up. "What's that supposed to mean?"

He laughs a little. "Nothing. Vince, let's go."

Preston, Vince, and the other guys walk back toward the bonfire.

Reed puts his hands on my shoulders and leans down to look at me. "Are you okay?"

I nod. "Yeah. He just clipped my jaw."

He gently lifts my chin up. "I can't see anything. It's too dark. Let's go back to campus and get some ice on it." He pulls me into his chest and hugs me. "I'm sorry, Lilly."

"You don't have to be sorry. You didn't do this. Preston did."

"I shouldn't have let you come over here alone. I don't trust that guy or any of his friends."

"Let's just go."

He keeps his arm around me as we walk to the parking lot, then helps me into the Jeep.

I smile as he buckles me in the seat. "You don't have to be so careful with me."

"Yeah I do." He brushes my hair aside and gives me a soft, sweet kiss. "I can't stand seeing you hurt."

He's more worried about me than himself, even though I know Preston hit him really hard in the ribcage and at least once in the face.

As we're driving away, he checks the clock on the dash. "The dining halls are closed and I don't have any ice in my room. We'll have to stop and get some."

"Reed, it's okay. I don't need any."

"Don't argue with me," he says sternly, but he's smiling. "I take care of my girl."

My girl. I like that I'm his girl.

He stops at the convenience store near campus, the one we went to the night of the party a few weeks ago.

"Wait here. I'll be quick." He leaves the Jeep running and goes into the store. He comes back with a bag of ice and a plastic sack.

"Reed, that's way too much ice," I say as he sets the eight-pound bag on the floor behind my seat.

"It's all they had." He puts his seatbelt on.

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