Love, Hate & Us by S.P. West

Author:S.P. West [West, S.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

Brooke

“Thanks for bailing us out.” I smile sweetly at Jake as he opens Lola’s front door.

“Don’t thank me. I didn’t pay your bail.”

“What do you mean you didn’t pay it? Of course you did.”

“Nope.”

“Seriously?” I ask. “But you said…”

Jake puts one hand over my mouth and indicates for me to keep quiet. He looks around to make sure that Hope is still in the cab of Brody’s truck, talking on her cell to Zane, then whispers quietly. “Brody paid it.”

“Brody!” I say, louder than intended.

“Shhhh. Keep your voice down.”

“Brody paid it?” I whisper shout. “There’s no way Brody could have gotten ahold of twenty thousand that quickly and”—Jake steps back as I poke him in the chest—“why are we whispering?”

“Shhhh.”

“Don’t keep shushing me. Just answer the goddamn question!”

“Believe me or not. I went to pay, but Brody had gotten there first. His brother gave him the money. I overheard Brody talking to him. His brother is going to arrange an attorney to see if he can get the charges dropped, which is the reason why I’m whispering. You know how upset Hope gets when her ex is mentioned. Telling her that he bailed her out won’t end well for any of us.”

“Great. Now I suppose I’ll have to thank him,” I say, rolling my eyes.

“Don’t,” Jake says, placing his hand on the small of my back and ushering me through the door. “Brody doesn’t want you to know.”

“He said that?”

“Yeah, when he realized I’d overheard him, he asked me not to tell you.”

“Why?”

“How the fuck should I know? All he said was don’t tell Brooke. I even offered to give him the money, but he refused to take it. Told me he got this.”

“Wow.” I breathe, as I throw myself down on the couch. “Did he say anything else?”

“No.”

“But…”

“Don’t think about it, okay? Just make sure you call Lola to see if you can stay longer, seeing as you’re stuck here until we can get this mess sorted out. I’m going to have to head home in the morning, but I’ll be back as soon as I can. I’ll ask Zane to do some digging into Joely’s background. See if we can find some dirt on her. The attorney that the McAllisters hired should sort you out with the legal side. Now, killer, I think you’ve had enough excitement for one night. Off to bed with you,” he says, kissing the top of my head. “I probably won’t be here when you wake up. I’ll text you when I get home. Okay?”

“Thank you. For everything.”

Jake gives me a small smile, holding out his hand to help me stand. “That’s what friends are for.”

“Did I ever tell you that you’re the best friend a girl could have?” I yawn.

“You forgot to add most handsome after the best.”

“Modest as well.”

“Some girl is going to be lucky to have me.”

“You’ll never settle down,” I say drowsily.

“True.” He nods. “You want me to carry you up?”

“Nah. I’m good. Go and check on Hope.”

“K.”

“Jake.” He leans back through the door.

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