Rhodes by Octavia Jensen

Author:Octavia Jensen [Jensen, Octavia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flower Bone Publishing
Published: 2024-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight: Mila is Complicated

Rhodes

It was easier to show up unannounced when Jagger lived next door, but now that he lives with Remi, I have to actually drive over when I feel like stopping by. It’s a great day for a bike ride though so I find I don’t mind it so much today, and that ride gives me time to think about Mila.

I know there’s something there — something she’s hiding from, and I have to find a way to bring her out.

I send a warning text when I park out front, but based on the state of them when I walk in, they didn’t see it. They were absolutely just fucking. “Hey, Jay gave me a key in case of an emergency. Didn’t mean to interrupt. You guys can go back in the room if you weren’t finished.”

I can tell by the dopey grin on Jay’s face that he definitely got his, and if I know anything about him at all, I know he didn’t come until she got hers first. My friend group is full of gentlemen, after all. “I don’t think this is an emergency,” he responds, taking a seat on the couch as Remi crosses her arms.

“Definitely not an emergency, but since you’re here... what’s up?” she asks, sitting on Jay’s lap.

I don’t want to feel jealousy, so I won’t. I know what they went through to get here, and I’m not afraid to put in a little work myself. “Have you guys seen that Parent Trap movie?”

“Of course,” Remi laughs. “Everyone our age has.”

“Okay, good. I want you guys to do that for Mila and me. Like that Thanksgiving episode of New Girl, only it actually works for more than just sex.”

They both stare at me like I’m nuts. “So she turned you down,” Remi says with a huff. “Parent trapping won’t help that. Don’t push women who say no.”

Her words make me feel like some sort of creep, and that isn’t what this is. I’m not a rapist. Yet, if anyone would know if Mila really wanted me or not, it’d be Remi, and her telling me not to push isn’t a good sign. Maybe I’ve been wrong all along. “Fuck. Alright, the—”

“Wait,” Jagger cuts in. “It’d be different if she wasn’t interested at all, but I don’t think he should quit on her. Has she specifically told you she doesn’t like him?” he asks her, prompting a deer-in-the-headlights look.

“I promised her I wouldn’t get involved,” she says quickly. “Please don’t ask me to.”

“Honestly, I don’t really have a choice here,” I push, giving Jay the out so she can be mad at me for it and not him. “You made me feel like a creep just now, Rem, and if that’s how she’s looking at me for trying to prove to her I'm in this, then I need to stop. So look me in the eyes and give me something. I’ll walk away if I’ve made her uncomfortable, but if she’s given you any indication that I’m on the right track, I have to know.

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