Broken Boys Crave Chaos by JB Heller

Author:JB Heller [Heller, JB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

By the time I’m pulling back into Mase’s drive, nearly an hour has passed, and Zeke’s car is parked against the curb.

Ariel and I climb out with our haul, then I lead her around to the side gate, leaving the gas can on the bricked edge of the fire pit on our way past. The guys have already dragged the couch outside, and Mase is currently wielding a chainsaw, a huge grin spread across his face.

“Dude, you look like a kid on Christmas morning,” I tell him as I pass a carton of beer to Milo with a, “Thanks, man.” I then turn to help Ariel with the pizzas, but she’s already spreading the boxes out across the table.

She lifts her head and asks, “Do they have napkins or paper plates?”

“Yeah, I’ll get ’em.” I duck inside and grab a roll of paper towel, and when I step back onto the deck, Ariel is sitting beside Milo, a slice in one hand, a beer in the other with her booted feet kicked up on the railing. I can’t suppress my smile, or the way my heart thuds just a little harder seeing her so relaxed with my friends.

Leaving her to it, I join Zeke and Mase on the lawn as they discuss the best way to cut up the couch. “I think you’re making it harder than it has to be,” I tell them. “Just chop it in quarters and be done with it.”

They ignore me, continuing to bicker about God knows what, so I move over to the fire pit and begin assembling kindling and tearing up old newspapers. When there’s enough to get the fire going, I’m slightly annoyed to find Mase and Zeke haven’t even started the chainsaw up yet.

It sits on the ground in front of the nasty smelling couch, and I am more than ready to light that bitch up. So, I stride over, toss the loose cushions into the fire pit on top of the tinder, then pick up the chainsaw, cranking it before I start hacking into it.

Mase startles, jumping back a step. “What the hell, man?”

I roll my eyes and keep going until the couch is no more, then I turn it off, place it back on the ground, and toss a few chunks onto the pyre. Mase stomps closer, snatches up the gas can, and empties the contents over the top, all the while glaring at me.

“What?” I snap. “You were taking too long.”

“I was being strategic. Aren’t you the one always telling me to slow down and think shit through?”

He’s got me there, but this situation didn’t really call for a lot of brain power. “Dude, this—” I sweep my hand over the remnants of the couch. “—is not rocket science. Cut it up, light it up. It’s that simple.”

“Yeah, well, whatever. You took the fun part, so I get to light this bad boy up,” he says, producing a pack of matches from his pocket.

I smirk. “Be my guest, but you might want to take a step or two back.

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