In the Penalty Box by Lynn Rush

Author:Lynn Rush
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-10-26T23:36:28+00:00

CHAPTER

TWENTY-SIX

Brodie

“Did you hear about Pax?” Preach asked as he steered his Jeep onto the country road that’d get us to Eric’s farm.

“Yeah, I called him.” I shook my head, slouched into the leather passenger seat. “You know, to see if he was coming tonight. Guess where he was?”

“I’m not sure I want to know.”

“Bud’s Bar, picking his dad up.”

“When?” Preach glanced at me. “It’s not even seven o’clock right now.”

“Three. He had to bolt right after school to get him.” Man, Pax’s family was a mess. His mom skipped out on them ten years ago with another guy. His dad couldn’t hold down a job. Was addicted to opioids. And here I thought I had trouble with my dad being MIA. Not to mention Rita’s last day was yesterday. Dad had fired her and George without even telling me.

“Dang. That is not good.” Preach let out a long breath. “Think he’ll come tonight?”

“Doubt it.” I kind of hoped he didn’t. Pax was my friend, but when things were really bad at home for him, he drank, and that never turned out well. And I was looking forward to a fun, relaxing night.

A twinge of guilt pulled at my heart. Pax had really been there for me in the past. I wanted to return the favor, but he could get pretty difficult to deal with when he was wasted.

“Well, I’m glad you decided to come tonight. Outside of seeing you in school a little and practice…you haven’t been around much lately.”

I let out a yawn and pulled my phone out of my back pocket so I could sit more comfortably. “Between early morning training sessions with Willow, school, homework, hanging with Caleb…”

“Well, the extra training Willow’s getting is working, isn’t it?”

“She’s kicking ass.”

“What’s going on with your dad?” Preach asked.

“That’s a great question.” I shook my head. “The guy is never home, Preach. As in never. And if he is…”

“Not pretty, huh?” Preach let out a sigh. “I’m sorry, man.”

“Check it.” I tapped my phone to life and found the text I got from Miles. “Brodie. Your dad wanted me to let you know he won’t be back from California today like he thought. Do you need anything?”

“Hold up. Your dad’s assistant is checking on you?”

I clicked my phone off and tossed it on my lap as the ever-familiar vise started tightening around my chest. Dad couldn’t even find the time to text me himself. Or even let me know what was up with the staff. Work was more important than Caleb and me. Everything was more important than us.

Thinking about it felt like a weighted blanket over my body, only the weight was too heavy, and it was suffocating me. And then there was Willow. I was completely wigging over her. It’d been six days since the kiss, that amazing, hot, intense kiss. I’d told her about Mom, helped her through the Ericka crisis, and then I go and kiss her like that?

We’d agreed it should never happen again, but I must be into torturing myself, because I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

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