Rock On_A Bully Romance by E. M. Moore

Author:E. M. Moore [Moore, E. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-18T05:00:00+00:00

16

Another week of the summer passes. The guys have gone into the recording studio sparingly, though they do seem to be coming together more in other ways. They’re also not all hating me at the moment, so I’ll take it. Ian and Archer are still the worst offenders, but Archer seems more like he’s taunting me for fun while Ian still feels like he truly means it. Finnick, there’s a definite connection with, and although Sean and I haven’t talked like we did that one day out on the deck, there’s a bit of a peace between us. A truce, maybe.

Unfortunately, Finnick and I haven’t had another opportunity to get close again. Every time he asks me to do something, it seems like something else gets planned. Either Mr. Nolan calls and asks how they’re doing, or one of the other guys decides that they’re ready to go into the booth upstairs. And whenever we do get some time, like talking after breakfast when everyone else disperses, something always interferes. They’re good at taking him away from me, needing him for one thing or another, or needing me to do some trivial bullshit that could wait, but needs to be done right away—mostly by Ian. He likes to make me do what he wants—even more so if I’m taken away from his cousin to do it.

As the week drags on, I see the toll all the pressure is taking on the guys. I try to talk to Finnick about it when we’re alone, but then there are the interruptions. I don’t feel close enough with the others to bring it up either. I’ve tried to open up in the past and have just been shut down automatically, so I’m leery to do it again. In their eyes—well at least fifty percent of them, maybe seventy-five if you count Sean—I have no business knowing their business. I get it. I really do. The more people they have in their circle, the more they’re pulled in different directions and the more opportunity to get hurt.

I’m cleaning up the kitchen after the guys left to head to the recording studio, thinking about all this. I turn to put the bacon that didn’t get eaten in the fridge when a hand closes the door right in front of me, snatching it from my grip. I turn and immediately take a step back. Archer’s deep blue eyes look like they’re swirling in a storm. His mouth is a hard line that makes my throat close. “You need to leave,” he says.

I stand there for a moment, just watching him. I don’t understand what his problem is, but sometimes, he’s as bad as Ian. I sigh and put the bacon back on the counter before crossing my arms in front of my chest. “You want me to what? Quit?”

He nods once, a few of the shorter blond hairs that frame his face spill over his sharp cheeks.

“No,” I say firmly. “I want this job, and I’m not bothering anyone.

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