And Then There Were Four novel Chapter 6

“Four!” Kate squealed, causing Hale to laugh. “Holy, shit... You mean like one, two, three, four… the number four… Four brothers.”

Talon groaned, looking at me in disapproval, “why does it matter how many of us there are?”

“Oh, well because there are these things called a four–” I slapped my hand over her mouth, staring at her in shock as I shook my head no. As much as I tried to muffle what she was about to say when I looked back at Talon and Hale, they wore shocked expressions.

“We have to be going… have a great day!” I had never pushed a cart so fast in my life. The embarrassment of the situation making my face red as Kate laughed hysterically from behind me. I wasn’t mad at her, on the contrary, I was intrigued by the idea she was proposing.

Talon and Hale looked incredible and more than once I wanted to reach out and touch them. Shaking my head, I tried to wipe the thought from my mind. I couldn’t allow myself to get caught up in those kinds of ideas. There was no way that was right by any means.

They may not have been related to me by blood or marriage, but they still were raised by my step-mother.

I made a point to quickly move myself and Kate through the store, trying to avoid running into Talon or Hale again. Every corner I took I found myself looking over my shoulder to make sure they weren’t right behind me.

“Thank you again for bringing me back here. I had an awesome time this afternoon.”

I looked to Kate as I popped the trunk slowly helping her grab bags out, “I had fun too.”

“Hey, let me see your phone. I’ll put my number in there so we can keep in contact.”

The offer was warm. I hadn’t had close friends in a long time. The only person I used to hang out with when I lived in Georgia was Mary, and she moved away overseas our senior year when her father got stationed at a base in Germany.

“That would be cool. Are you sure you don’t want help taking the stuff upstairs?” I asked, her watching her fill her rucksack and grab a bunch of bags.

“No, I have it. But I will see you on Monday. Meet me at the small coffee shop in the middle of campus. We can grab coffee before orientation at nine.”

By the time Kate and I said goodbye, I was feeling more comfortable with how things went with us. Driving home, I parked the car in the garage, and took out the small collapsable wagon I purchased from the trunk. I loaded all of my groceries and a few small appliances I purchased and made my way towards the cabin.

As soon as I got close, however, I felt like I was being watched. Spinning around, I watched Damian strolling down the path after me and quickly I turned making haste to get inside my home before he could say anything to me.

The last thing I wanted was to hear his mouth again. He was doing nothing but getting on my last nerve. “Ivy!” He yelled at me as I pulled the wagon inside and attempted to close the door.

His hand coming up to stop me, he pushed his way inside, his blue eyes staring down at me with anger. “I know you heard me.”

“Yeah, I did. Now get out.” I snapped back trying to get him to leave.