Page 70 of Ruin

“One in the morning, seriously,” Blake jokes as he stops and slaps a high five. “Lucky. I couldn't sleep.”

“Get in the car. I'll get everything out.” Taking my jacket off I wrap it around her. She looks like she's freezing. I pop up the trunk to my car and her car.

She gets into the passenger seat. “Thanks, man, I didn't know who else to call. And you guys own the garage.”

“No, that's fine. It's not like I sleep, anyway.”

“Who needs fucking sleep?” I joke with him, and we both laugh. Blake helps me take out all this stuff from the back of Trixie’s car and put it in mine.

“When do you think you can look at it? She needs to drive.”

“I'm sure you can pick up your girl for a few days,” Blake tells me,

If only I could tell him she's not my girl but I keep my mouth shut, and give him a quick nod.

“I'll check it out in the morning and I'll let you know.” I throw the keys to him.

“Thanks. Send me the bill.” Blake walks over to her car, and I stand by mine for a moment longer before getting in, and my clothes are completely soaked through.

I’m sorry. I have a hotel booked, it's ten minutes away.

“Where are you going at this time alone?” I ask as I drive back onto the highway. She places her phone so I can see the directions to the hotel. “If I didn’t come you would have slept in your car all night?” I turn to her for a second, but she doesn’t reply and I shake my head annoyed.

Parking outside the hotel, I tell Trixie to get inside as the rain is still heavy, and I grab all her things, and my bag which I have in the back in case I want to go to the gym after school.

I meet Trixie in the reception area, and she shows me the key. “Let’s go.” She stays where she is, and if she thinks I’m in the mood for any shit from her, she’s wrong. “Get fucking moving.”

Following her to the room, this has to be the cheapest hotel I’ve ever stepped foot in. I mean it’s not a shit hole, but when you grow up only staying in five-star hotels, this is just different. I walk into the room, and the door slams behind me. Placing the bags on the bed, I turn to face Trixie.

“Stop,” I snap, when she goes to get her bag. “Now, why are you here alone?” I ask again. Again, I’m returned with silence, her body begins to shake because it’s cold, I should know my body feels the same. “I’m having a shower, until then you can think of some fucking words to say to me.” I grab a towel and my bag, get in the bathroom and switch the shower on waiting for the water to heat.

Stepping in, the water hits my skin, and at first it hurts as my body is so cold.

Fucking hell. There’s ice water, and then there is this. My first shower since I got here, and it feels as if physical pieces of ice are hitting my body. No wonder nobody wants a shower, this is torture. Trying hard to block out the pain of the water burning my skin, and not it a hot way either. I need a shower, I feel sick with how my body is feeling, and I keep telling myself one thing.

Cain did this for years, and years, I can do it for the summer. Come on Declan man the fuck up.

Getting out of the shower, I get dressed and step out to see Trixie shivering on the bed. “Go have a shower,” I snap at her, fucking hell there is something happening in her head, and I will get some answers tonight from her.

Grabbing my phone, I call Hayden. “Why the hell are you awake?” he shouts down the phone.

“I can ask you the same thing, asshole,” I snap back at him, and he stays quiet which means he has a woman next to him. “Only calling to let you know I’m not home, had to rescue someone.” Hayden laughs down the phone.

“You’re a knight in shining armor now?” he jokes.

“No, but I couldn’t let her sleep in her car all night. I’ll be back tomorrow.” I go to hang up, but stop when Hayden calls out my name. “What?”

“If this is the girl Lileah is telling us about, the one who came to the pool party-”

“Don’t need your fucking opinion on this.” I cut him off.

“Just saying, Lileah thinks she’s good for you.” I end the call before I have to listen to anything else he has to say to me.

I know she’s good for me, too fucking good for me.

Now I’m stuck in a hotel with her, it’s going to be a long night. Just what I need right now.

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