Page 112 of Need You to Choose Me

“I love you, Seb, but you don’t know him the same way I do. I’m not saying I don’t believe you—” He scoffs at that. “—but I am saying that we know him differently.”

“So youarewith him? You’re a thing or something?” he questions, obviously not pleased by the question.

I don’t want to lie to him. “We’re working on it. There’s a lot I’ve learned about him recently that I never knew before. You’d be surprised.”

He’s quiet.

Then, “How long has this been going on?”

I’m not in the mood to go over the details of my on-again off-again sex life with the person currently making his way over to me. “Does it matter? Look, I’m sorry if this upsets you. I don’t want it to. But I need to make my own decisions. And I’m choosing this for myself just like you chose your life with Tori. Okay?”

Sebastian makes a disgruntled noise. “If he touches you, if heeverhurts you, I’m going to end him. And then I’m going to bring him back to life to do it all over again.”

That’s…dark. And sweet? Jury is out on that one. “Got it. Well, great talk. Love you, Sebastian. ’Kay, bye.”

Alex stops in front of me with his brows pinched when I hang up right as my brother starts to say something else. “What did your brother want?”

“Do you ever check your phone? Because I’m sure you could find out if you logged onto literally any social media page. We’re currently viral on at least one of them.”

He blinks slowly before pulling his cell out and clicking a few buttons. When his jaw ticks and teeth grind, I know he sees what I do. “I’m going to kill him.”

Him? “Who?”

“Moskins.”

“Alex, look at those pictures.” God only knows which one he sees. The one where I look like a whale? Or the one where the human race can live between my chin folds? “He’s in some of them with us. I highly doubt he was the one who took them much less posted them.”

His nostrils flare with anger. “Did you read the comments?”

Duh. “Wouldn’t you?”

“You shouldn’t have done that.”

“What do you expect, Alex? Trust me, I didn’t read them all. After the train comment, I figured it was best to check out.”

His face gets red, and a vein pops out on his forehead. “They’re scumbags. Don’t listen to that bullshit.”

Easier said than done.

“Your brother saw it,” he states.

I nod. “Yep,” I pop the P. “And he’s not happy.” I rub my lips together, wondering if I should bring up what Sebastain said. But if I don’t, I know it’ll eat at me. “He said something to me that seemed…concerning.”

Alex lowers his phone. “Like what?”

I fidget with my hands. “He seems to think you’re violent and unpredictable. Apparently, you beat up Able Starr once.”

He blinks.

But he doesn’t deny it.

“Didyou hit Able?”

His shoulders slacken with a heavy sigh. “I did, actually. But Able deserved it. I don’t just go around punching people, Olive. You should know that.”

“Ido.” I swallow. “Look, Seb has always been protective of me. You know that. Our mom used to briefly see someone who put his hands on her, so I guess he’s…sensitive of things like that happening to me.”

Alex sits down beside me, holding my hand. “I would never hurt you. You know that, right?”

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