Page 6 of Playful Summer

Paxton

I ask my brother Lukas if he can watch over the lumber section so I can stay with Piper. I know that Marc is still around and I don’t like it. That fucking asshole isn’t suppose to be anywhere near my girl. The shitty part is he knows it, and is acting like it’s no big deal. Well, fuck that. He’s going to learn real fast that he can’t mess with my girl.

Earlier this year, we met this group of guys and over time, they pulled us into their family. Whenever something happens, they’ve come in and helped us fix things. So naturally they’re the first ones I think of to help us with Marc. I text Sebastiano Mancini.

Paxton: Hey! You got a sec?

Sebastiano: What? You don’t start with hey bro! How’s the family? LOL

I laugh as I see his text.

Paxton: Hey bro! How’s the family? LOL You got a sec?

Sebastiano: LOL. What’s up? When are you guys coming to Lake Renegade?

Paxton: Soon. But I need your help. My girl has a stalker

Sebastiano: UM. What did I miss? You got a girl?

Paxton: LOL. You’ll meet her soon. She’s Emiko’s BFF and she’s staying in Wintervale…hopefully forever. Her name is Piper Daniels

Sebastiano: You know all the mamas and wives are going to be all over you if they don’t get to meet her soon. Tell me what you need

Paxton: His name is Marc Porter. He’s delusional and I worry that he’s going to hurt Piper

Sebastiano: What info do you have on him? Maybe a call will be easier. Give me five minutes to put the baby down and I’ll call you

Paxton: Thank you

Sebastiano and his wife Schuyler had their second baby, Sansone is two and baby Kaia is six months old now. We haven’t gotten to meet her yet, but they send us pictures and she’s so damn adorable. I spend a lot of time with my nephew Luke, but I never really thought about having my own kids until now.

I look down and realize I’ve carved a figure that looks like my Piper. I add her long hair and set her aside so that I can paint her with the others tomorrow.

“I’m sorry we didn’t get to properly meet,” I hear someone say.

I look up and see Marc. I just stare at him, I don’t really know what to say to him.

“It seems you’re under the impression that you have a say over my Piper,” he says to me.

I laugh. “‘Your Piper’?”

“Yes. We’ve been together for over a year now. So I wanted to come and explain to you that you need to stay away from her.”

Holy fuck. He’s crazier than I originally thought. Just as I’m about to answer, my phone rings. I walk away and answer it.

“Hey Bastian.”

“You sound stressed. Tell me what’s going on and do you need us there in Wintervale?”

“I think we do need help.”

I tell him everything that Piper told us about Marc, finishing with what he just told me.

“How do you guys attract the crazies?”He laughs.

“Hey, you have your share.”I laugh.

“True. But we’re all here in Lake Renegade and we can take care of these things. We’ll cometo you. Let me talk to everyone and I’ll get back to you in a few. Don’t provoke him. We don’t know how psycho he is.Especially if he’s under the impression that he’s in a relationship with her. And don’t leave her alone.”

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