Page 228 of There's No Us Without You
Tyler laughs and shakes his head. “Are you fucking serious, Brady? You think Eden is what? Working for the police?”
Brady once again turns to Tyler. “I don’t know, Ty. You tell me, maybe the snitch is you.”
Fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
This has gone too far.
I glance over at Jayden, who looks like he’s about to throw up, but he doesn’t move from his position.
Gutless piece of shit. Why Tyler feels anything besides hate for this guy is beyond me.
“Yeah, right.” Tyler shakes his head as though he’s just trying to brush off Brady’s comment.
I’m reminded of Eden’s presence behind me when her warm breath cuts across the back of my neck, and I turn around to grab her shoulders. “Get back inside, Eden. Now. Emerson, take her.”
He nods and grabs for her, but she shoves him off. “No. Tyler, come with us. Please.” She reaches out for him, but he only gives her a slight smile.
“Inside. Now.” I point behind her. “I mean it, for fuck’s sake. Do as you’re told for once, please.”
“Come on, Pop-Tart.” Emerson grabs her around the waist and hoists her against him as best he can with one arm. “We need to leave it to Will and Tyler.”
“No,” she says, struggling against him. “I’m not leaving until Tyler comes inside with us.”
Groaning, I scrub my hands over my face.
Not that it will do anything.
She’s stubborn as hell, as fucking usual.
“It’s all good, Edie, just do as Will asked,” Tyler says, holding a hand up in front of him as though he’s blocking Brady from the scene.
Her body goes limp in Emerson’s arms, so he plants her feet back on the ground, but keeps a firm grip around her waist.
“She’s fine,” Brady says, walking towards us. “Let her come join the party. After all, she has a lot to say about something she knows nothing about.”
Eden’s face heats up, her tiny nostrils flaring as she directs her green eyes on Brady. “You sonofabitch.” She practically spits the words at him. “You almost killed Emerson, you piece of shit!”
Fucking Christ.
Brady throws his head back and laughs. “He came to me, you little whore. Who the fuck do you think you’re speaking to?” He takes another step forward, a snarl on his face as he focuses in on Eden.
I step in Brady’s way. “Stay the fuck away from her.” My chest is heaving as I growl out the words.
Brady snorts. “Or what, Will?”
I cock my head to the side. “Do you really want to go for round two?”
Huffing out a laugh, his eyes remain trained on me as he holds out a hand to Eden. “Why don’t you come join me? We’ll sort this big misunderstanding out. Instead of running that mouth of yours, I’m sure you can use it for something more useful, like sucking my dick.”
“What the fuck, Brady?” Emerson says from behind me. “Just leave her alone. She has nothing to do with whatever happened.”
Brady raises his eyebrows. “Or maybe it was you, after all? Are you the nark, Emerson?”
“I wish I was,” Emerson says, his voice low.
