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I had to nod and smile as she was nailing it. “Well, I’m not one for immediate violence but yeah. The thing is…I don’t know him and I don't want to know him.”
“There it is!” She pointed at me.
I shushed her. “Too loud. There is nothing to shout about, ya know?”
“So youdoooolike him,” she stated in a sort of sing-song voice, like a little kid would do.
“What are you? Two?” I snapped back at her while smiling. “But I will again say that I don't know him. So, I can’t really say anything about liking him, can I?”
“Seems like you aren't giving him a chance at all,” Liberty interjected yet again.
“A chance?” I asked. “For what?”
Staring at me, he slowly shook his head. “Damn, I never had to ask you to give him a hard time, did I? You are gonna do that anyways.”
I shrugged. “As far as I am concerned, both you and Belle just wasted the whole last half hour with this dumbass-never-gonna-happen subject.”
Liberty shook his head at me and said, “I can see why you and Belle are friends.” He chuckled.
“Compliment accepted,” I retorted as I grinned.
Chapter Three:Who’s Your Ma?
Fate
Did they not know I could hear most of this? I shook my head. I wanted to believe Belle, as she said Briget liked me. However, Briget claimed not to like me. This all seemed to be a bit highschoolish to me but the girl’s conversation was entertaining. All I really heard was that Briget didn't know me well enough to like or dislike me. The thing about that was she wouldn’t let me try to get to know her, so how could I change this?
I shook my head and finished my iced tea. I glanced over to see Talon and Ace were in a deep conversation. It looked serious. I assumed it was about this alley that Briget mentioned, but then I saw Hawk and Rip get up to move over to where Talon was conversing with Ace. “Liberty,” I called to my brother.
Smiling, he looked over at me.
I motioned my head across the table at the men who were talking in low tones.
Liberty followed my gaze. He stared at them as his smile dropped away then he glanced back at me. “Trouble,” he mouthed at me.
“Obviously, but what kind?” I asked him aloud.
Across from us, Talon suddenly stood from his chair and tapped his spoon against his glass.
I had already been staring at him, but now everyone at the table looked over at him.
“We will be having a security meeting in the auto bay,” he announced. “In ten minutes.”
“Well, damn,” Belle said. “That sounds ominous.”
I silently agreed as I saw my dad head over to talk with Talon and the guys. Since we’d been in a literal war, this could be huge news. I was finished with my meal anyway, so I stood to gather my plate, utensils and glass.
Heading to the kitchen, I almost collided with Belle’s chair as she pulled it out.
“Oh sorry, Fate,” she stated with a laugh.
Briget stepped away from her chair on the other side and said, “No, she’s not sorry. She's interfering.”
I looked from Belle to Briget and asked, “Interfering in what?”
“Nevermind,” Briget said as she shook her head. With her dishes in hand, she walked away.
Looking from her to Belle I felt confused and I decided to just ask, “Can you tell me why she dislikes me so much?”
