Page 10 of When We Fall: Part Two
“Egg soup. My favorite,” Cole said, eyeing his scrambled eggs. “You know, Evans, you could let them cook for an additional thirty seconds. It wouldn’t hurt.”
Fox grunted and forked more of the eggs into his mouth as Ethan swept into the room. He kissed my lips sweetly before helping himself to waffles, foregoing the eggs and grabbing toast instead.
“What’s everyone’s plan for today?” Enzo asked from his spot at the table.
“Fox and I are going out tonight,” Cole said. “Right, Foxy boy?”
“Yeah.” Fox pushed his plate away after eating only half of his food, which was odd. Fox could put down food, but he’d been eating a lot less lately. He wiped his mouth before kissing me.
“I’m headed to the gym for the morning,” Fox continued, getting to his feet. “Then might fuck around on the football field with a couple of the guys from the team.”
“I’ll fuck around in the gym with you,” Cole called out. “If you want company. I haven’t played ball in forever. I’ll go with.”
“Up to you.” Fox stretched.
“Yeah. I’m in.” Cole quickly scarfed down his food.
“E?” Enzo asked. “What are you doing today?”
“Basement. I’m trying to get ahead. We’re selling out pretty fast. I don’t want to run behind and sales slow.”
“You can take a break,” Enzo started.
“I had a break. I need to get back to work. I like working. Keeps me sane.” Ethan offered us a quick smile.
I hated that he was making drugs. It often felt like it was his whole life. He was getting better about hanging out with me, though. I know he felt guilty about everything that had happened recently, but I didn’t want him to feel that way.
“Rosalie, are you going to call Anson and do some music stuff?” Ethan asked, looking at me.
I blinked and shook my head. “Uh, no. I-I haven’t spoken to him much lately. I’ll probably hang out here at home with Cotton and read. Work on some party stuff.”
“Why not music?” Ethan pressed. “I don’t want you to fall behind. I know how much it means to you, sweetheart. You haven’t been practicing lately.”
I forced a smile out. “I’m just taking a break. Everyone needs a break, right?”
Ethan frowned. “You never take breaks?—”
“E, man. She’s taking a break. Drop it, OK?” Cole broke in.
Ethan’s frown deepened, and he poked at his waffles. “Am I missing something here?”
“No.” I smiled at him. “I’m really just taking a break. It’s good to rest the vocal cords.”
E sat forward and smiled, relief on his face. “OK. Good. Then definitely take a break, babe.”
“I’ll help you in the basement,” Enzo said to Ethan before looking at me. “And I’ll help you when you get to the party planning part of your day.”
Before I could answer him, his phone rang.
He answered. “De Luca.”
He frowned for a moment.
“Uh, yeah. Yeah, let him in.” He hung up, the frown still on his face.
“What’s wrong?” Fox asked.
“Uh, nothing. Rosalie, your dad is here.” Enzo looked at me.
