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I need to find Wren and ask him what happened. Ask him what I did to make him think he couldn't tell me what he needed.
The sun is up and over the horizon when we make it back to Boston. My song is finished, and my eyelids are drooping.
I’ve ignored every text from Harvey that didn’t involve Wren. I’ve done it so much that I’m worried he might die from irritation, so I finally relent. I’m going to see him in a few minutes anyway, so I might as well bleed some of the anger off him before we meet face-to-face.
Bael
What’s up?
Harvey
Where are you?
Bael
With Trina. I’m almost home. How bad is the fire?
Harvey
Your sales went through the roof and are still climbing.
This is Harvey’s way of sayingyou made us all a shit ton of money, so keep doing what you’re doing. I stop worrying about him being mad and get back to worrying about Wren.
Bael
Where is Wren?
Harvey
I haven’t found him yet.
Bael: HARVEY, I SWEAR TO GOD.
Harvey
Calm down, Bael. I have a lead. What do you know about a man named Kai?
Chapter 15
Wren
Marty slams into me the moment I get into the door of my apartment. I’m off my feet and in the air, inflicted with a rib-crushing, feet-dangling bear hug. “Dude, what happened? I nearly shit a brick when Kai called me and told me he couldn't find you.”
“I’m okay!” I laugh into Marty’s chest, and I expect him to put me down after I hug him back, but after a solid minute, I’m still hanging in his grip.
Another beat and I’m still there. And another… and another. Still hugging. Yep. Stilllll hugging.
I wince as one of the rhinestones on his denim jacket starts to become one with my face.
This is no longer a co-hug. This is swiftly becoming a hug prison, and I kick my feet in protest. I'm about to complain loudly when I realize the heartbeat I can feel against my cheek is racing like mad.
Damn, Marty wasn’t kidding about that brick.
“I’m okay, I promise! A really nice doctor named Gwen checked me out twice and said I'm going to be fine. Then Kai dragged me to another doctor who said the same thing, only they were kind of a jerk about it.” They probably didn’t like how Kaibullied them into seeing me right away, so I’m not holding a grudge.
When Marty finally puts me down, my gaze becomes magically glued to the floor. I can't look anyone in the eye because I feel so stupid. Shelly is there too, and she gives me a much more respectful hug before she starts bustling around my apartment, going through my cabinets and refrigerator and calling out to Kai a list of things for him to buy.
It's a long time before I'm able to look up.
