Keeping Her (The Lexington Series Book 2) Read Online Free PDF

off.” I told
her honestly.
    She nodded, “I get it. I can explain
to her that I asked you and stuff when I get back.” She offered.
    I shook my head, “don’t tell her
anything. But you can call me if there’s ever an emergency with her. We’re
going through shit and we’re not talking or anything but she’s still family.
She doesn’t need to know about any of this.” I told her and that I was being
serious about. After Dan fucking raping her and beat the shit out of her, then
caught up with her in the locker room and tried to get her to be with him, then
tried to kill her… well I am not taking chances. I’m not sure if Lucy’s
stubborn ass would call me or Nick right now if she were in that type of danger
and I would lose my shit if something happened to her and she could’ve been
helped had it not been for this fight we’re having. She’s still my family, so
even if we don’t work out, she won’t be able to put me completely out of her
life.
    Naiyla turned out to be cool. She
didn’t speak too much which I was grateful for and she didn’t seem mad about
the fact that I kind of used her. She did admit on the ride home that she
wasn’t totally comfortable not saying anything to Lucy, but I convinced her it
was for the best. If she knew that she was talking to me she would probably
stay tight lipped. And to be honest with her not talking to me or Nick that
seems like the only friend she has out here to speak to. Naiyla told me that
she gets on well with the other girls but neither her or Lucy click with them
on that level where they trust them, at least not yet. When I got home, I had a
text from Naiyla saying that Lucy was in her room and she could hear her crying
and she would try to talk to her. I went to bed that night feeling like total
shit.

 
    NICK
    I had my first basketball game today
and I was on cloud nine. Mel called me last night to tell me that Erica
surprised her that day with roundtrip tickets to fly out here. Erica
coordinated with Lucy so that she can stay with her and Mel will stay with me.
They’re staying for the whole weekend. I miss that girl something crazy. I
sighed as I thought about what I needed to do next. I picked up my phone and
dialed Landon.
    “Sup.” He answered.
    “Hey, you not busy right?” I asked.
So what, I was procrastinating. I just wasn’t sure how he was going to take
this. He told me about the date he went on with her roommate last week and what
happened at the house. I wanted to ask Mel about it but knew I couldn’t, I
wasn’t supposed to know.
    “Nah, I’m in my room. What’s up?” he
asked. I could hear the annoyance in his voice that was screaming for me to get
on with it. Fine.
    “Erica and Mel are flying up for the
weekend today. They should be here in a few hours.”
    “For real… they’re coming for your
game right?” I could hear the smile in his voice. “Does that mean you’re going
to be unavailable after your game until you need to put her back on a plane?”
he asked.
    I laughed, “Probably. Although I know
she is going to want to spend some time with Lucy.” I told him trying to ease
my way into it.
    I heard the sharp intake of breath,
“right so what are you telling me right now Nick? Get to the point.” He said
completely frustrated now.
    “Listen, you know Erica and Mel are
going to want to spend time with all of us, and I’m not going to make
them choose sides. They’re only going to be here for a bit they deserve to
visit everyone they care about. This means we may need to be in the same room
as Lucy at some points this weekend. I’m going to need you to behave yourself.”
I scolded him.
    “Fuck you Nick. Don’t talk to me like
I’m a child. I can behave around Lucy, I just don’t want to fucking be
around her. It’s like a ticking bomb waiting to go off. Take that as a warning.
If she starts her bullshit or does something to piss me off I’m not going to
hold back.” He said.
    I sighed. I knew that he