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Chapter 9

Penulis: Epicfield
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Everett

"You ready to go?" I ask Jack as I pull up in front of his house. He climbs into my car with his book under one arm.

A freaking miracle.

"Yeah, let's go." he responds.

"Where's Bri?" I ask, looking towards his house, but it's dark. He seems awfully protective of her, I'd be surprised if he left her alone like this.

"She's at school. She started doing tutoring a couple of nights a week. She said she was scared to be home alone." he says, his jaw ticking.

"You gonna explain that whole mess to me?" I ask. He just shrugs and fidgets with the vents like he does when he's thinking.

"Her ex was a jerk. Threatened her. I couldn't just leave her, Ev. She's all alone." he mumbles. My heart aches at his morose tone and I think for a moment how I would feel if someone did the same to Harper.

It makes me nauseous.

"You're a good guy, Jack." I say back. He just shrugs.

"According to you I'm a jerk." he says, grinning over at me.

"Yeah. You're that too." I say, making him chuckle.
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  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Epilogue

    JackTwo Months Later..."We gotta hurry, baby girl. We're running late and Ev's gonna be pissed." I say, grabbing Bri's hand as we rush into the coffee shop. "And who's fault is that?" she asks, grinning up at me. "Yours." I say back. She snorts in disbelief, rolling her eyes. "How is it my fault?" she asks. "Because you have that perfect pussy I just couldn't wait until after book club to get a taste." I murmur in her ear, making her face blush. "Cutting it a little close, aren't you?" Ev asks, glowering at me. "Let's just go." I say, pushing him towards the book store entrance. He hands Bri and I our books. Harper already has hers. He leads the way to the back room with the bookcases where the ladies are already gathered. I sit on a chair and tuck Bri in my lap. Harper and Ev sit on the loveseat he and I shared the first night. I look around the room and smile when I see Annie and Gwen sitting next to each other, Annie's arm wrapped around Gwen's shoulder. "So nice of you

  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Chapter 29

    EverettOne Week Later..."Stop fidgeting." Harper whispers from next to me as we walk into the foreboding building. "I can't help it. This tie is so uncomfortable." I say back, adjusting the itchy fabric around my neck. Harper sighs from next to me, clearly at her wits end with my complaining. She pushes up on her tiptoes and leans in close to whisper in my ear. "If you're good and leave it alone, I'll let you tie me up with it later." I gasp and turn to look at her. "This is a funeral, Harper. Be respectful." I say sternly. "But like, for real?" I ask trying to gauge how serious she is. She snorts, trying to hold back a laugh, but I'm still staring at her waiting for an answer. "There's Bri and Jack." she says, walking ahead of me. "Hey, you didn't answer the question." I whisper yell as I follow her, trying not to watch her ass sway in the black dress she's wearing. Part of me thinks Pearl would be proud of me if I did though. "This shit is depressing as fuck." Jack says, ru

  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Chapter 28

    EverettIt had been three days since that shit show at Bri's house and I was finally able to sleep without seeing that fucking knife sticking out of her stomach every time I closed my eyes. I don't know how Harper was dealing so well with this, but she barely seemed fazed by the whole thing. I threw up on the way home from the hospital. Twice. That also was definitely not how I imagined meeting Harper's mom. I thought it would be at a nice dinner. I'd wear a fucking tie. Her hands wouldn't be covered in my friend's blood when I went to introduce myself. "What're you thinking about so hard over there, baby?" Harper asks from the other end of the couch. Her feet are laying in my lap, me rubbing them absentmindedly as I think. "I wish I hadn't met your mom like that." I admit. She sits up a little straighter to give me her full attention. "Like, you wish you hadn't met her at all?" she asks, hurt clearly evident in her tone. "No, sweets. I wish I had met her under better circumsta

  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Chapter 27

    JackI hear a new siren barreling down the street, high pitched and loud. There's something heart wrenching about knowing it's coming for someone you love. "Jack?" Bri asks weakly. "Yeah, sweetheart. I'm right here." I say, stroking my thumbs across her temples as I watch Harper's mom put pressure on where the knife is protruding from her stomach. Bri gasps and lets out a shriek of pain that makes me wish, not for the first time, that I was the one stabbed. "It hurts." she says, looking up at me with tears in her eyes. My vision blurs as my own eyes begin to fill, but I sniff them away and focus on her. I lean down and kiss her forehead, then both of her cheeks."I know, baby. We'll get you all fixed up soon." I murmur in her ear just as two paramedics come barreling into the house. "Back here!" Harper's mom calls. The two men hurry down the hallway and kneel on the ground by Bri's side and get to work. "Took you long enough. What, you on lunch?" Harper's mom snaps at them. They g

  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Chapter 26

    JackMy heart sinks at Everett's discovery, my heart pumping so hard I'm sure it'll tear right through my chest. I try to take deep breaths, to focus my mind before we get there. But it's hard to do that when all you can think about is ripping a man's head clean off his body. I take a corner a little too fast and see Ev reach up to hold onto the handle. "Sorry." I mutter, straightening out the car. "He's fine. Hit the gas. You're driving like a bitch." Harper snaps from the back. I'd laugh if the situation wasn't so dire. I hit one more corner and come to a screeching stop by the curb outside her house. I don't say anything as I throw the door open and barrel out towards the back door of Bri's house. I don't have a plan. Not really. Unless getting to Bri and murdering that piece of shit is a plan. Then I totally have one. Her back door is still open, the alarm I installed disabled. I walk into the house as quietly as I can, hoping to gain the advantage by surprising him. I don't

  • Accidental Bibliophiles   Chapter 25

    Jack"Follow me around here." "What the fuck, dude. Slow down." Ev snaps. "Come on they're closing in on us." I shoot back. "Cover my ass." "Fuck, he got me. Res me, bro." I scoff at him. "How am I supposed to do that when I'm fighting for my life. Fuck!" I scream just as blood is splattered across the TV screen. "One shotted! How the fuck did he one shot through a fucking wall!?" I exclaim while Ev tosses his controller to the side and stands up to let Basil in through the back door. "You're a terrible squad leader." he says, grabbing something to drink out of the fridge. He tosses me a can of pop before he sits back down. Basil jumps up on the couch and lays down in the spot between us, resting his head on my knee. I scratch behind his ear as I click through the game to reenter the que. "Thanks for letting us come over and hang out." I say, taking a drink before setting it down on the coffee table. "Coaster, asshole!" Ev snaps, lifting my can and placing it on a coaster for m

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