All Chapters of Knots of Kinship: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Dr. Patel drove without speaking for the first few minutes, and Rory was truly grateful for it. He didn’t want to speak for now. He was grateful for the time and the darkness. But soon it would come to daylight, but he wouldn’t be in the hospital.Now, it was time to think about whether he should go home or not. Going home, there was a fifty-fifty percent chance that Harvey was home, and if he was coming back before the end of the week… Harvey might actually kill him.The car didn’t have air conditioning, and Dr. Patel had the windows open for fresh air.The outside was slightly dark, but the sky was slowly getting brighter by the second. And they were slowly getting to the main city. Shopfronts with their shutters down. People are going on a walk or jog with their pet dog.Rory sat up, hands pressed on the side of his door underneath his jaw. He watched it all with a hint of exhaustion. He brushed through his red hair, mentally praying for her help or grace that Harvey isn’t going to

Rory felt his heart hammer behind his chest. Had his father been calling him? Nicholas was worried about his whereabouts. Rory bit his lips as he slammed his card on the table, ready to pay, ready to leave, whether he had finished his coffee or not.He had a total of 104 messages and 67 missed calls, with two credit alerts“I have to go too.” He muttered as he read the series of messages his father had sent to him.1:30 PM Harvey just told me where you are.1:31 PM A date. With Christy.1:32 PM You couldn’t even tell me yourself.1:45 PM So that’s why you’ve been ignoring my calls. You were with HER.1:46 PM Don’t bother coming up with an excuse.2:10 PM I’ve been sitting here like an idiot, worried about you, and you’re out there, what—laughing with her? Letting her touch you?2:11 PM Don’t answer that, actually.2:12 PM Answer it.3:04 PM You know what the worst part is? You didn’t even have the decency to say, “Hey, Daddy, I’m going out.” One sentence. That’s all it would’ve taken.

The line went silent for a minute before Rory spoke again. “Hello, Toby?”There was shuffling behind the scene. Then a loud shriek erupted from the phone.“RORY?!”Rory furrowed his brows. They were together?“Christy? Hey, how are you?”“The fuck do you mean, how am I? How are you? Where have you been? What the heck, men!!!” She shot at rapid fire.“Something happened and—”“Bullshit. Something happened between the night and the next morning? I remember starting to message you at the break of dawn.”“Break of dawn? Why were you awake by that time”“NOT THE POINT!!!!” She yelled. Toby had to pull the phone away from him so she wouldn’t go off on him and probably do the unthinkable virtually by smack him across the face.“First of all, I am glad you are safe,” he began as he turned away from Christy, who was both relieved and annoyed.“Yeah, I am safe. Heading home now. Already in an Uber.” He answered, looking out the window.“That’s good.”“Listen, Toby. Thank you for the money.” He

Rory felt the intensity of Nicholas’s breath fanning his face. He looked so breathtaking that Rory had completely forgotten that he was angry and even glaring at him. Noticing Nicholas' face was getting closer and closer to his, he too did the same. Eyes shut, he puckered his lips, waiting for the kiss, but rather, feeling it on his lips, he felt it on his forehead.“You should shower, and I will go down and make something for you.”Rory resisted the urge to roll his eyes at him. Of course, now that he wanted it, he was going to be prim and proper for him.Nicholas smirked, noticing the visible frown on his lip. He urged him with a hand on his lower back, and then gave Rory’s ass a light clap. His smirk turned into a smile as he nodded his head towards the bathroom.Leaving him to bathe, Nicholas went down the stairs two at a time. Rather than the smile on his lips, he felt annoyed. The growing annoyance was building from the pit of his stomach.Something happened, and he was going to

Nicholas scoffed, throwing his phone to the side; he shoved his son to the back of his head and thought about the second one. He was one he seemed to like more and more by the minute and by the day.Looking straight at the road, he mentally thought of the kiss he shared with Rory. He hoped he would open up about what happened to him, but it was clear he wasn’t going to talk about it. He sighed, gripping the steering wheel with medium strength.He was upset about it. He didn’t like that Rory wouldn’t tell where he was and what happened to him. They both didn’t believe the bullshit about fighting with friends and the joint story.Sure, it could happen to anyone, but that anyone is not Rory. It was no a flex, or better yet, it was more of an issue, but Rory has no friends. Or better yet, very little friend, so that reason was a complete and utter lie.Nicholas sighed as he saw his house’s roof come into view. Honestly, he was going to wait it out. He was seeing Julian tomorrow, and he wo