Page 177 of Fly's Path

“Come deal with this. She’s crying, and I don’t know what to do.”

“On it.” Dahlia rushes to me. “What’s wrong?”

“I love Fly.” And I’m never going to see him again. Why didn’t I just try? The pain wouldn’t be that bad…Yes, it would be. It would be even worse.

Losing My Mind

Fly

Letting go of Sheri last night was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. There’s no way she ran this morning with as much as she’s done in the last week.

This morning she’s got to be sleeping in. That doesn’t stop me from wanting to message her or call her. I need to be patient.

After today, things will hopefully start changing. We’re going to have a talk about what our future looks like. Which is going to mean I either buy a place in Beach Haven or she gets one here. Or I convince her to move in with me, marry me, and spend eternity letting me get to know everything about her.

That last one is my choice, but there’s no way I’m pushing too hard too fast. She just keeps giving me squirrely vibes.

It’s supposed to be cold this afternoon, but I so want to get her on the back of my bike today.

First, I need a distraction until a reasonable time.

With everything that’s been going on, I haven’t had time to hunt down Bishop to ask if they found anything about what Deacon was talking about.

Knowing Sheri is safely ensconced in Vex’s house has taken the worry away. We’re going to need to find an excuse to keep her there or get this guy.

Or better yet, keep her at my place…

***

“Fly!” Integer runs up to me as I enter the clubhouse. “I’ve been trying to catch you all week.”

“Sorry, things have been crazy. What’s up?”

“It’s Sheridan.”

“What?”

“When I dropped her off at Vex’s house, we had a little conversation.”

That doesn’t sound good.

“There’s something up with her. I don’t know what, but I got really bad vibes. Like either someone is hurting her, or she’s scared of something.”

WHAT? Calm down. She gave you those vibes as well. You know something bad is happening with her family.

“But it was odd. She seemed resigned to the fact that life was just going to be that way. I don’t know what, but there’s something wrong in her life.”

“Thanks for telling me, and thanks for taking her home.”

“You owe me big for the ride. I’m pretty sure Vex thought about killing me that night.”

“Murder is his normal state.”

Integer nods.

“Just let me know what I can do.”

Integer nods. “Will do.”