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back. She’s freaking out because you’re not answering her calls or her texts.”
“Why would I answer her? We’re not dating anymore.”
“What the hell’s going on with you? Why are you acting like this?”
“Because it’s over.” He slurs the last word. Garret noticed it, too. “And I need to accept that and move on.”
“Have you been drinking, Sean?”
“It’s Saturday night. That’s what people do.”
“You sound drunk.”
“Whatever. Maybe I am.”
“Just call Harper and tell her you’re okay.”
“Have Jade call her. I’m done talking to Harper.”
“Jade shouldn’t have to get in the middle of this and neither should I. You need to call Harper yourself.”
“Can’t do it. Sorry.”
Garret sighs. “Fine. Jade will call her, but we’re not doing this again.”
“You won’t have to. I told you, Harper and I are done. It’s over.” He slurs his words even more.
“Sean, put the damn bottle down. It’s not going to help. And hey, what the fuck were you doing sleeping on a park bench in LA? You could’ve been killed.”
“Who told you?”
“Harper said a nurse saw you sleeping there.”
“Must’ve been Deloris. She’s a nice lady. She was the only one at the hospital who didn’t treat me like shit.”
“Sean, we’ve gotta go. Stop drinking and get some sleep. I’ll call you later.” Garret hangs up. “He’s too out of it to talk. I’ll call him tomorrow when we get back.”
I call Harper again. She answers on the first ring. “Did you talk to him?”
“Yes, and he’s fine. He’s back in Connecticut.”
“Why didn’t he answer my calls?”
I don’t mean to be harsh, but there’s really no nice way to say it. “You broke up with him, Harper. He’s not going to answer your calls.”
“I just thought maybe we could—”
“You can’t be friends with him. It won’t work.”
“Did he say that?”
“No, but you know you can’t.”
“I miss him, Jade. I miss him so much.” She’s crying again. “I just want to talk to him. I just—” She doesn’t finish.
“I’m sorry, Harper.”
“I have to go.” She’s sobbing now.
“Harper, wait.” I check the phone. “She hung up,” I say to Garret.
He’s in a daze, staring at the wall behind me.
“Garret, what’s wrong?”
“They got to him.”
“Who? What are you talking about?”
“They got to Sean. That’s why he’s acting like he doesn’t give a shit. That’s why he came home early.”
“Who got to him? Harper’s parents?”
“No. The organization.”
“What do you mean they got to him?”
“They threatened him, or they threatened to hurt his family if he doesn’t stay away from Harper.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. There’s no other reason he’d suddenly act that way. He wouldn’t even call Harper back after she left him all those messages. You know that’s not Sean. The Sean we know would’ve called her back right away. He wouldn’t let her worry like that. He cares about her way too much. That’s why he’s drinking. He can’t handle hurting her like this, but he had no choice. They threatened him.” Garret holds my arms and looks me in the eye. “This is serious, Jade. I mean it when I say to stay out of this. If Harper wants to talk about Sean, just change the subject. Don’t even mention his name.”
“Doing that will just cause her to ask more questions.”
“I don’t care. She’ll have to get answers from someone else. She’s not getting them from us.”
Once again, the organization is interfering with our lives. But this time, they’re going after our two closest friends.
CHAPTER SIX
6
GARRET
Jade and I are flying back to California in a few hours and I’m not sure how I feel about that. I like our beach house and I like where we live, but I don’t feel safe there. What if my grandfather is having us watched? What if he changed his mind and decides to do something to Jade now and not wait until later? If he wants
“Why would I answer her? We’re not dating anymore.”
“What the hell’s going on with you? Why are you acting like this?”
“Because it’s over.” He slurs the last word. Garret noticed it, too. “And I need to accept that and move on.”
“Have you been drinking, Sean?”
“It’s Saturday night. That’s what people do.”
“You sound drunk.”
“Whatever. Maybe I am.”
“Just call Harper and tell her you’re okay.”
“Have Jade call her. I’m done talking to Harper.”
“Jade shouldn’t have to get in the middle of this and neither should I. You need to call Harper yourself.”
“Can’t do it. Sorry.”
Garret sighs. “Fine. Jade will call her, but we’re not doing this again.”
“You won’t have to. I told you, Harper and I are done. It’s over.” He slurs his words even more.
“Sean, put the damn bottle down. It’s not going to help. And hey, what the fuck were you doing sleeping on a park bench in LA? You could’ve been killed.”
“Who told you?”
“Harper said a nurse saw you sleeping there.”
“Must’ve been Deloris. She’s a nice lady. She was the only one at the hospital who didn’t treat me like shit.”
“Sean, we’ve gotta go. Stop drinking and get some sleep. I’ll call you later.” Garret hangs up. “He’s too out of it to talk. I’ll call him tomorrow when we get back.”
I call Harper again. She answers on the first ring. “Did you talk to him?”
“Yes, and he’s fine. He’s back in Connecticut.”
“Why didn’t he answer my calls?”
I don’t mean to be harsh, but there’s really no nice way to say it. “You broke up with him, Harper. He’s not going to answer your calls.”
“I just thought maybe we could—”
“You can’t be friends with him. It won’t work.”
“Did he say that?”
“No, but you know you can’t.”
“I miss him, Jade. I miss him so much.” She’s crying again. “I just want to talk to him. I just—” She doesn’t finish.
“I’m sorry, Harper.”
“I have to go.” She’s sobbing now.
“Harper, wait.” I check the phone. “She hung up,” I say to Garret.
He’s in a daze, staring at the wall behind me.
“Garret, what’s wrong?”
“They got to him.”
“Who? What are you talking about?”
“They got to Sean. That’s why he’s acting like he doesn’t give a shit. That’s why he came home early.”
“Who got to him? Harper’s parents?”
“No. The organization.”
“What do you mean they got to him?”
“They threatened him, or they threatened to hurt his family if he doesn’t stay away from Harper.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. There’s no other reason he’d suddenly act that way. He wouldn’t even call Harper back after she left him all those messages. You know that’s not Sean. The Sean we know would’ve called her back right away. He wouldn’t let her worry like that. He cares about her way too much. That’s why he’s drinking. He can’t handle hurting her like this, but he had no choice. They threatened him.” Garret holds my arms and looks me in the eye. “This is serious, Jade. I mean it when I say to stay out of this. If Harper wants to talk about Sean, just change the subject. Don’t even mention his name.”
“Doing that will just cause her to ask more questions.”
“I don’t care. She’ll have to get answers from someone else. She’s not getting them from us.”
Once again, the organization is interfering with our lives. But this time, they’re going after our two closest friends.
CHAPTER SIX
6
GARRET
Jade and I are flying back to California in a few hours and I’m not sure how I feel about that. I like our beach house and I like where we live, but I don’t feel safe there. What if my grandfather is having us watched? What if he changed his mind and decides to do something to Jade now and not wait until later? If he wants
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