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Chapter 79 - Date Night Gone Wrong
Cailen was already grabbing the pants off the doorknob and slipping them on, underwear be damned.
"What's wrong?" Cailen asked, noticing Asher climbing out of bed as well, going in search of his clothes.
"Zeke had a nightmare..." William said, and although it didn't slow his movements any as he searched for his shirt, his heart did calm some because this was something that had happened many times.
"Yeah... He gets those. We're coming over," Cailen said into the phone as Asher handed him his shirt.
Cailen glanced around Asher at the alarm clock and saw that it was nearly two in the morning.
"Is he still up? I want to talk to him on the phone."
"Yeah... he's- he's here, but um, he doesn't want to talk about it. He said not to call you," William said, his voice turning into a whisper.
"We're coming, Wil, just try to keep him calm if you can," Cailen
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