Nineteen

I pursed my lips as Leah went white in the face.

“How much of that did you hear?” I asked him.

He scoffed; his words and glare directed at Leah. “I heard enough.”

“Well, then I’ll leave the both of you to it,” I said and walked back into the house. I could feel the nervous energy from Leah even after I closed the door and couldn’t help but laugh a little before I went back to join the guys at Mario Kart.

I kept my eye on the back door and made sure Leah didn’t try anything weird as Noah did, but they stood at a distance and talked for a long time, there wasn’t any yelling even. I looked away again to zone into the game and went I looked back after; they were both gone.

“I’ll be right back,” I said and bumped Carter.

“We won’t wait for you!” he called back, and I just flipped him the bird.

I searched the house for either Aiden or Leah but couldn’t find either of them downstairs. My heart started to pound, and I tried my best to keep my thoughts from thinking the worst case until