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Safe Wednesday
POV LaylaI smiled when I woke up and saw Eve sleeping peacefully next to me. I carefully crawled out of bed and grabbed my clothes so I wouldn't wake her. As I showered and dressed, I thought of last night. Eve and I had fun after we got to my room. We talked about school and cheerleading. I checked my phone and ignored the large amount of texts and calls from Tate. Right as I was looking at it, I got a text from Finn. I responded and Eve smiled at me."Let me guess, Finn? Or Vander?" She guessed"Finn" I responded"Of course. So are you settled on him then?" She asked"Maybe. I like them both but Vander is too safe and comfortable. Finn is exciting and sweet and thoughtful and kind." I said and Eve laughed"Have you told them?" Eve inquired"Not yet. I was going to try to talk to Finn tomorrow but I'm not going to tell Vander for a bit. I'm still a little gun shy about a relationship" I explainedEve nodded, "That's smart." We crawled into bed and chatted until we fell asleep.I dre
Safe The Meeting
POV LaylaSally showed me around quickly. Luckily it was fairly easy. "Just handle the beer and shot customers. If someone wants something mixed, yell for me. The beers are all $4 and shots are the same and the cash registers fairly easy. If they want to start a tab, they need to leave a credit card, unless it's Finn or Luke. Just take it and attach it to a paper and tally what they buy on the paper. For Luke or Finn, we just write it down so we can keep inventory on it. We aren't serving food tonight so we won't have to worry about that. We divide tips evenly so they all go in the jar by the register. Here's an apron and a bottle opener, which you will end up using about a million times tonight. Just throw any empty bottles in the recycling and glasses in the dirty tub. Clean up any spills and wipe down the bar when you can. Don't let these guys rattle you and take it slow, they can wait. Any questions?" Sally said. I shook my head. "I think I've got it. I hope so, anyways." I said
Safe AfterParty
POV FinnThe bar cleared out soon after that leaving only Sally, Keri, Dad, Layla and I. We did the dishes and wiped down the tables and the bar quickly."We made bank in tips tonight" Sally said as she handed Layla and I a stack of cash. I counted mine and quickly gave half back to her to split with Lays."I only worked half the night" I explained and Sally divided the cash up with Layla and handed it to her.Layla smiled at me with a strange look on her face. Dad came and sat down with us at the bar."I can't believe that we didn't have one single fight tonight. That's never happened on a meeting night" Dad said as he looked at Sally and Layla."If you don't mind, Layla, I'd love to have you here for every meeting night" he added and she nodded. I smiled as I realized that she was the reason we didn't have any fights. She was great at defusing tension yet she never seemed to betray herself or back down."I'd like to give each of you a bonus for working so hard tonight" Dad said as h
Safe Thursday
POV FinnI woke up to see Layla sleeping on my chest and smiled. I was going to get up and make her breakfast but I wanted to cuddle with her for a few minutes. As I snuggled in, I heard someone pounding on my front door. I sighed and slipped out from under her. I threw on a white tank and walked to the door. I looked out the peep hole and groaned."What do you want, Leo?" I said as I opened the door and quickly stepped outside. I shut the door behind me so we wouldn't wake Layla. I looked behind Leo to see Jake and Vander. Great, just great. This was going to be a mess."I want my sister, you ass." Leo snarled"She's sleeping. I'll let her know that you stopped by." I replied"Did you take advantage of her?!! She was drunk last night and upset. You sure used that excuse to get her alone" Vander yelled and I realized that they were all still a bit drunk."It's none of any of your business what we did but I would never treat Layla like that. You all know me. You know that I wouldn't do
Safe The Truth
POV LaylaOur food came out then and the waitress took Eve, Hart and Tom's order. She must have put a rush on theirs because it came out just a few minutes later. We all ate and talked. I told them what I decided and added Keri's suggestion of changing my number."That sounds like a good plan" Hart said and Eve and Tom nodded."When are you going to talk to them?" Eve asked"Do you think that I could talk to Luke this afternoon?" I asked Finn and he nodded"He should be at the office. I can call him and set up a time, if you want?" he offered"Please?" I asked"Can we come with you? For support?" Keri asked and everyone else noddedI smiled. "Sure. If you want to" I shyly replied"Of course we do. We care about you and want to help" Sally stated."Thanks" I whispered, tearing up a bit. Finn put his arm around me and I put my head on his shoulder. Eve smiled at me and then changed the subject to the dance and the trip this weekend."I'm going to go call my Dad, ok?" Finn whispered to m
Safe Decision
POV Leo Trigger talk of abuseAs we walked back to the office, I watched Layla. The truth was, I felt terrible about the way I acted last night and this morning. I knew that it was wrong but I was so scared for her. We all sat down and I noticed that Finn and Layla were holding hands. It also scared me how much he had become part of her life so quickly. I didn't want her to lose herself in this relationship especially since she was going through so much. I had already seen that happen not just with Tate but when we were younger too. I knew that Finn was a decent guy but I didn't trust him with my sister. I didn't trust anyone with her now. Not after her last two relationships."Can someone please tell me what's going on?" Dad asked"Well, Layla and some of her friends came to me today with an issue and asked for some assistance. I want to be very clear that we aren't going to do anything that Layla doesn't want us to, does everyone agree to that?" Luke askedEveryone but Jake, Vander
Safe Friday
POV FinnThe next morning I awoke confused and with a pounding headache. I opened my eyes to see that I was still in Layla's entertainment room on one of the couches. I looked around and saw Leo sleeping on the other couch and Vander, Jake and Tom passed out on the floor. I groaned as I sat up. Leo must have heard me because he sat up as well."What the hell happened last night?" I asked. Leo turned to look at me and I started laughing which just hurt my head."Arrrggh. Why are you so loud?" Vander complained. I looked at him and laughed again."Why do you guys have makeup all over your faces?" I asked"What!?" Leo asked. Then he looked at me and laughed"So do you" he said to me."It was the girls and Hart. They kept giving us shots, remember? They set us up." Jake said without opening his eyes.Suddenly I started to remember. Layla kept bringing me shots to drink. She would sit on my lap and offer them to me. How could I refuse? I groaned. Then I remembered playing truth or dare exc
Safe Th Dance
POV FinnI opened the car door for Layla and offered her my hand. I almost fell over when she stepped out. She was the most beautiful person I had ever seen. I was speechless"Woah" was all I could manage to say. She smirked at me."Holy crap, La. You look amazing" Leo saidBear walked up to her and hugged her. "You look wonderful" he whispered as they separated.Layla was wearing a white dress that looked like it was made for her. She looked ethereal."You are so beautiful, Lays. You look like an angel." I said when I finally found my voice.I went back to the table to get our flowers. I put hers on her wrist and she helped me pin mine on."I love them" she said when she saw them."Ok. I need some pictures. I promised Luke I get some" Bear said."Speak of the devil" I said just as my dad pulled up on his bike. He came over to us and smiled."Wow. Just wow. You look stunning, Layla." he said. He looked at me and said, "You don't look too bad either, son""Gee thanks" I said sarcastica
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Safe All Good Things (Epilogue)
POV LaylaThe next couple of years had some ups and downs but our friends stuck together through everything. At first, I had to fight with Leo, Van, Jake and even occasionally Finn for my independence and against their natural tendencies for being overprotective asses. Eventually, they got better or at least livable although I still had to punch Leo from time to time.Marissa and her Mom both moved to Porter for a 'fresh start'. It may seem strange to move to the place where your son/brother committed horrible crimes for a new beginning but somehow, it worked. Marissa had a long road to recovery but since she had so much support here, she has remained sober for the last years of high school and graduated with a full ride to a good school back in Chicago. She and Vander dated for a while again but just couldn't make it work. She ended up casually dating Jake for the last year of school and for some reason, they seemed to fit. Vander was happy for them both.Jake and Pam broke up right
Safe The Morning After
POV FinnPeter and I walked back to our house a bit after Layla and Marissa went to bed. To say that I was frustrated was an understatement. I slammed the door closed and threw my hat on the table."It'll be ok, Finn. She's not going to leave. She's just pissed and needs some space." Peter tried to calm me."Space? How am I supposed to give her space when all I want to do is have her with me all the time? My head understands what she needs and wants but the rest of me is violently disagreeing" I storm. Peter nodded."I get that but you are going to have to find a way or you really will lose her" he replied. I sighed."I know. I know." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath."You know her. What should I do?" I asked him."Back off. Let her call you, let her make the first move. Give her some freedom. She's safe. Give her what she's asking for." he suggested."Freedom?" I asked weakly, knowing how dangerous that sounded."You have to risk losing her. She needs to find herself again. If
Safe Pissed
POV LaylaFinn finally parked his bike between Leo and Tom. I quickly took off the helmet and went to hop off when Finn grabbed my hand."Where are you going?" he growled. I glared at him."Inside." I replied, furrowing my eyebrows."Not without me. I meant what I said before. You need to stay with me." he ordered. I scoffed at him."Don't be ridiculous. I'm fine. This is the Den. It's safe!" I argued."No, he's right. The same goes for you, Eve." Leo piped in from behind me."What the hell?" Eve stormed and I looked at her. She looked as pissed as I felt. I was trying to be understanding and all but this was too much."Listen, we aren't some helpless girls that can't take care of ourselves." Eve began but Leo cut her off."That's sure what it seemed like today, am I right, Finn?" he snapped. Finn nodded as he looked at me."Are you fucking kidding right now?" I raged. I slapped Finn and Eve did the same to Leo. Neither of them reacted except to try to grab us. Eve grabbed my hand fir
Safe New Problems
POV Layla"What was that?" Dan shouted."I don't know. Come with me to check it out. Steven come with us. Pam, Suzy, watch them!" Tyler ordered. He pulled out two guns and handed one to Pam and one to Suzy."If they move, shoot them" he finished. He held his gun while both Dan and Steven pulled out theirs as well. The three of them ran up the stairs. I glanced at Jake's hands and saw that he was free as well. He raised his eyebrows at me and I nodded slightly. I started to double over and cried out."What's wrong with her?" Suzy demanded."It's my stomach. I think that I'm going to be sick" I called as Suzy walked over to me. Just as I was about to punch her, she fell at my feet. We all looked up in shock as Pam put her gun away. She had just hit her own cousin on the back of the head and knocked her out cold."I'm so sorry, Layla, Jake. I never wanted to do any of this. My dad and uncle forced me. They said that they would beat me if I didn't help." Pam cried as she went to untie me.
Safe Lucky?
POV Marissa (Remember her? Billy's sister and Layla's best friend from Chicago?)I was so glad to be out of that rehab! Mom was overjoyed that I was out too. She was so happy that I convinced her to let me go visit Layla. I needed to make some things right with her and I knew that I needed to do it in person. I decided to surprise her on the day she and her friends were getting back home. With any luck, I might even run into her at the airport. I hurried off the plane when we landed and went through baggage check. I checked the screens to see when the flight from Florida would be in. Shit, it had already landed a while ago."Guess I'll just have to take a cab to her house." I mumbled to myself as I walked out of the airport. A cab pulled up to be just as a van passed. I looked up to catch a glimpse of Layla and Eve with some other friends in it. They didn't notice me. I smiled."Please follow that van. Some friends are in it and I need to catch up with them." I asked my driver. He loo
Safe Home
POV LaylaAfter we landed, Finn and I got our carry on bags as the rest of our friends did the same. We waited until everyone else had gotten off the plane to leave together. Finn and I followed our friends off the plane and into the airport. Keri led us all to the baggage claim where we wrestled with all the suitcases."I think that's all of them." Hart announced and I sighed at the huge pile of suitcases."Our drivers are over there." Eve gestured to three men all holding signs with her name on it."Why are there three? I thought you ordered two?" Finn asked. Eve shrugged."It's ok. We'll need them." she replied as she nodded toward the luggage."Why don't you girls and Hart all go in the first van while the rest of us help load the luggage?" Tom offered. Finn looked annoyed but he nodded."Ok but Peter and Jake should go with them. Just to be safe." Finn added and I agreed. I wanted to argue that we could take care of ourselves but we shouldn't take chances with Hart's well being.
Safe Traveling Home
POV Layla"Since it's our last full day here, I think that we should enjoy the beach and house today and then go out for a nice dinner tonight." Eve announced at breakfast the next morning. The rest of us agreed."Great! There's a really nice steak and seafood restaurant not too far from here that I already have reservations for at seven." She added and I chuckled. We all went and changed into our swimsuits."Finnie, we should pack up some tonight too." I suggested and he nodded."Let's go to the beach and then come back this afternoon and start packing." he recommended and I smiled."I'm going to miss sharing a room with you" I said and he smirked."I'm going to miss sharing a bed with you." he added suggestively. I rolled my eyes but giggled. We grabbed some towels and headed down to the beach. We laid down between Peter and Eve."It's so cool that your housekeeper washed all our laundry. Now I don't have to take dirty clothes home." Peter was saying to Eve as we settled in."Eve, I
Safe Vacation Fun
POV LaylaThe next day we decided to go sightseeing. Peter seemed in a better mood and loved every second of visiting the sights of the area which were not that exciting to the rest of us but we humored him. To be honest, it was boring but it got us out of the house and walking around. By the end of the day, we were exhausted. We got drive thru for dinner and everyone went straight to bed when we got back to the house.Everyone slept late and we all met up in the kitchen the next day."I don't want to cook. Let's just do fruit and cereal for breakfast" I suggested. The rest agreed and as we munched, we discussed what our plans were for the day."The weather is perfect. Let's have another beach day. We can make a bonfire tonight." Eve suggested."That sounds great." Keri gushed and everyone else nodded.Finn and I changed into our swimsuits and grabbed some towels. We spent the morning splashing in the water and building sandcastles. When we got hungry, we went back to the house and ma
Safe Rainy Day and Shopping
POV FinnLayla and I woke up to the sound of thunder the next day."That was loud" she commented as I got up to shut the window before it rained too much in."Let's get up, I want biscuits and gravy." Layla suggested."You can make that?" I asked, excited when she nodded back.We both took turns in the bathroom and then hurried down to the kitchen. She directed me as what to do and soon, the kitchen smelled wonderful. Van and Jake were surprisingly the first to stumble down the stairs."What are you two making?" Jake demanded as Van got them both some coffee."Lay's making biscuits and gravy and I'm making eggs and sausages to go with it." I answered.They both looked shocked for a moment and then Jake smiled a sly grin."If things don't work out with Finn, I'm here. Just so you know..." Jake faked whispered to Layla."Hey! I'm already signed up to be her rebound!" Van argued.I glared at both of them as Layla shook her head."Nope. She's mine, boys." Peter added as he walked in.He w
