Chapter 20: Drive

“Yeah… I’ll call him back later,” I say, hitting decline and tossing my phone into the grass. The last thing I need is more anger from Mason if I pick up that call.

“Anyway, what are you doing here?” Ryker asks, completely unbothered by Lina’s antics. To be fair, most people know he deals in cocaine. There's even a teacher who occasionally gets it from him.

“Just going for a walk. Taking in the views,” Jace replies, his voice relaxed and calm. Hannah frowns and signals something to me. I grab her hands and lean forward, stretching our arms above our heads in the grass. Hannah giggles, forced to arch her back, making us lie chest to chest. We intertwine our fingers, our noses nearly touching, my hair framing our faces.

“I don’t think you should come to class on Monday,” she whispers softly, careful not to let Connor hear.

“Why?” I whisper back.

“I don’t know what you did, but I think a certain teacher might kill you,” she warns.

I grin. “What’s new?”

“Okay, see you at school! Do