Free Rafe by Amy Davies Page A

explaining it to people.
    “You have been so busy with school and training and Trin has a new job, I just wanted to have a girly night. Not drag history up. I know how you feel about Rafe but he didn’t do anything wrong that summer girls, I swear. Listen, I think it’s time I told you what happened to make me leave that summer.”
    And that’s exactly what I do. I tell them about the baby and Rafe’s involvement and Dallas not knowing about the baby. After I explain my reasons, everyone is in tears. Trinity won’t look at me. I know she is hurt that I kept this from her, from them both. Kenzie is hugging me, restricting my breathing. I love my girls but I have a feeling that Trinity is going to take this hard. I screwed up big time.
    “Trin, I’m so so sorry I kept this from you. It hurt to talk about him, okay? It still hurts. I need to you to talk to me, please?” I’m begging her. I move to kneel in front of her and take her hands in mine. I can see tears streaming down her face. I wipe them away and she lifts her head to look at me.
    “I hate that you didn’t tell us, Luce, really hate it. We saw Rafe a few times and gave him an ear full of bitching but he just took it he never talked back to us. Now I can see why he was protecting you, Lucy.” I didn’t know that they had seen Rafe that summer.
    I frown “You saw Rafe after I left? I thought he left with Ryder and Reeve? Tru told me that they vanished soon after I did.” Ok, I’m confused now. Kenzie and Trinity both look at each other and I can tell that they are keeping something from me.
    “What are you two hiding? Girls, you forget we grew up together. I know when you are lying and keeping things from me. Now speak.” I stand and head over to the window. I watch the people walk by down on the sidewalk with not a care in the world, just enjoying life in sunny California.
    Trinity speaks up first. “We saw the boys at a club one night and...”
    I turn to look at my friends. “You saw Inside Noise at the club? You knew that the boys were here and didn’t tell me? We have been here for over a year now girls, how long have you known they were here, let alone know that they were Inside Noise? You have sat here and listened to Maisey and Gunner talk about them, and all along you knew who they were. Great, just fucking great!” I’m yelling now and I don’t know why I’m so upset with them. I turn back to face out the window again and take deep breaths, it helps some. “I’m sorry I snapped, I have had a long day and night and I think I should just go to bed.” I turn to face my friends and see that they are crying again. Fuck, I am such a shit friend.
    I walk over to the couch and sit on the coffee table facing them. Kenzie grabs my hand. “We didn’t know what happened with you and Rafe, so we kept it from you. We thought that he hurt you and that’s the reason you left us. We are sorry, Coop. Please believe us?” I nod and smile at them. We all stand and hug. “I love you girls,” Kenz says while pulling back to look at us.
    “I love you two chica’s. You are my sisters always. Just to add to everything that has happened tonight girls, you need to know that Rafe kissed me this morning.” The girls gasp but burst out laughing. “God girls, by fuck that guy can kiss. He tasted so damn good.” I put on a seductive voice and again we laugh. We all fall onto the couch and talk about school life back home, what I did while I was away. We talk about boys and school and work.
    Before we know it it’s two-thirty in the morning. Trinity is passed out on the loveseat, so I put a throw blanket over her and head towards my room. Kenzie is already sleeping face down in Monty’s bed, which means that Maisey is sleeping in my bed with me. I strip out of my clothes and get into my bed shorts and cami and I climb in next to her. Sleep takes me as soon as my head hits the pillow; I blame the beer.
    The sun streams through my bedroom blinds, which I