Page 52 of All's Fair in Love & Chaos

Wrath: I don’t think we do

Sin: No, no let him go with it. What you got for us, Mal?

Malice: Bike Besties

Malice: Hell’s Group Chat

Malice: Motorcycle Besties 4Ever

Malice: The Heathen Text Club

Malice: Friends Who Rev Together

Wrath: I think I like Hell’s Group Chat

Sin: Nah, Bike Besties is way better. Has a ring to it, you know?

Malice: I can think of more. Just give me time.

Me: This is why I hate group chats

Sin: Shit, sorry, what did you need help with? Figured it wasn’t an emergency or you would have just yelled CHURCH!

Malice: Is that what he’s saying when he yells?

Sin: What did you think he was yelling buddy?

Me: Forget I asked

Wrath: Ignore them, what’s up?

Me: You guys don’t make it easy

Me: I want to take Saige on a date

Sin: We’re on lockdown, your orders

Me: I realize that asshole. Can you guys help me get Jazz to prepare one of those board things with all the shit on it?

Malice: You want him to put shit on a board? Like animal or human?

Wrath: *Slow blinking emoji*

Sin: Jesus Christ. He means a charcuterie board. Cheeses, crackers, fruit, jams, nuts, that kind of shit

Malice: That doesn’t sound like shit to me. Can Ihave one?

Wrath: I’ll take care of it.

Me: I owe you

“Hey,you up for going for a ride with me?” I ask Saige as I find her sitting on the back porch looking out at the mountains. She looks up at me, her captivating eyes softer than I’m used to. Her face still doesn’t light up when I walk into a room, but at least she’s not shooting daggers at me right now.“I want to do something completely normal with you.”

“You mean all this death and destruction isn’t normal?” she quips.

“Not at all. Believe it or not, we had almost ten years of peace.” I wince when I realize my peace started and hers ended.

“That must have been nice. Sure, I’ll go, thought we were on lockdown, though.”