Page 94 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part One

I find myself not wanting to be away from her when she’s at school, just like I am with Jason. I scrub a hand over my face, trying to push my thoughts from my head and concentrate on my laptop. I’ve been sitting in my office for hours, running a program Nolan set up for me to hopefully find the car that chased us that day. It has every camera in the surrounding area on here, and it’s constantly searching.

The guy was obviously a professional if he was able to tag my truck and then tail us. I asked Jason about the cameras outside of High Flyer and almost lost my fucking mind when he said they didn’t work, that they were just for show. I had Nolan downthere the next morning installing a state-of-the-art surveillance system. The feed went to Jason’s phone and mine with alerts.

My phone ringing breaks me from my thoughts, and I smile when I see Chelsea’s name on the screen. I slide to answer. “Hello?”

“Hey, Ari.”

“What’s up?”

“Me and the girls are getting together this weekend at my house, and I was wondering if maybe Kira would want to join us.” My first instinct was to say no, that it wasn’t safe. But Chelsea’s house is locked up tighter than Fort Knox. “Just for a girl’s day.”

“I’ll ask her when she gets back home.”

There’s a pause, and I can practically hear Chelsea’s thoughts. “Home?”

“Yes,” I answer, knowing it will piss her off. She huffs, and I can’t help but laugh.

“Is she…living there now?”

“Sort of. It just seemed better than staying at the dorm. This way, we’re all together.”

“Uh-huh. So, are you all together?”

“Someone’s being nosey.”

“Come on, Ari,” Chelsea whines, making me laugh again. “Give me something.”

“It’s not my story to tell. If Kira wants to, she can.”

“Fine. How are you and Jason?”

“Amazing.”

“Good. Oh! He can come too, if he wants.”

“Uh, Chels, he’s not a girl.”

“No shit, asshole,” Chelsea hisses. “But he likes girl talk. I talk to him all the time about what happens in this house.”

“I’ve heard some of the nasty shit that happens there,” I say dryly. “I’ll have to check Jason for brain bleeds the next time you talk to him.”

“You’re just jealous.” I hear the smile in her voice, and I know she doesn’t mean I’m jealous of any of her guys. I’m just jealous because of what they have. I’ve known Axel for a long time, and I’ve never seen the uptight bastard as relaxed as he is with his little family. “I’ll message Jason and ask if he wants to come.”

“How are you getting rid of the guys?”

Chelsea laughs. “Cole and Axel are taking Nolan away for the weekend. Kai and Sean are going on a mission. I just have to pry Les, Evie, and Bridget away from their guys for a couple of days.”

I go quiet, trying to think of a way to word what’s been on my mind. I know Chelsea is the best person to talk to, so I finally sigh. “How do you guys make it work?”

“With all of us? It doesn’t come without its challenges. We’ve had a few hiccups along the way, but I guess that’s to be expected. But there has to be a lot of respect, understanding, and patience. We’ve found a system that works for us, so we are all spending time together as a family and as just couples. Is this something you want?”

“No. Yes. I don’t know.” Chelsea laughs softly at my indecision, making me relax for some reason. “It wasn’t. But having Kira and Jason here has made me start thinking about it.”

“If anyone can make it work, it’s you. You guys have such a tight relationship, and I feel like Jason and Kira could make you even stronger. Have you talked to the others about this?”

“We’ve discussed it in some ways.” I wasn’t going to tell her that it was mostly sexual, but at the time, we thought that was all it was going to be. But after spending so much time with Kira, I realized that was fucking stupid. “We’ve kind ofstarted something without ever really starting it. Does that make sense?”

“Perfectly. You guys fell into a safe pattern. Which means it will be easy for you guys to pull off. As long as everyone is on the same page, you’ll be fine.”