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Mallory still shook from seeing Jacob, from watching Flick take him down. From the kiss. IT had been an eventful couple of days. One thing she couldnt get over was flicks face. Fear, rage, purpose. He was plannign something.
She’d heard what Jacob said with her vulcan hearing. He mentioned bitty and Flicks parents. The bitch went after his parents. There was no way he was staying here while they were in harms way. He was going to break out and go to them and she was too. Whether he liked it or not. And she had a plan as well.
She ran to her own room quick and wrote out some notes, Addressed to Brare an John, then lay in wait outside Flicks room.
It didnt take long for him to exit the room and go to the window. He opened the latch and lifted the window frame.
As soon as he got one leg out the window, she pounted.
“Going somewhere?”
FLick twisted. “Shit, you scared me.”
“Where are you going?” She put her hands on her hip waiting.
Flick opened his mouth and no words came out. “Um.”
He blinked and then threw himself the rest of the way out the window and she quickly followed.
She managed to get a hand on his jeans and let him tow her the next few feet into the trees next to the whouse.
He grabbed her hand and swung her around in front of him. “Stop. Bitty has my parents. I need to take care of her.”
“Where is she?”
“Jacob implied she is keeping them in our home.”
“What are you going to do? Go blaring in and demand them back. What’s the plan, we need yoru friends and cops involved.”
“No, that will scare her and my mom might get hurt.”
“You a mommy’s boy?”
“I surely am.”
“Okay lets do it.” She looked around. “How?”
“I ordered an uber.”
She sputtered. “Organized. I like it.”
He reached out and took her hand in his, twining their fingers. “I like you.”
She felt her cheeks heat. “I like you too.”
“I meant what I said the otehr night.”
“I know.”
Their talk was interepted by the arrival of the uber. Jose stepped