Chapter 34: continuation 2

The guy was immediately inspired by the question, telling literally everything, from beginning to end.

'Remove your hand,' I growled softly, turning to face Nick.

'I know that Caleb ran away because Austin could simply find these documents,' the guy said, completely ignoring my words. 'and then the Broker's business would go to hell. Caleb took him with him, but I think the documents are still here.'

Nick boldly reached out, palm up, and I snapped my legs together, preventing his hand from traveling all over my body.

'I think yes. The Broker sent Caleb to San Francisco to look away,' Foster agreed, putting his teacup down on the table.

Nick's fingers gripped my leg hard and I screamed, causing all eyes to turn to me. Everyone looked at me with a questioning look, including Nick, who turned to me with a smirk on his lips.

'The mug was too hot, sorry.'

'You're confused today,' oh, James, look what your friend is doing to me and then you will know the reason.

I lowered my head, keeping my eyes on the palm of my thigh.

'So, what about the group "State"?' Dean asked, turning his attention back to himself.

The guys began to discuss the situation that had arisen further, and I sat and dreamed that our tea party would end as soon as possible. I just wanted someone from the opposite side of the table to notice Nick's hand on my hip so someone would shield him from me. I quickly and abruptly got up, supposedly for candy.

Everyone turned their attention back to me, and this time Louis didn't have time to remove his hand.

'Nick?' Dean mentally warned the guy, showing that he saw everything.

'Yes?' The brown-haired man challenged, making a small conflict.

James watched everything that was happening and I was sorry that he did not understand anything.

'I think you should watch your hands.'

I put the candy aside so as not to make noise with the candy wrapper now. It seemed to me that any extra sound could ruin everything.

'Why?' Nick was pushing Dean and I didn't understand why Dean wasn't trying to tell James what he saw.

'You almost got burned, brother, be careful.'

My gaze shifted in horror to the curly-haired guy, because I understood what he meant. He's not going to say anything to Foster about it. Dean closes his eyes. All that remains for me is to make sure that James Foster himself notices Nick' behavior towards me with his own eyes.

'Did you almost get burned?' The blond man in front of me asked.

'Sweet,' Nick's hand returned to my thigh, stroking my leg. 'sweet hot tea.'

'Enough!' I screamed as I quickly got up from my chair and left the table.

'Hailey, get back in your seat!' James growled, rising from his chair after me.

My patience has snapped, to feel such an attitude towards yourself is terrible and low. With quick steps, I ran out of the kitchen and ran up the stairs to the second floor.

'Hailey!' Foster called from the kitchen, but again I ignored him.

The bathroom door slammed shut and I quickly took off my T-shirt, throwing it on the floor. I climbed into the bath, simultaneously lifting the faucet handle up. Hardly warm water began to fill it, immersing my body in itself. The underwear became wet when the water reached the chest. I didn't care that my body was trembling from lack of warmth, I didn't care at the moment. I had no desire to get up and turn the faucet knob to the water temperature I needed. I just felt pain somewhere inside. I ran my fingers through my hair, resting my head on my knees. A sob escaped my throat, turning into panicked sobs.

'Hailey!' Jay burst into the room, quickly turning off the water, because after a while it would have poured from the banks of the bathroom.

'Go away, go away!' I screamed into my knees, clutching the roots of my hair.

Rocking back and forth, I sobbed, releasing all the pain that had been lurking behind my heart for a long time.

'Angel,' the whisper engulfed the entire bathroom, penetrating my mind.

'Get out!' I looked at him sharply, noticing his confused look. 'Right now!' I pointed to the door.

'Hailey, what happened?' His voice was quiet compared to mine.

'You don't see, you don't see,' I buried myself in my knees again, starting to sob louder and louder.

My words were repeated and repeated in every sentence. The body froze in cool water. My eyes hurt from the fact that I squeezed my eyelids too hard. The water in the bathroom shook and I noticed how the guy starts to climb into it. My red eyes stared at him and now I was confused.

'Move over,' I removed my legs, pulling my knees closer to me.

There was a small space for him and the guy sat down in the water, placing his huge palms on top of my knees. I didn't even notice when he took off his T-shirt and black jeans.

'You can tell me,' the guy nodded at me, ignoring my surprised look at him.

My lips trembled and I cried again, burying my face in his hands in my lap.

'I hate, I hate it,' the words began to fly out of his mouth in panic.

'Angel, calm down,' he lifted my face, kissing my forehead.

'Hug me, Jay,' the request slipped from my tongue before I had time to think it over.

I didn't care about my prejudice, I just wanted support now, so why can't I get it?

'Come to me, honey,' the guy spread his arms out to the side for me.

Turning around, I leaned my back against his strong chest and Jay immediately wrapped his warm arms around me, warming my body.

The brain literally screamed that I should not even touch the guy, but the body liked his warmth emanating from him.

My heart almost calmed down when I was in his arms. And this time, I listened to my heart, not the prejudices in my head.

'I hate your friends, don't trust them,' my whisper engulfed the room.

'Why, angel? Do they treat you badly?'

'Nick,' before I could finish my words, a soft sob escaped my lips.

The bathroom door swung open, killing all calmness. Nick himself was standing in the aisle, looking over at us.

'James, the guys just called us, they found the documents, we need to go immediately.'

A smirk appeared on the boy's face as he looked at me. The brown-haired man heard everything, he knows what I wanted to tell Foster.

'Are you going?' I was horrified when the guy began to get out of the water. 'Jay, please stay.'

'I'm sorry angel, I really need to leave,' the guy grabbed a towel, wiping his body. 'Hailey, get out of the water! It is cold!' The blond yelled, furrowing his brows.

I left the bath, shaking from the cold. Hiding behind Foster's body, I scowled at the guy who was standing in the aisle.

'I'll rip out your eyes now,' Jay hissed, noticing where the brown-haired man was looking. 'Got out of here.'

James quickly turned to me, wrapping a dry towel around me. The body tried to heat up as soon as possible to avoid the cold.

'Fuck, hurry up,' Nick hissed, rolling his eyes.

'I have to go, angel, take my clothes in the closet,' the guy informed me, kissing my cheek. 'Sorry again, angel.'

I wrapped myself in the towel as tightly as possible. The guys began to leave the bathroom, leaving me alone. James came out first, followed by Nick. But before that, the brown-haired man turned to me, grinning all over his face.

'Your plan worked, Nick.'