The Fallen Ones (Holloway University #1)

42. Caleb

Chapter 42

Caleb

“ S he’s in,” I said as we sat around Damien’s living room. He’d called us to come over to let us know Lily told him she was going to break it off with Brandon.

“Did she say that?” Jace demanded, sitting forward in his seat.

I rolled my eyes at him. “She’s been saying it. She confirmed it last night when I saw her. You just heard Damien. She told him she’s breaking it off with Brandon.”

I was giddy with excitement at the prospect of finally having her. I feared for her reaction when she found out though. I made sure not to tell her directly to go with the Fallen Ones. While I wanted to scream it from the rooftops, I also knew if she decided not to want us after the unmasking, she’d hate me even more for trying to sway her into saying yes. So I’d told her to follow her heart, hoping it would lead right to us.

So far, it had. Now just to keep her.

“She told me she was calling it off with Brandon too,” I continued. “Mostly. I’m glad she’s told Damien too. It must mean she’s serious and hasn’t swayed.”

“Did she tell you when she was going to break it off with Jace?” Damien smirked at me.

“Prick,” Jace muttered at him.

“No, actually, she didn’t. Not really. She just said she was tired of him pressuring her.”

“Good thing he did because if he hadn’t, we’d not have had her,” Damien said. “No regrets here.”

“Well, I wished it wouldn’t have had to be this way,” Jace mumbled, sighing.

“Then we wouldn’t be doing this together,” I said. “Not to be all sentimental, but you guys have grown on me.”

Damien lit a joint and grinned. “I still hate you pricks.”

“You’re a terrible liar.” Jace shook his head, smiling.

Damien took a deep hit and shrugged, seemingly relaxed. “I’m just wondering which one of you is going to suck my cock.”

“Fuck off,” I said, tipping my beer back and drinking deeply. I knew he was teasing, but the very real threat of things getting heated while being with Lily weighed on me.

“I’m just saying we’re three guys and a girl. Things happen. If they do, they do. We ate each other’s come out of her pussy.” Damien blew out a cloud of smoke.

“Let’s just get the girl before we discuss any mishaps that may or may not happen in the heat of the moment,” Jace said.

I nodded, agreeing. We weren’t to that place just yet. I wasn’t the sort of guy who wanted to suck cock, but if Lily wanted it, I knew I could part my lips and give her a show.

Anything for my Lil bit.

I wouldn’t tell Damien though. As rough and violent as he was, I knew where he was coming from on this. If she kept us around and shit got weird with us all, we did need to know where we stood on it. We could decide later. At least it was out there in the open so we wouldn’t be blindsided.

“I guess now we wait for her to make her move,” Jace said, raking his fingers through his blond hair. “It feels like forever away.”

“It’s just a few days. She said she wants to do it in person.” I filled the guys in on what I knew about the situation.

“Did she break up with you in person?” Damien asked, looking at Jace.

“Yeah, prick, she did,” he snapped at him. “Thanks for reminding me.”

Damien let out a laugh and took another hit from his joint.

“It hurt her,” I spoke up, looking at Jace. “It still hurts her.”

“It does?” Jace looked at me, his eyes filled with hope.

I nodded. “Yeah. Lily really did like you. She just has that intimacy issue from all the shit she saw her mom go through.”

Jace shifted in his seat. “I know. I’m worried how that’s going to go down when Damien and I tell her what we know about our parents hooking up and creating that mess.”

“I think it’ll be OK. She’s gotten a lot better and has changed since you guys broke up. Clearly.” I gestured to all of us. “She fucked three masked men after swearing off sex and relationships. Look where she’s at now. Ready to take all three of us on. I’d say that’s progress.”

“And we will forever thank you,” Damien said. “But I’d like to think it was a team effort. Good cock can make a girl go crazy.”

He was right. It was a team effort. I played my part, but they’d also played theirs. I felt this was meant to be to the very bottom of my soul.

“Just like good pussy can make a man crazy,” Jace said.

“Amen to that, brother?” Damien took another hit, a faraway look in his eyes.

I watched the two as they exchanged banter and stories, feeling truly content for once in my life.

Now all we had to do was wait.

It was the hardest part.