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follow her out the door.
    She snorts, ‘sooner rather than later , probably.” She retorts as she takes the stairs slowly as if heading down for her beheading.
    Roman is sitting on his bike and has removed his helmet. When Piper reaches his side they exchange some words, which has Roman leaning the bike on the kickstand and crossing the yard to me.
    “Hey Roman, what up?” I casually greet him; I am comfortable enough with his beauty, seeing as he has passed out on our couch numerous times and sometimes in Piper’s bed when she was with one of her fixer up projects.
    “Um Piper said you weren’t coming?” He nods his head back over his shoulder in the direction of his sister.
    Smiling, ‘She is right , I’m not.” I lean into the post and cross my arms over my chest.
    “You ’re sure?” He hesitancy and Piper’s persistence is starting to grade on my nerves.
    “Yes been over this with Piper and now going over it with you, not going.” I turn for the front door hoping they both get the message.
    I hear R oman kick the porch, ‘Okay, see ya later Avery.” I hear him give a slight chuckle as he descends the porch steps. I peek out of the curtains to see him say something to a disappointed Piper. I watch as they pull away and head down the street as the rumble from the pipes of his bike shakes the windows of all the houses lining the street.
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Leo
    I was sitting at the bar draining my second beer when Piper practically skipped through the door, I felt my chest tighten with anticipation as she held it open talking to someone behind her. I could actually feel my mood lighten, somewhat, at the thought of Avery. Standing I started toward the door only to have the wind knocked completely out of my sails as Roman, not Avery, strolled in behind Piper.
    Shit! I stormed across the floor and stopped right at her almost knocking her down with my momentum, “where the fuck is Avery?” I hate being lied to and stood up, Avery had done both.
    Piper looking anywhere but in my direction, ‘well about that- , “ she stuttered over her words.
    “Piper?” My patients were wearing thin, but I needed to get a hold on my temper or it wouldn’t be just Roman I would have to deal with anymore where Piper was concerned. Dalton would have my nuts if I don’t reign it in.
    Waving her hands in the air, ‘okay, okay look , maybe I fibbed a little when I told you Avery said she would come, I only told her about the party like literally an hour ago. So you can guess, she was not happy about the fact nor did she really want to come.” Piper laced her fingers together in front of her eyeing me through her lashes giving me a sheepish grin.
    Taking a deep breath trying to assess the situation, I tilted the beer in my hand back draining it of the remaining liquid. I hold out my arm handing the bottle to Piper, “here take this and call Avery to let her know I am on my way over to get her and give me your house keys.” I stormed out of the door. Reaching my bike I throw my leg over and begin to buckle my helmet, I look up to find Roman standing at my handle bars.
    “ What?” The gruffness of my voice is heavy with aggravation.
    “ Man,’ he rubs the back of his neck looking a little uncomfortable to be confronting me, ‘listen, Avery isn’t like most of the girls you “hang out” with.” He does the air quotes to make the statement more dramatic, I guess.
    Looking at him, ‘I know she isn’t and I will not treat her like one of them either, so get off my fucking back about it.” I lean the bike up kicking the stand back, turning the key I notice Roman has made no effort to vacate the area in front my bike, ‘what?”
    “ Okay she wouldn’t come with me so what makes you think she is going to willing jump on the back of your bike, Avery is not a push over.” I see a glint of it in his eyes, he really cares for Avery. And if I were someone else I would put my ever growing fascination with her aside but I am not and I