LIAM JR.
“I swear to the Goddess, if you grab my ass, I will relocate your balls, Garrett,” Lilah huffed as she climbed into the backseat. Garrett and Drake squished together to make room for me in the back. Lilah was going to sit on my right leg, closest to Garrett, and let Mel sit next to the door.
“Like I would,” he grumbled while Drake laughed.
Mel looked at us nervously, and Lilah got settled, straddling my leg. “This is so beyond unsafe,” she whispered.
“Distract her,” Lilah reminded me silently. We had mostly gotten Mel out of her head before almost crashing, but we both knew we were back on shaky ground with her.
“It’s this, or sit in the cold until we can get three tires fixed,” I reasoned with her. I held my hand out to help her up, and she took it. I could feel her unea
