It’s no surprise Ryan answers fast.
“Hey, you. Are you still with Blake?”
“Nah, I snuck away. But I found your mom. She’s in a room with Chris. They’re talking. It doesn’t sound good.”
“Where?” Ryan’s tone switches from sweet to protective and Jasper hates that in this moment he’s thinking about how sexy it is.
“Good question. I’m drunk and just kinda followed them. Uh, come towards the bar,” Jasper instructs, turning his body in the direction of the bar and reenacting which way he’d walked to get here. “There’s a hallway kinda behind the bar. We’re down there. I think.”
“Can you stay there until I find you?” Ryan asks.
“Yeah. Like s**t, I’m gonna let Chris get away with anything,” Jasper says, leaning against the wall and sliding down it as he feels the world starting to spin.
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