Chapter 84: Big Cocks, Small Cocks Reed clenched his teeth. "I knew it." "D-Does this mean the driver is still out there?" I asked in a panicked voice. "We’ll find him. I promise," he said in a dark tone that sent shivers down my spine. Confusion and worry took over me. Who wanted me dead? Why didn’t the cops catch something like this? If the driver’s alive, then where could he be? "Mrs. King?" "Hmm?" When Reed took his phone, our fingers brushed, and that brought me back to earth. "This is the reason why I didn’t wanna tell you." "What? That I’d go pale and scream bloody murder?" He chuckled, but it was brief. "Look, I know Ares is an important figure in Midnight. He has enemies; it would have been more suspicious if he didn’t, given the careers he destroys with one word." I say that, but I wasn’t truly clear with that idea. "Mr. King is doing everything in his power to investigate this. It’s been on for a month now, and he’s still..." He wavered. "Still what?" "He’s torn up about your accident. He doesn’t show it, but it comes up when he asks for progress, and I get cold feet because I think he’s gonna snap my neck if I don’t get something worth his time." "H-He torn up?" "Yes." I suddenly recalled that day at the hospital when he saw the bruises and the rage that took over his eyes, unlike anything I have ever seen before. "Cat, come check this out!" Tori’s voice made me jump. "Coming!" "We should go over there," I suggest. "I think it’s best I stay here; it gives more grounds to cover." "Be my shield against Nico, I can’t tolerate him anymore," I said, pulling on his arms and dragging him along. "Besides, men are guarding every corner. I’m sure you can take a little break." "You can tell?" "They are not exactly being discreet." "You have good eyes," he remarked. "Only when I’m wearing my glasses," I said, adjusting them. "Phew! It’s so hot!" Athena said, fanning herself. I have to agree with her, I’m seconds away from taking this shirt off. She should count herself lucky she wore a brimmed hat. "Now that’s so many cocks." "Tori!" "What? I’m right..." she said, pointing to the coop, discreetly hiding her amusement. "Yes, there’s the big cocks and the small cocks," Athena said, leaning against the fence. "Are we still talking about chickens?" Nico asked. "Are you feeling insecure?" I countered, and everyone except Nico snorted. Nico wasn’t offended by my comment and gave me a smug grin. "Believe me, milady, I’m in the bigger category." "Are you talking about your ego?" Reed laughed, and Nico shot him a look. "Big cocks, small cocks, at the end they are just cocks," Athena remarked, ending the discussion there. We spent the rest of the day touring the farms, and the nostalgic feeling really hit close to home. I miss Rosevale, I miss Gramps’ jokes and Granny’s food. "I miss them," I whined. "I know, munchkin," she said, rubbing my arms. "It’s hot, hot! I’m filling my bra with water." "The crack of my ass keeps running water, too. EEK!" We both snorted and laughed. "We really need dresses if we’re gonna survive the rest of the day or the entire weekend, in fact. It’s like the mansion’s directly under the sun. Phew!" I said, wiping my face. "She really just makes everything like a walk in the park, doesn’t she?" Tori pointed to Athena, casually strolling in her white outfit, whilst holding onto her hat. "Yes, she does." "My shoes are all dirty from the farm, yet she’s spotless in that white. Maybe she really is a goddess." I pushed my arm against hers, and she giggled. "So we haven’t had girl talk. You know we should." "Y-Yeah, we should," I replied. "But can we skip on that?" "You know, saying that makes you really suspicious." "Let’s talk Jacob, then," I deadpanned. "Jacob and I are on a time pause, and who knows when the clock is gonna start spinning again. But you, my little munchkin, are on your honeymoon. The juiciest tea." I sighed. "Come on, I need to know how you got those hickeys, girl. What was he thinking when he did that? Chew your skin off?" "Yes..." I said breathlessly, reminiscing about the way Ares tasted my skin like it was the last meal on earth, how he held me as if I would slip away if he let go. Our dynamic had already been decided, but in that moment, we seemed to be on the same par, and God knows I would have disobeyed every rule from that contract. "Ares and I crossed third base." "OMG! To a fourth? So those are fuck bites." "We... fucked... a bit." "A bit? What is that? The bad bit or the good bit?" "We were interrupted... that’s all." "Wow! Take that off my bucket list." "You have a bucket list?" I shot her a look. "Who doesn’t?" She shrugged. "My best friend getting railed by the devil of Midnight made it to the top." "You’re evil!" I growled. Tori laughed. "So what now? Is he out of your system? Can you finally use your brain and not that hole of yours?" I hated how brutally honest she can be sometimes, but her words were always a slapping reminder to reality, something I needed. "That... hasn’t been decided yet," I mumbled. "So one wasn’t enough to make you wake up?" She raised an eyebrow. "I do not get your heavy interest in this." "You’re the one who said the ’I just wanna fuck him out of my system’. Your words not mine. Besides, I’m just looking out for you, and I’m the only one who can slap some sense into you when needed." I patted her hand. "And that is why I love you, but it all happened so fast, I didn’t have time to—" "Do you have feelings for him?"