I needed him like I'd never needed anyone.

..."Good, because I need your help." "Help is my middle name." I was pretty sure she'd already told me bad was her middle name, but I kept my opinion to myself.

Stay with me tonight. Let me hold you even if that's all it is. Let me keep you safe.

His muscles flexed under his clothes, holding me, leading me. Never letting me stray far.

I trailed off.Patch leaned lazily against the counter. Dark hair flipped out from under his ball cap. A smile tugged at his mouth. My thoughts dissolved and just like that, a new thought broke the surface of my mind. I wanted to kiss him. Right now.

Right now, Vee was the only person I could count on. She could be obnoxious,annoying, and lazy, but she never lied to me.

Vee never needed a reason to do something stupid. Sad thing was, most of the time I didn't either.