The Stepbrother I Hate to Love novel · Chapter 18 of 24
Chapter 18: The Hearing
On Friday at five minutes to two, Ansel stood outside Conference Room B in the administration building and let Torin fix his collar.
Torin did it with one hand, slowly.
His knuckles brushed Ansel's throat, and they both pretended it was an accident.
"You don't have to be in there," Ansel said.
"I'll be right here.
"I won't touch anyone.
"I won't break a window."
"Not even a small window?"
"Not even that."
Torin's grey eyes held his.
"If it goes bad, you come out, and we go to the lake, and we'll figure it out.
"I'll pay the rest of the rent in cash if I have to."
"It won't go bad."
"It might."
"Then you can say I told you so, and I'll let you."
Torin kissed his forehead, quickly, with nobody in the hall to see.
Ansel put the folder under his arm and opened the door.
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