I didn't know how Aiden planned to get Grace out of the house and I didn't ask. I did make him promise me that I wasn't taking him to a fight. When he complied, I simply followed his instructions and pulled my car in front of a house that was so big it made the Vincent's house look like an apartment.
 He didn't speak the whole way there but as we got closer I could feel the anger radiating off of him get stronger and stronger. I knew he would want to go in fist swinging.
 I kind of wanted to go in fist swinging as well. I didn't like the idea of a college student preying on a sophomore. But I knew how girls thought. We had to play this carefully.
 "Let me talk to her first." I said as I turned

  Kody pulled my door open, before I could gather my thoughts.
  "Went joyriding?" He asked in a casual tone as he observed both of our expressions.
  Aiden, exhaled deeply. "I'm gonna go for a walk."
  When he left without giving me a chance to stop him, I simply turned to Kody. "You're up early." I said conversationally.
  He raised a brow, looking after his brother before turning to me. "Where were you guys?"
  I took a deep breath already knowing what explaining myself was going to lead to. "You know Aiden's friend? Grace?"
  He frowned now, "Of course I know Grace. She's like a little sister to me. What about her?"
  So this was going to be harder than I thought. I explained the situation to Kody and although I could see the anger forming on his face, he didn't interrupt me.
  When I finished he dragged a hand through his hair, groaning. "Aiden will find out if anything happened." H

"So Ezra, what are you studying for?" Mr. Vincent asked sending me a smile as he handed me a bucket of biscuits.
 I grabbed one out of the tub before passing it to Kody. "I think I want to teach. But I'm also taking courses in psychology." I said grabbing a little prepackaged packet of honey.
 He nodded. "That's a very respectable career. I've always admired people who had the patience to teach. When I was trying to potty train Aiden I just-"
 "Dad." Aiden interrupted, his mouth full of chicken. "Why is this always the first story you try to tell people. She's Kody's girlfriend. Tell her something embarrassing about him."
 Kody simply st

I didn't know how Aiden planned to get Grace out of the house and I didn't ask. I did make him promise me that I wasn't taking him to a fight. When he complied, I simply followed his instructions and pulled my car in front of a house that was so big it made the Vincent's house look like an apartment.
 He didn't speak the whole way there but as we got closer I could feel the anger radiating off of him get stronger and stronger. I knew he would want to go in fist swinging.
 I kind of wanted to go in fist swinging as well. I didn't like the idea of a college student preying on a sophomore. But I knew how girls thought. We had to play this carefully.
 "Let me talk to her first." I said as I turned the car off.
 Aiden already had his door opened.

Chapter Thirty Six