“I’m going in tonight — well technically this morning,” I say glancing at the time, it’s currently 1.12am.

Tanner mumbles something under his breath, I hear him roll out of bed and walk a few steps before a door opens and closes again. Is he with her? If he is, I should be happy right? She is going to need him more than ever. She hadn’t told me that they were back on again though. Or even that she had spoken to him for that matter — Tanner interrupts my spiralling thoughts. “Alright, I’m listening.”

With a deep breath, I re-focus, clearly I was overthinking again. I would know if they had rekindled, I’m keeping close tabs on her after all. “You know what you need to do, right?”

“I still think I should be the one going in there — You’re too close to this, Jesse. She’ll never forgive you for leaving her. She already pushed me away, you’re all she has. Maybe even all she wants.”

The line goes cold and silent, what the fuck do I say to that? Clearly he isn’t with her now then if that’s his thought process.

“Stop it, you know that’s bullshit. I have to follow through with this, what if Warren really is there —” I pause. “There is no other option and you know it. She will never stop unless she gets answers. It’s me or they come for her.”

Fuck this. It’s always been her.

He knows it and he won’t argue with me because it’s the only damn thing we agree on; we will put Kinsley first until our heart’s stop beating, until our blood runs cold.

“Are you in this with me, or not?”

Tanner has got the sulks on; he has ever since the night she pushed him away, but we don’t have time for that now. It all seems like deja-vu, from my final phone call with Kyle but this time it’s me putting my life at risk for her and putting her life in the hands of the man who loves her.

“I’ll pick up Lou-loo in the morning and go over to Kinsley’s. She isn’t going to be happy, man. I’m taking your key for the apartment too, because I doubt she will let me in if I knock. She thinks I gave her back my only key …”

I laugh because it’s all I can do, he’s never fucking knocked.

“Glad to see you find this shit funny,” he huffs.

“I’ve got the earpiece and I will put it in beforehand, that’s all I will have on me.”

“I’ll be on the other end of the line if you need me.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

“Jesse — come back for her.”