"He guilt-tripped you into it and you fell for it!" Nate exclaimed for what felt like the hundredth time, Ash grimaced once again. I think it was very clear he was talking about my brand new relationship with Ash

"Nate just shut up and deal with it," I said as my phone rang.

I checked the caller ID and gulped. Dad.

I flashed the phone at Nate. "What do I do? One of the men must have informed him."

Ash stiffened as well.

"Gosh we didn't even tell mom where we are going," I exclaimed.

"I think the bigger problem would be that why do we have Mr. Monkey head in the car with us," Nate said as I realized that the monkey head he was referring to was Ash.

"Pick it up," I was staring ahead, driving at a ridiculous speed.

"Oh no. This is all you, besides don't you always say he loves you more so go ahead answer it," he said moving my hand back to me.

"I am driving you idiot," I said back, anything to get out of this situation.

"Put it on speaker," he said flipping it back to me.

"Nate please."

"You are not using the please card, just pick up the damn phone," Nate snapped.

"Oh for god's sake," with that Ash took the phone out of my hand and accepted the call and put it on speaker.

"Hello?" my dad's voice resounded in the car.

"Hi, dad." Nate and I shared a guilty glance.

"Where are you two headed to?" he asked sounding suspicious, he hadn't asked about Ash yet, maybe he didn't know after all.

"Uhh, nowhere dad I-I just um wanted to uh...I - DRIVE THIS CAR," I yelled in the phone suddenly.

"Yes yes that's exactly what we are doing I wanted to test drive Nate's new car so we are testing it, don't worry we will be back in Edgewood in no time." I laughed nervously in the speaker. Damn it my dad was the only person I couldn't lie to. Otherwise, I am a really smooth talker. Colour was drained from both mine and Nate's face.

"With Ash Wright?" he questioned through the phone.

'Busted!' Dunkers laughed in my head. I cringed.

"Um, Ash Who? We don't know any Ash," I said nervously and both Ash and Nate rolled their eyes.

"Kids please say he is not with you and if he is then please say he is breathing and healthy, I am not in the mood for going up against Lucas Hogan. You both know this could mean a deadly gang war, don't you?" I could practically hear my dad's pacing as he worried about us.

"Oh he is better than healthy," Nate said double meaning filled in his voice. I smacked his shoulder.

"So he is with you!" my dad muttered. Crap.

"Yeah I am, sir," Ash said before we could stop him.

Nate smacked his forehead.

"Rose I thought you were the responsible one, what are you exactly up to?" my dad said ignoring.

"I am responsible as well," Nate muttered but did not protest.

"Dad calm down we are fine, we will talk to you later. I have some unfinished business to take care of." I said as I motioned Ash to hang up.

"We are going to be in heaps of trouble," Nate grumbled and stared ahead.

***

"Make yourself useful and get the tank filled," Nate said to Ash as he got out of the car.

"And where do you think you are going?" Ash called after him.

"I need a wee," he yelled back.

'Perfect!' Dunkers muttered in my head mischievously.

We were at a gas station to get 'the almost empty' tank filled. We were near the turn which would take us to Culver city, it was about fifteen to twenty minutes away from LA. So I had faked an empty tank, surprisingly it had worked, and here we were. I didn't know how but my plan was to leave these two right here and it seemed to be working out so far as Nate who would have been difficult to handle was already gone.

I turned to Ash. "Hey, can you buy me a water bottle, please? I will fill the tank till then," I said looking deep into his eyes, lying my way smoothly.

"Sure Rosa," he said pecking my cheek before getting out of the car.

I sighed. 'Well, that was easy.'

When he was far enough to not be able to interrupt my getaway that I revived the engine and put the car back in the gear and stomped on the accelerator.

Nate was back too, both of them heard the car and turned and started running towards me but I was already out of the station and on my way to LA.

They will all be safe.

I was almost in the limits of LA and was still speeding at a maniacally when I hit a speed breaker and the car jumped a bit in the air, that's when I heard a loud thud and an ear-piercing shriek of some girl.

'What the hell?' I stomped on the breaks.

'Did I- did I hit someone?' No, that could not be possible I was paying all my attention on the road and anyway the scream had come from behind me. Not the front.

I got out of the car and opened the trunk, suspicious. And yelped back when I saw a crouched torso of a girl lying down in the trunk.

'What the actual fuck? It's Zoe,' Dunkers supplied helpfully.

"What the FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY BROTHER'S CAR?" the word brother slipped out before I could stop myself.

She awkwardly climbed out and looked at me.

"Nate is your brother?" her tone was kinda awkward too.

"That is not the point, what the hell do you think you are doing in here," I asked her while taking deep breaths to keep myself calm.

She rubbed her forehead. I could see a little bump growing on the spot she had been rubbing a second ago.

She looked at me now.

"Um so I was kinda stalking Nate and stumbled across you all so I decided to join the trip," she said not sounding guilty at all.

"You stupid girl, do you have any idea what you have done? I can't even leave you here by yourself," I grumbled the last line more to myself than her.

This bitch chose to ignore me. "Where are Ash and Nate BTW?" she asked sounding kinda sad that both the hotties were not present to give her company. 'God, stop me from committing this murder.'

I pinched my nose bridge trying to calm myself. Nate and Ash will figure everything out soon enough and will catch up to me. This girl is just adding up on my troubles.

Maybe I can leave her at some restaurant or something, she is old enough to get herself home, I don't have to babysit her.

"Hello earth to Rose?" she said snapping her fingers in front of my eyes.

"I asked where are we going?" she repeated herself.

"We are not going anywhere. I am going to drop you in LA and you can take a bus back to Edgewood." I said each word clearly.

"Oh no no you are not abandoning me, I am going where ever you are going," with that she went to the passenger seat and made herself right at home.

I didn't have time to waste. I got in the driver's seat muttering about alien invasions.

I started driving again.

"Listen, Zoe, this is dangerous. Please just go home." I literally begged her. I didn't want to involve her in my shit anymore than my friends.

"Oo sounds fun," she said looking in the mirror checking her makeup.

God save me, please.

So things are about to reach the climax.

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