Chapter 63 - EZ'S RAGE

I was still in a state of shock when Kyle went back to the computer and started to do his thing. I guess he really was a computer genius just like EZ is. Speaking of EZ I hadn't let him know that I was OK, yet. I hadn't called him for a while actually. I bet he is so worried that he is going to scream at me.

Ugh. I guess I need to call him now. I can't really put it off any longer. With a resigned sigh I pulled out my phone so that I could call him.

The phone rang just once before he picked it up and his high pitched, slightly shrill, desperate voice came over the line.

"Oh my God, Jacy. Are you OK? I have been worried sick about you. Do you know what horrible scenarios I have been picturing? Thanks to you I have a vivid picture in my head of what people can do to you and let's just say the shit I have been picturing just isn't pretty."

"I'm sorry EZ." I thought it was best to lead with that first. I knew I had worried him. He was the closest thing that I had to a brother and I had basically fallen off the face of the earth for days.

"Sorry doesn't even begin to cover it. I have been panicking. Mom and Dad even thought that I had lost my mind."

"I know. I really should have called you sooner, it's just that-."

"No!" I heard EZ yell at me as loud as he could. I had to pull the phone away from my ear. While I held the thing as far from me as my arm could reach I turned to see Kyle looking at me with a curious face and an odd grin.

'You should have called him.' He mouthed the words silently and I just glared at him.

'Shut up.' I mouthed back at him just as EZ started to yell again.

"Do you want to know who did have the decency to call me? Do you want to know who it was who told me you almost died yesterday? It was Kyle. The man you've been so intent on running away from." The phone was still held away from me like it was a bomb about to explode. Still, I could hear every word clear as day. Not to mention it allowed me to look at Kyle and the phone at the same time, and in that line of sight I saw Kyle nodding in agreement with EZ.

"Why did he call you?" I was more curious about that than anything else.

"Does it really matter why? Seriously. Can't you be a little more aware of the situation? If you must know, he needed me to gather some information on someone since he was busy dealing with other things at the time. I have no idea what he was doing but I helped him since he clearly seems to be a nice guy."

"You don't even know him, EZ." I tried to stop my best friend and pseudo brother from praising that man too much.

"Neither do you!" He screamed at me again. "You keep running from him because of your past and because of shit that you think might happen. You need to stop that fucking bullshit and just accept things as they are, Jacy. You're an amazing friend, an awesome sister, and usually a pretty wonderful person but right now you're being a stupid bitch. Grow up and face reality."

"That's harsh, EZ." I sounded dejected to my own ears when I said those words, I could just imagine what I sounded like to him or Kyle.

"Life is harsh, Jacy. It's time you learned that." That was the last thing he said before he hung up the phone.

After a minute or so my phone buzzed with a text message. It was a very long one, and it was from the very person I thought it would be from.

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:EZ:

???? ???? I'm sorry J, I just can't talk right now. I need time to calm down. ???? ???? I love you and I was so worried about you. Now that I know you're safe I can finally calm down. Call me tomorrow or something. Maybe even later tonight. But you need to understand that you have to stop running away from that man. Just think about what he did for you. He went after you, not after the baby. After he found out that you had been sick he was worried that you would be too weak to take care of yourself properly. And it looks like he was right. He seems like a good guy, J. And he obviously cares about you. You need to give him a chance.

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My phone buzzed again. Another message from EZ. He was so mad he couldn't talk to me but he was still able to text me. That was so like him.

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:EZ:

I'm glad you're safe. I am glad I told Kyle where you were. I'm glad he found you. Now, that being said. You need to start thinking about more than just logical things. You're the one that told me that life for someone like you is far from ordinary. This thing with you and him, that's extraordinary. You've found what everyone longs for J. You've found destiny, or fate, or whatever it is you call it. You've found your true love. Now just put on the fucking glass slipper already and accept him.

Now I'm done. I'll talk to you later. I love you Jacy. ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

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Well, that had definitely been an exciting few minutes. I didn't think EZ would be that angry with me. And he definitely surprised me with what he said about Kyle. I just didn't know if I could trust him yet.. I just didn't really know if I could truly bring myself to trust anyone in that way at all.