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“What the fuck are you thinking, Four?”
I give a small wave of my hand, quickly looking around to make sure no one is in hearing range. Four grits his teeth, raking his hand over his head.
“Jade, look…you don’t have to tell me this is a bad idea, I know it is….”
“Then what the fuck are you doing, out in the open like this? Are you trying to get busted?”
Clenching his jaw in frustration, Four grips the railing and stares into the rushing water below. Sighing loudly, I move beside him, glancing around to make certain no one is near. “Look,” I begin in a softer tone.
“God knows I’m the last fucking person that should ever give anyone advice about this shit with my own track record, but I think you need a dose of common sense here.”
Moving closer, I glance behind me once more before continuing. “I’m not asking any questions, because it’s none of my business and I don’t want to know. But surely you know what this looks like right? She’s an initiate…you’re her trainer. This couldn’t wait until she made it through?”
Four doesn’t say anything, just continues staring straight ahead. “Jade, you aren’t telling me anything I haven’t told myself,” he states in a flat voice. A long silence passes, then I take a deep breath.
“You’re lucky it was me that happened by here and saw you two, and not someone else. Next time it could Eric instead, and you’ll be fucked. If you’re going to do this, at least be discreet. Eric would lose his shit if he finds out one of his instructors and an initiate are-”
“One of my instructors and an initiate are what?” Eric’s voice suddenly booms behind us.