Chapter 242

“No,” Declan said, cutting Mason off with a hand gesture. “I saw what happened when Cassie touched you, we all did. We saw how she reacted, how she fucking calmed you down with nothing more than just sitting beside you. Brian was ready to jump up and fucking hold you down in case you lost it, but Lisa just sat there quietly, pressing her thigh against yours. You can’t tell me that there’s nothing serious between you two.” “She doesn’t know,” Mason said and then huffed out a sigh. “I freaked out in her apartment too. We were kissing and she went to put her arms around me. She didn’t panic, and yeah, she calmed me down.” Declan looked at him over his glass, his face as serious as Mason had ever seen it. “You need to tell her.” Mason pushed back against the booth seat like he’d been punched in the face. “No.” “Yes,” Declan insisted. “If you want a relationship with this girl, then you need to be honest with her, tell her the truth, tell her why the hand thing freaks you out. If anyone is