Chapter 5
The next morning, Jacob awoke to a string of expletives coming from outside his bedroom door. He groaned and fought his desire to pull the blankets around him and ignore what he heard.
“What’s going on?” he hollered.
“Shelby’s being an ass!”
Jacob rubbed his eyes and waited for Peter to continue. When nothing came, he finally asked, “How?”
“He won’t get out of bed. He called me an asshat and threw his f*****g phone at me! It’s his turn to start breakfast.”
Jacob stretched his arms above his head and sighed. Not the best start to the day. “I’ll be down in about fifteen minutes. Stay away from him for now. Understand?”
“Fine,” Peter grumbled, clearly not happy with his answer.
Jacob rushed to get ready, taking a quick shower, then checking his phone. He had several texts an
