Page 44 of Toxic Wishes

I close my eyes tight. God, this is why I shouldn’t drink. Did I really say that? Was I that gone? I forgot I was talking like that to her. No wonder she thinks I'm into her.

Abigail finally turns her head to face us now. Her lips are formed in a straight line. I've never seen anyone throw daggers like her when pissed. It’s like she was venomous and about to strike Heidi or me.

“Honey, the way Colt came after he rocked your world up there, I think I've heard men be more vocal when they sneezed.”

This time, I had to bite my lip to avoid laughing. Abigail was actually kind of funny when she was pissed. And I knew I should stop her, but I was eager to hear what else would come out of her mouth.

“Hey, what the hell is going on here?” Josh says as soon as he closes his car door and walks over to Abigail's car.

“Oh, you didn’t know? Your brother is a complete asshole.” Abigail says.

“I’m not an asshole. I just want to talk about Blake.”

“No, not happening.” She’s looking straight ahead now.

“Blake, you knew Blake?” Josh says as he whips his attention on Abigail. She lets out a long moan as she pushes past me and Josh. She bumps shoulders with Heidi.

“Little bitch,” Heidi mutters under her breath.

“Asher, come back. Hey, stop.” Josh grabs her by the arm, and she yanks free from his grip.

“Just leave me alone.”

He steps in front of her, placing both hands on her shoulder. “Abigail, stop, talk to me.What’s going on?”

As I stare at my brother and Abigail, I wonder why they never dated. I thought it was weird when I found Josh fucking another girl besides her the other day. Abigail didn’t think it, but she was pretty and the exotic type of pretty. I’d never seen anyone who looked like her, especially her curly hair.

“This is all your fault. Why did you have me come here if you knew he was going to be here fucking another girl. And what is it with you Killian brothers, don’t you do anything else in your spare time?”

“I didn’t know he would be here, obviously.” Josh eyed Heidi up and down.

I didn’t like how she thought of all of us as whores, because it reminded me of my father, and I didn’t want to be anything like my father.

“First of all, stop talking about me like I’m not here. Second, I am a grown-ass man. I can fuck whoever I want in my house.” I was so annoyed. I shouldn't have to answer to a bunch of kids. I mean, who the fuck do they think they are? Josh is lucky I let him use this place whenever it’s free to have the parties his parents never allowed him to.

“I didn’t know. I’m sorry,” Ignoring me, Josh continues to comfort Abigail. And the thought arises again, why the hell isn’t he dating her? He sure is protective of her like they have been intimate.

Maybe they have?

“I thought he would be with his son since school was out. I assumed, I’m sorry. I knew you needed to get out of your parents' house, fast, so I thought of the first place you could go. I didn’t want you to, you know-”

To what? Are they speaking code to each other now?

Josh’s eyes go back and forth, and Abigail sighs, looking down at her feet as if she did something wrong or messed up somehow.

“But why does Colt think you knew Blake?” Josh asks again.

Abigail's head lifts slowly to meet Josh’s gaze. “Because-” she shakes her head slightly as if she is shaking off the memory. “Because I did.”

“You did?” Josh’s says.

“Ya,” she nods slowly. Josh looks over her shoulder at me.

“And I assumed your last name was just a coincidence, and it was written in the stars that I would be forever reminded of him.” Abigail brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, looking so innocent at this moment.

Josh doesn’t say anything back at first. He continues to pass looks between her and me.

“How did you know she knew?” He finally asks me but before I can answer, Abigail holds up her wrist.

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