A New Path by Michelle MacQueen

Author:Michelle MacQueen [MacQueen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swoon-Worthy Clean Publishing

Chapter Seven

“I can’t believe it’s our last day here.” Taylor sighed as she dropped onto the couch beside Abigail.

“I wish we didn’t have to go back,” Abigail responded, not lifting her eyes from her computer screen as she scrolled down the page.

“What’re you doing?” Taylor leaned over to read as Abigail shut the lid. “Why were you reading about Mack?”

“I wasn’t.”

“Oh, you so were.” She grabbed the laptop from Abigail and opened it. The screen lit up, revealing the articles Abigail had been looking through.

“I was just curious.” Abigail shrugged.

“Yeah right.” Taylor laughed. “I knew it! I told Josh there was something between you guys that was more than the kiss we saw at the beach. This is perfect.”

“How is it perfect? Aren’t you reading any of those?” She inclined her head towards the screen.

“Rumors.” Taylor scrolled down. “All of them.”

“There’s always some truth in a rumor.”

“There’s no point in worrying about them though.”

“There’s also no point in dating someone who might very well be leaving.”

“Look,” Taylor said, setting the laptop aside and turning to her friend. “Mack is a hockey player. There will always be the chance of a trade. You need to know that up front.”

“I guess.” She leaned back with a sigh.

“When you were searching for stuff on Mack, did you see - “

“No,” Abigail cut her off. “Nothing about Vegas.”

“That’d be because I made a call,” Grant said, walking up behind the couch. “I called a reporter at the dispatch who I’ve always had a good relationship with. He has the story already. I told him if he holds off a week, I’ll give him a few quotes, making the article more than just he said - she said.”

“Right.” Abigail stood up to face him. “Were you listening to all of that?”

“Sound in this house travels.” He shrugged.

“Sure. Whatever.” She brushed by him. “I need coffee.”

She went to the kitchen and poured herself a mug before stepping out onto the porch. So much for their last day in the Caribbean. Large droplets of rain pounded against the metal roof, drowning out any other sounds. She thought she heard someone yelling inside so she went back in.

“What?” she called.

“We’re going to grab some lunch in town,” Josh answered. “You coming?”

“Nah, you guys go.” A flash of lightning made her jump.

As soon as they left, her phone started ringing. Fishing it from her pocket, she answered without checking to see who it was.

“Hello? Abi?”

The voice jolted her away from the storm.

“Eric?” she asked, squeezing her eyes shut.

“Hi, Sis.” There was a sadness in his voice that Abigail would never have associated with her happy little brother. She’d been sullen and angry growing up. He’d done a much better job of dealing with their parents and still being a kid. They were only a year apart in age, but much different in everything else.

Abigail stayed silent as she waited for him to speak, to explain why he was calling when he’d written her off just like everyone else on the day she left.

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