ABBY ROAD by Ophelia london

Author:Ophelia london
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-01-16T22:00:00+00:00

{chapter 17}

“WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS”

After three months of relative peace and quiet, my cell exploded with calls and texts the moment our plane touched down.

“All yours,” Todd said, passing it to me.

“Is it too late for me to go to clown college?” I asked, staring down at my phone.

The first call was Molly, reminding us that she and the car were waiting in front of the airport. She called right back—Shugger was meeting us directly outside the security checkpoint.

“I don’t know why she doesn’t just text,” I complained. As the plane taxied down the runway, I listened to three months’ worth of messages, deleting most of them after the second word. Nothing like a tidy voice-mail inbox.

“Looks like vacation’s officially over,” Todd said, glancing at the cell as he handed me my carry-on. I unzipped the side pocket, pulling out slate shadow, charcoal liner, and black mascara.

“Sorry,” I said after painting on some quick smoky eyes. “There’s a lot for me to catch up on.”

“It’s fine,” he replied, gathering some of our things from the overhead bin. “Anything I can do?”

“I’m afraid not. But it should quiet down once we make it to the car.” After slicking on some cherry-red lips, I sighed and looked up at him.

He did a double take. “Wow.”

“What?”

His green eyes crinkled mischievously. “You look . . .” He tilted his head to the side. “You’re her now, aren’t you?” His first two fingers made air quotes. “Abigail Kelly.”

“In the flesh.” I beamed, puckering my glossy red lips. “And all the crapola that comes with her.”

Todd ruffled the top of my head. This casual touch not only sent a familiar sizzle down my spine, but it also filled me with a comfort I’d grown used to.

“The airport’s always crazy,” I continued into my compact, touching up the purposefully smudgy makeup. “You’re welcome to keep a distance from Shugger and me if you want.” I snapped my mirror shut and tucked it away. “Actually, I wouldn’t blame you if you made a run for it back to Florida right now.”

“Now that you mention it . . .”

I grabbed his arm. “Don’t make me hurt you, Marine.”

“Relax,” he soothed, his thumb rubbing the inside of my elbow.

Suddenly it was me who longed to make a run for it, to hop aboard the next returning flight back to his home, his beach, his store, his wonderful world.

But my world was calling now. “There’ll be a lot of people,” I said, tucking my hair behind one ear.

“Obviously.”

“Shugger’s likely to grab me before we even see him. He’s sneaky that way, despite his size. You’ll recognize him; he looks like Chuck D, but bigger, and he always wears white.”

Todd nodded.

“Oh, and he calls me ‘Sally.’”

“I know, Abby.”

“It’s like an inside joke that’s barely funny.”

“I know, Abby. You told me all that.”

“Oh.” I nodded and smiled at him. “There’ll be questions, too. About you. Apparently, your picture’s been everywhere. Pretty tough to lay low, but we can try.”

“Whatever you think is best,” Todd said, pulling me into the aisle.

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