Kicked by Stunich C. M. & Blaze Violet

Author:Stunich, C. M. & Blaze, Violet [Stunich, C. M. & Blaze, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781938623981
Amazon: B01HOQFFR0
Goodreads: 30796104
Publisher: Sarian Royal
Published: 2016-06-27T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Family freaking dinner.

I sat across the table from Flor, my hands shaking as I gripped the fork and listened to my stepmom talk about some construction that was happening near her office. I hadn't expected Florian to come, not after what had happened between us earlier, but here he was, arrogant and unapologetic. His eyes followed me around the room, and I had this itchy feeling between my shoulder blades, like he was just waiting to get me alone.

“Anyway,” River said, straightening out the cloth napkin on her lap and shaking her head, “enough about that. Florian, how's Rhonda?” I kept my attention focused on my plate. After a moment of silence, I glanced up and found those sharp emerald irises locked onto my face and swallowed. How could he frown like that? Wear his hair all mussy and beautiful? Come here with rumpled clothes and a bad attitude, like this was all my fault? “Florian,” River snapped and he blinked like he was coming back to life, dragging his gaze from me.

My dad's blue eyes traveled between the two of us and I had to swallow hard and struggle not to be alarmed by the intense look in them. He sensed something. Oh my God. What would he do if he found out? I couldn't even imagine. He'd think I was a freak, a pervert, call me an incestuous whore and kick me out of his life.

My nerves had never been stretched so taut.

“What?” Flor snapped back at his mom. River narrowed her eyes on her son and then glanced over at me with pursed lips. So she felt it, too. Great.

“How's Rhonda?” she asked again, trying her very best to keep calm. I could see her irritation in the set of her slender shoulders. “You haven't mentioned her once tonight.”

“Oh, uh,” Flor began, looking back at me. I kept my face neutral, or at least I tried. My dad had already commented on my puffy eyes and swollen face; I'd been crying all day. I'd lied and told him I'd gotten an F on my chem test, and he'd actually hugged me. And then he'd lectured me on the importance of keeping up my grades, warning me against future failures. I squeezed my hands into fists. “Rhonda is fine, but she wants to move too fast. I think I'm going to break up with her.”

“Really?” River asked skeptically, reaching out and squeezing her son's hand. “Florian, this is the only girl you've ever brought home. She must be special. What exactly does she want?”

“She wants to get engaged,” Florian said, stuffing his mouth full of mashed potatoes, so he didn't need to elaborate. I stared at his face, trying to keep the shock off of mine.

“Hmm,” River mused, looking over at me. “What did you think of her, Abi?” I quickly copied Flor and stuffed food into my mouth, so I didn't have to answer right away.

“Nee-chan doesn't like her, do you, Abigail?” Flor asked, putting down his fork and reaching into his pocket for a pack of cigarettes.

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