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I forced myself to breath as I turned back to Abby. “There’s a life her withusif you want it.”
And she nodded.
She fuckingnodded, her eyes wide and the flush blooming across her face. I looked right into her eyes, and right then, I knew - I knew she’d felt it too. Whatever fucking insane cosmic connection Connor and I had both felt with this girl the second we’d met her,she’d felt it too.
I looked over at Connor. “You ready for this?”
His eyes narrowed. “Absolutely.”
We both turned towards Abby, and as her eyes darted between the two of us, she nodded again. “Yes,” she whispered out.
The whole thing happened in slow motion. I dropped to the ground, rolling for the gun as I saw Joe bring the gun towards me. Connor roared as he went into a dead run at the man, who’s eyes suddenly went wide as he brought the gun to bear right at my best friend. But it was right then that Abby shoved into her attacker, knocking him as he pulled the trigger and sending the shot wild over Con’s shoulder. I came up from the roll in slow motion, raise the gun in my hand, and squeezed. Joe screamed as the bullet tore through his shoulder, just as Connor plowed into him and tackled him to the ground.
When the dust settled, we were whole.
“You alright?” I eyed Connor, and he nodded.
“Caught the wind on that one, but yeah, we’re good,” He said with a grin. He drove the point of his boot into Joe’s rib, making him squeal before we both instantly went to Abby.
“I’m fine, I’m really fine,” she said, her voice shaky as both of us slid our arms around her. It occurred to me that this was the first time either of us had ever reallytouchedher, and even with the circumstances, I could feel my blood pump even faster at the contact. Fuck she felt good, her skin almost hot beneath my touch and the smell of her hair in my face. The primal beast in me roared, wanting to take her right there on the side of the road, but I forced myself to breath.
Connor’s face said the same thing as mine did, his eyes wild and his jaw tense like wanted to devour this girl right here. “We should get you looked at,” he said quietly, his hand gingerly touching her red cheek where that shit-head had smacked her.
She shook her head slowly, her eyes dancing between the two of us. “I really am fine, honestly.” She looked down. “I’ve been way worse before.”
The rage almost exploded out of me then as I turned on the moaning, whimpering Joe lying in the dirty. I whirled on him, practically snarling. “I’m going to kill this motherfuckerright hereand right fucking now.”
Connor nodded. “You and me both, bud.”
Suddenly, there was a hand on my arm, and I turned back, my flared temper instantly cooling as I looked into Abby’s eyes. She had another hand on Connor’s arm, and she was shaking her head quickly.
“No, please.”
I frowned. “You want us tosparethis piece of shit?”
Connor swore. “You can’t expect us to do that after what he’s done to you - after he’shurt youlike that,” he snarled, nodding at the red mark on the side of her cheek.
But Abby shook her head again. “I- I can’t have that on me.”
“It’s, not, honey, it’s on us,” I muttered.
Her eyes darted to mine, and I fuckin’ melted right there. “Itison me.” She took a trembling sigh. “Look, forme, please no killing.”
“How about paralyzation?” I smirked as I glanced at Connor, seeing his grin.
Abby shot him a look before she grinned. “Connor-”
“Fine,” he muttered.
Suddenly, I laughed. “Fuck, I’ve got an idea.” I turned to them. “We let him walk away from this, it’s never going to end.” I turned and kicked dirt at Joe. “Who else knows about you hiring us.”
“Fuck you!” He spat.
Connor marched over and stuck his heel into Joe’s gunshot wound, making the wormy man scream out. “Wrong fuckin’ answer.”
“No one!” Joe cried out. “No one, okay? I wasn’t gonna tell anyone that this bitch ran out on me, are you kidding?”
I grinned. “Perfect.”
