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They were accusing her of being with Ciara’s fella.
Shannon.
The same Shannon who had never glanced sideways at the opposite sex, let alone robbed someone’s fella.
It was beyond absurd, and I couldn’t hit them to get them off her.
I couldn’t do a damn thing, because as much as I willing to return the favor to their brothers and boyfriends, they were nowhere to be seen in the moment, and I would rather slit my wrists than put hands on a female.
Those bitches knew that which meant that all I could do was drag her out from beneath them and shield her small body with mine.
“Do you think they’ll leave me alone now?” she asked, thankfully taking a bite of a chip. “Do you think that’ll be the end of it now that we’ve made a statement to the Gards?”
No, I didn’t think it was going to be the end of it, but I certainly wasn’t about to tell my fragile baby sister that.
“Yeah, Shan.” Offering her a reassuring smile, I took a bite of the burger she’d left untouched. “The Gards are going to go over to Ciara’s house and give her a right good talking to.”Which wouldn’t work, just like last time.“It’s going to get better. I promise.”
The minute the wordpromisecame out of my mouth, Shannon smiled at me, and I knew that I’d fed that demon of insecurity that lived inside of her just enough to keep it at bay for a while.
“Talk to me about something else,” she said then, thankfully eating another chip. “Something that’s not depressing.”
Our whole world was one big depression.
“Like what, Shan?”
“Your girlfriend,” she said and smiled knowingly. “Aoife.”
“Aoife,” I mused, swallowing another bite of my burger. “What do you want to know?”
“She’s very beautiful, Joe.”
“Yeah, I know, Shan.”
“Like seriously stunning,” she offered. “The boys in third year are always talking about her.”
“The boys in third year have good taste.”
“How long have you been together?”
“A few months.”
“Is it serious?”
“Define serious?”
“Are you exclusive?”
“Yeah, we are.”
“So, no other girls tucked away to one side?”
“No.” I shook my head. “No other girls.”
“Wow, Joe.” She waggled her brows. “It kind of sounds like you might be inlooooove?”
“I am.”
“Oh my god.” Her eyes bulged. “I was half expecting you to deny it.”
