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“It was her fuckin’hairwasn’t it?”
I glared.
“Was it down? I’ve seen that bun. It has to reach her waist at least.”
“Her ass, actually,” I murmured.
“Yeah, that tracks.” He rubbed his hands over his face. “God, you’re a freak.”
“Shut up.”
“So what now, Otto?” he asked, ignoring my question. “You want my advice or somethin’? Cause I gotta say, I have no fuckin’ clue what you should do. Ignore her for the rest of time, probably.”
“And you sayI’mthe dickhead?” I asked incredulously.
“What’s the other option? Go talk to her?”
“I tried that,” I confessed, heat burning up my neck. “She blew me off.”
“Well, there you go,” he shot back. “Leave it.”
“I just wanna make sure everythin’ is good with her,” I said with a sigh. “The way we left it was—” I shook my head, not sure how to explain it. Something felt really off and I couldn’t put my finger on why that was.
“Yeah, her family’s gonna be real excited about you comin’ around. Why not just add fuel to the fire? Good thinkin’.”
“You think they know?”
“They will if you show up at her house.”
“You know where she lives?” I asked, jerking my head up to look at him.
Titus glared at me. “In no universe would you showing up at her house be a good fuckin’ idea.”
“I didn’t say I was goin’ to.” The words came out more defensively than intended.
“Fuck,” he said under his breath, shaking his head. “Jesus.”
“Would you fuckin’ stop?”
“You realize how bad this could be for her if they find out?” He pointed at me accusingly. “Like apocalyptically bad. That family is fuckin’ nuts man.”
“Yeah, I know, they’re strict Christians,” I replied slowly.
“No. No. Not the kind you’re thinkin’ of. They might say they’re Christians, but this is a group that’s so far outside the normal religion I’m not even sure why they say they’re the same thing. Christians believe in Jesus. These people—” He shook his head. “It’s a fuckin’ cult, no matter how you look at it. Calgary Church.” He scoffed. “Surprising that they even let their kids go to public school, honestly.”
“Fuck.” My stomach sank. Did I know that Esther’s family was weird? Yes. But by Titus’s tone, they were more than that.
“Yeah, fuck.”
“Well, what should I do?” I asked, a small starburst of panic lighting in my chest. “What if they find out?”
The thought of her getting into trouble because she’d slept with me made my stomach gurgle alarmingly. Esther was so sweet. I’d thought so even before we’d seen each other at the bonfire. We’d never interacted, but I’d been in her vicinity enough to know what kind of person she was. Soft spoken. Kind. She’d never say a bad word about anyone.
“Her family owns a nursery,” Titus said after a minute. “Maybe you could try and go there. See if maybe she’s workin’. Make sure she’s okay.”
“I already did that,” I pointed out. “She was freaked the fuck out.”
“Then I’ll advise you again to leave her the fuck alone,” Titus replied emotionlessly.
