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Shit, that just made things a whole lot harder.
“Okay, Abi. I’ll check in with you tomorrow.”
“Um…”
“What’s the matter?” I ask, hearing her apprehension.
“I’m not in tomorrow.”
“But it’s Tuesday. You always work Tuesdays.”
“Um,” she says with a pause yet again.
After a few seconds, she whispers, “It’s Hank’s funeral.”
I can feel the color drain from my face, and my knees suddenly go weak, threatening to buckle underneath me.
“Mia?” Abi says, panicking when I don’t say anything.
But I can’t reply because all I can hear on repeat is…funeral.
“Mia, put Quinn on the phone.”
Like a zombie, I hand the phone over to Quinn as I step out of the booth and blindly sit on the curb, tears stinging my eyes.
Hank’s funeral? Oh my God, I think I’m going to be sick. Staring vacantly ahead, I will not allow myself to cry because I have no right.
I vaguely hear Quinn in the background, trying to get a word in.
“Okay, Abi, I…” He stops abruptly. “They haven’t beenthatbad.”
I wonder what she’s grilling him over.
“Okay…yes…”
More pauses.
I turn to look at him, and he gives me a small, crooked smile.
“Okay, yes, I got it. Talk to you in a couple of days.” He hangs up, blowing his hair out of his eyes.
“Everything okay?” I ask softly as he sits near me, his long legs stretching out in front of him.
“Yeah. I now understand what they mean about redheads having a temper. You all right?” he asks, lightly bumping me with his shoulder when I remain silent.
I shrug. “Not really. The good news is Abi’s dad is helping to clear our name. But the bad news is the police are keeping an eye on Tristan, like some fugitive. And thanks to Brad’s dad, who has a hard-on for us, I might add, we are wanted in every county in a thousand-mile radius. And to make matters worse…”
But suddenly, Quinn has poised his finger over my lips, stopping me from continuing.
“Red, stop talking,” he says and dips his head to look me in the eyes. “We’re going to New Orleans.”
“What? Are you insane? Did you not hear what I just said?” I ask, widening my eyes to emphasize my point.
“I heard you.”
“And?”
“And what?”
