“Prez, man.You’ll never guess who I just saw,” Slasher tells me.
“Who?”
“Shelby.”My blood turns to ice hearing her name and sobers me up some.
“Where?”
“Gas station off third.”
“You have eyes on her?”
“Shit,” he mutters.“She was just here, but now I don’t know.”
“All right, try to find out where she is.I’ll be in touch.”I dial Martina and tell her to be on the lookout.I don’t want that cunt anywhere near Ash.Next, I call Ashley, but the call goes straight to voicemail.
Probably having fun with her friends.Hell, I don’t even know what to say to her in a text.I don’t want to spook her, but I don’t want Shelby filling her head with a bunch of bullshit either if they cross paths.
Fuck.
My phone goes off with a text from an unknown number.
You can’t trust Blood.
What?Who is this?
A friend.Don’t believe me, ask him where your sister really is.
What do you mean?Tell me who this is.
I stare at the messages.What do they mean?I can’t trust Blood?
“Everything okay?”Jackson shoots an uneasy smile my way.
We’ve decided tonight is the night we’re finally going to have sex.My stomach does a pitch, and I try to forget about the weird texts.“Never better.”I kiss his cheek and glance around the room at all our friends having the time of their lives.I should be doing the same, but I can’t stop thinking about Blood and my sister.
Every time I bring her up, he gets all tense and changes the subject.I know he’s not Ash’s father.I’ve heard talk about my sister and…well, I thought she should have at least tried to reach out or come see her kid.Nothing makes sense.
Nothing.
“You sure you’re okay?You getting nervous about tonight?”
“I’ve gotta go.”
“What?”His face falls.
“I’m sorry.I’ve gotta go talk to Blood.”
“Right now?Why?”
“I’ll be back.I swear.I’ll meet you back in our room.I promise.”
“Don’t bother.It’s like you’re in love with the guy or something.I think it’s weird that you live with him.Is that why you keep putting me off?”
“What?No, ew.He dated my sister.He looks after me and my nephew.”
“How do I know that you aren’t fucking him?That baby could be yours together for all I know.”
“Really Jackson.You see me every day.When would I have had a secret baby?”
