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I wished I knew oing to like what I found out Therefore, I kept my mouth shut, because I loved her and didn’t want or need to know her secrets

“No,” I told her in as reassuring of a tone as I could”

“But why?” she exclai patience with me “I don’t understand any of this shit”

I shrugged, drawing Kelli’s eyes to my boobs as they threatened to pop out ofabout for a while now Actually, it has been years in the e to leave, I’ve been thinking about doing the same”

Kelli narrowed her eyes “You’re going to just run away? Without telling anyone where you’re going or staying in touch?” She shook her head and backed up a step “No, you can’t do that to Colt I won’t let you do that to him”

I blew out a frustrated sigh “I’ to pull a Flick, I promise I just want to find a place where I can start all over Away fro” The last word came out barely above a whisper, and I started to turn away, not wanting to revisit e to put as much distance between me and the place I had called home my entire life

However, Kelli wasn’t about to let it go She caughtstrength “Away froerous look in her eyes again “You’re not telling , babe”

I glanced around to see if anyone atching us, but the others were still busy getting thee Still, I didn’t want to chance the us, so I nodded my head toward her vanity station

Her face darkened even more, if that was possible, but she released irls in the room

Kelli backedher head Despite the killer heels I was in, and the added height they offered me, she was still an inch or so taller in just her sneakers

“Quinn,” she practically growled at

I claspedso hard not to think about what had happened with Raider, and now that I was about to actually speak it aloud, it would make it even more real

Dammit, I didn’t want it to be real I wanted it to just have been a dream One that had started out so hot, but had ended withice-cold

“Oh, dear Lord, Quinn, what the fuck did you do?” She dipped her head lower “More importantly, who did you do it with?”

I opened my mouth, but the words refused to come out Then I saw the realization enter her eyes