Total pages in book: 63
Estimated words: 59739 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 299(@200wpm)___ 239(@250wpm)___ 199(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 59739 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 299(@200wpm)___ 239(@250wpm)___ 199(@300wpm)
Kellen’s jaw tightens and he finally looks towards Ace and me. “Care to fuckin’ say anything?”
My eyes widen. “No.”
“You knew?” Aggie asks, turning to face me, her eyes filled with even more betrayal towards me than she has towards Kellen.
Fuck.
I exhale, closing my eyes for calm.
“Oh my gosh,” she whispers. “You knew and you didn’t tell me.”
“It isn’t like that,” Rachel says. “She wanted to tell you, hell, she threatened me and said if I didn’t, she would... it isn’t on her.”
I didn’t say that, but in this moment, I am incredibly grateful to her for saying it.
“I didn’t want to cause any more pain for you,” I say, carefully. “Not after what happened with Tati. I just wanted them to be honest with you.”
She shakes her head, a lone tear travelling down her cheek.
“Ain’t on her,” Kellen says. “We didn’t plan for this, it just fuckin’ happened.”
“Oh, well, isn’t that wonderful,” Aggie mutters. “I am so glad you didn’t plan for it.”
Rachel exhales and steps closer to Aggie, who spins on her, hands up. “Do not step closer to me. You should have told me. We might not be besties, Rachel, but we are a team and we have been through so much together.”
Rachel stares down at the ground. “I know.”
“Ain’t her fault, I was the one who didn’t want it getting out,” Kellen says, and Aggie shoots him a glare so deadly, it makes him flinch.
“Do not fucking speak to me. To think I actually liked you, hell, I thought if anything good comes from this, it is this man who is keeping me together. All the while, you’ve been keeping her together too. Are you two in a relationship?”
“No,” Kellen answers, and Rachel flinches.
Fuck.
It hurts me to see them like this.
Both of them breaking over him.
“Well, congratulations, you fucking arsehole. You knocked me up. I wonder how you’re going to explain that when we get home.”
The entire deck goes silent.
Like suddenly we’re no more than broken, lifeless souls unable to speak.
The air feels thicker, more intense, and the waves rock the boat once, angrily, as if they’re protesting, too.
Aggie is pregnant?
Kellen’s face goes grey. Not pale, not white—full corpse, as if Aggie loaded a gun with those three words and fired it dead at his heart. I hear the breath leave his body like a bag punched empty. For a second no one moves, I could swear even the ship stops rocking. Then Rachel, mouth open, makes a small noise and clamps a hand over her face. Tears roll down her cheeks, silent, so quick she can’t blink them away.
“Did you—did you know?” she whispers at Kellen.
Kellen’s hands are clenched at his sides. “Of course I didn’t fuckin’ know, she just told all of us,” he barks.
Aggie laughs, a sharp, cracked sound. “Doesn’t matter, does it? There’s not even anything I can fucking do, we’re stuck out here in the middle of nowhere, and I’m pregnant with a man who, and let’s be honest, will fuck anything with a heartbeat.”
She wipes her nose with the back of her hand.
Nobody speaks, so she continues. “So, what now, Kellen? What exactly are you going to do with two broken women and... what, a baby?”
Ace glances at me, eyes wide. He’s seen violence in every flavour, but this, this is another breed of fucked up.
The door to the deck crashes up and opens, loudly enough to make us all flinch, and Tati appears with Adrian slowly coming up behind her. Their eyes are wide, and glance between us, no doubt wondering what the hell all the yelling is about.
“What is going on?” Tati asks, swinging her eyes to me.
“Aggie is pregnant,” Rachel rasps, her voice almost a whisper.
Tati’s eyes widen. “What?”
“It was an accident,” Kellen throws in, as if that somehow makes any of it better.
“Are you fucking serious?” Aggie screams at him. “You know how babies are made, and you still chose to fuck me anyway.”
“It’s not like you said no,” Rachel mutters.
Aggie spins on her. “What did you say?”
“I’m just saying,” she adds, her voice clipped. “You know how they’re made too, and yet you let him fuck you with no condom. I’m not entirely sure what you thought would happen.”
“Oh, and let me guess, little miss perfect would only let him in if he was wrapped?” Aggie throws at her.
“I’m not a fucking idiot, so yes,” Rachel snaps.
Aggie just lunges.
It comes out of nowhere, just an aggressive dive in Rachel’s direction. She slams into her, and they go down together, knees slamming onto the deck, and I swear, Aggie gives it all she has. She bites, claws, kicks and screams as she takes out this broken frustration on Rachel, even though Rachel is a victim, too.
“Aggie,” Tati screams, but it doesn’t stop her.
Kellen and Ace both rush over to pull them apart, but Tati is the closest and is already reaching for them. She slips in her mad rush, her feet slipping out, and Adrian grabs for her elbow but misses. Tati tumbles sideways, windmilling into the tangle of girls just as the ship lurches. Hard. Like something rammed us from below.