An Innocent Push
by Rhiannon and AJ
Abbey stared at him for a moment. Finding her voice she uttered one word,
"No."
"No?" Jed questioned, not quite believing his ears. "Did you just say no?"
"Yes."
"Yes?"
"No!" Abbey stammered. "Yes ... but... I mean... No!"
"Huh?!" Jed exclaimed.
Abbey took a breath, "I've got to go unpack!" She turned on her heel and
almost ran the rest of the way back to her hotel room.
When she finally reached her room, she slammed her way into it. She collapsed
against the back of the door, breathing heavily. Heart racing, she wanted to
kick herself.
She told him no ... what the hell had she done?
That was the worst possible thing to say... No... Abbey slapped her hand to
her forehead. Any other word in the English language would have been better
than that damn word...
Especially since that wasn't what she meant...
She didn't mean 'no'... She meant, let 'me ask my kids'...
Abbey groaned, sliding down the door until she was sitting on the floor...
And then she had to go and haul ass away from him... 'Great job, Abigail,'
she berated herself. 'He probably thinks you're crazy and... God only knows
what he thinks now.'
Abbey rested her head in her hands... 'And Ariel calls Jed a Geek...'
TBC...