Home is Where You Are

Chapter 8

Zeke wipes blood off his mouth.

"You fucking bitch." He hisses, pointing at me.

He swings. I duck, and he hits Mason.

"Fuck you!" Mason says.

Soon enough, me, Zeke, Mason, Michael, Max, and Shaun are all fist fighting.

"Stop it! Stop!"

ABBY'S POV

Fuck.

Why are they all so angry?

Liam, I've never seen him so mad. Like, of course Logan, but never at his family.

They're six big, burly, muscular guys.

And they all seem to be mad at Liam.

"It's a joke!" Mason says.

Liam's back is to me.

LIAM'S POV

I feel Zeke yank my shirt right over my head.

Abby is behind me.

No.

No.

I whip around.

She already saw it.

All the girls saw it.

The entire boat is dead silent.

I smack Zeke.

"Fuck you." I rip my shirt out of his hand and pull it over my head, and then I turn to Dad.

"Home." I say.
"What? Liam, no, we just travelled this far and-"

"I. Don't. Care."

Silence.

"Either that, or leave Abby and I on some island."

It's quiet for a while.

"Alright." Dad says. "We'll go home."

I turn to the guys.

"You stay the fuck away from me, and you stay the hell away from Abby. Don't even look at her."

"Wait." Mom says quietly. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, but what's a cum junkie? And, and what does toeier than a Roman sandal mean?"

Everyone looks at Abby.

"Don't answer."

"Yeah, honestly, you don't have to answer. I'm just curious."

Silently, Abby pulls her sundress over her head.

"Where I'm from, a cum junkie is a slut." She says. "And toeier than a Roman sandal means extremely horny."

All the girls look at the guys in disgust.

"Shaun, you're such a fucking dick." Caroline says.

"It wasn't me! I laughed, but I didn't do anything."

"Bullshit! I saw you doing it too!" she says. "She's your future cousin. Do you realize that? With what she's dealing with, with her sister, and with Liam dying today, and her best friend hating her, she doesn't need her future husbands family treating her like shit!"

"It was just a joke." Zeke snaps. "Calm the fuck down."

"It's not a funny joke, Zeke. It's rude and disrespectful." Nana says. "You boys should be ashamed of yourselves!"

"Come on, Abby's not mad, right?" Zeke looks at Abby.

She doesn't say anything, she just looks down.