To say Abigail was tense was an understatement. Something had felt off since her night with Liam, and though she did her best not to let it show, she’d been a little more closed off lately. She hated it. She wasn’t sure if Devon really noticed, but even if he hadn’t she worried how it would reflect.
Of course, the fact that it concerned her so much, scared her. Her head was too cloudy now.
So when she sat down at the bar of a nearby restaurant, she was very explicitly trying not to attract attention. She wanted to have a few drinks - and maybe food, though she hadn’t even felt hungry lately.
She grimaced when someone sidled up to the bar beside her, sitting just a little too close. She tried to focus on her phone, checking through the photos she’d been taking to test its camera - thankfully nothing attention grabbing if someone looked over her shoulder - but he wasn’t dissuaded.
“Hey beautiful, can I get you a drink?” He smelled of cheap vodka and sweat and Abi couldn’t have been less interested. She didn’t look up from her phone.
“Oh, come on honey,” His hand found her hip and she winced at the reminder of bruises still very prevalent there. She looked up and shot him a glare, pushing his hand away.
“Hey, don’t be a bitch, I’m trying to be nice.”
The surrounding area went quiet. She looked over at him slowly, her eyes glimmering, just shy of going gold. He stepped back at the murderous look on her face. “You want a bitch? I will fucking show you a bitch.”