Love Unspoken

Quinn hit up Kyle to chat about Susan coming back. She'd promised Susan a gig at the Mellon Group, so it had to happen.

Kyle was like, "No worries, I'll let the company know. Susan can start after Christmas."

Susan felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders when she got the news.

She couldn't figure out why Quinn was hanging around. Quinn's company was miles away from the Lynch family, so why bother coming all this way?

Even if it was about business competition, showing up in person seemed over the top. But here Quinn was, sticking around.

Susan hesitated and asked, "Aren't you heading back?"

Quinn shook her head. "I'll see how things play out first."

"Alright," Susan said, not pushing it further. She went to pack her stuff. What she'd done was basically corporate spying, or worse, betrayal. She couldn't stay here anymore and knew she wouldn't be back. There was a ton to pack.

Quinn sat on the couch for ages, mulling over Alexander's attitude and what might've gone down last night.

After a bit, she pulled out her phone and called Kyle.

A few moments later, Kyle picked up, and she got straight to the point, "Kyle, what happened last night?"

"Last night?" Kyle echoed, glancing at Luke next to him. "Well, before we got close, Luke spotted us and led us on a wild goose chase. We lost him."

"Lost him?" Quinn asked.

"Yeah, what's up?" Kyle replied.

Quinn felt a bit suspicious. "Wasn't Alexander with you?"

"Yeah, we all lost him. Luke's too slick," Kyle said.

Luke, half-asleep beside him, looked up at Kyle's BS and then dropped his head again. Who was the slick one here?

"Alright, where are you now?" Quinn asked.

"I have no clue. I'm looking for Luke. That guy took off somewhere, and now I'm lost," Kyle answered.

Quinn was quiet for a moment. She wasn't sure if Kyle was being straight with her, but she had no proof otherwise and had to take his word for now. "I see, Kyle. You better not be teaming up with him to mess with me." They both knew who "him" was. Kyle laughed awkwardly. "I get it, Mrs. Kennedy. Trust me, I'm really lost."

Quinn didn't bother arguing. She hung up after he finished talking. Staring at her phone, she felt a wave of irritation.

Quinn had promised Alexander she'd go back, so staying here wasn't an option. But she didn't plan on heading back to Amber Bay; she decided to go somewhere else instead.

Abigail was on a date and had no time for her, so Quinn had to look up some guides herself to find a quiet spot.

Abigail, on her date, suddenly sneezed.

She'd been cooped up in the hotel for days. Landon was keeping watch outside. Except for eating together, they mostly stayed apart, one inside, one outside. Abigail was bored out of her mind.

She opened the door and saw Landon still in the same spot, scribbling in a notebook.

After a while, she opened the door again and pretended to walk out casually.

Surprisingly, Landon didn't stop her. When she got to the main entrance, she looked back, and Landon was still lost in his own world.

She quickly slipped out the door and closed it behind her.

She dashed to her room, threw her stuff together, grabbed her luggage, and bolted out of there.

She ran with her luggage to the bus stop. Not having a clue where to go, she just hopped on the first bus that came by, figuring she'd lose Landon first.

After switching buses a few times, she ended up at the train station and bought a ticket to the farthest place she could find-Silver Moon Mountain. She'd heard it was snowing there and you could see the Northern Lights. Abigail boarded the train with her luggage, checking her ticket and the carriage.

She found her seat, stowed her luggage, and sat down.

Suddenly, she heard a baby and felt a little foot kicking her.

She turned her head and her eyes went wide. "Quinn?"

Yep, it was Quinn sitting right next to her.

Quinn looked just as shocked. She hadn't expected to run into Abigail after a three-hour train ride, and Abigail had even snagged the seat next to hers.

They stared at each other for a bit, thinking they were seeing things.

After a moment, Abigail grabbed Quinn's arm excitedly. "It's really you!"

Quinn nodded slightly. "Yeah, what a coincidence."

Abigail was over the moon. She hugged Quinn, almost crying with joy. "This is such a crazy coincidence. It's like we're meant to be together."

The words sounded a bit off, and Quinn gave an awkward smile.

They hugged so tightly that Sprout, caught in the middle, started fussing.

Abigail quickly let go of Quinn and pinched Sprout's cheek. "Sprout, didn't you miss me?"

Sprout lay in Quinn's arms, staring at Abigail with wide eyes, drooling.

"Ignoring me?" Abigail teased.

Sprout wriggled, and his little feet popped out of the blanket, landing on Abigail's arm.

Abigail grabbed his feet. He seemed even naughtier after being away for over two weeks.

Quinn looked around and asked, confused, "Abigail, weren't you on a date? Why are you alone on the train?"

Abigail froze, her face instantly turning guilty. She pretended to play with Sprout's feet and said lightly, "He was too clingy. I didn't like him, so we broke up." "That fast?" Quinn asked, surprised.

Thinking of being cooped up in the room for days, Abigail spoke through gritted teeth, "Yeah, he was always around me. It was driving me nuts."

It didn't seem like she was lying, but Quinn couldn't wrap her head around why her relationship ended so quickly.

"So you're going to Silver Moon Mountain alone?" Quinn asked.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Abigail finally realized something and asked, "Yeah, wait, why are you going there?"

Quinn sighed, "I don't know where else to go."

"Then let's go together. It's snowing there, we can ski," Abigail said excitedly.

Quinn nodded absentmindedly. She wasn't looking for fun; she just wanted to get away from Alexander's watchful eyes to figure out what he was hiding from her. Otherwise, if she stayed, Alexander would be on guard, and she'd never find out.

Abigail put her arm around Quinn's shoulder. "You don't seem to be in a good mood. What's up?"

Quinn turned to look at her, not sure where to begin.

With three hours left on the journey, she decided to start from when she moved into Iris Estates, just to pass the time with Abigail.