Later that night, I wash my face in my bathroom mirror, my conversation with Kirby and River still ringing loudly in my head. After the big L word drop, we all sort of went our separate ways. My brain is slowly trying to process all of that now, but I honestly don’t even know where to start.
Am I still mad at Kirby? Absolutely. I don’t think either of them thought I was actually serious about Eileen, so the big love bomb definitely changed their attitudes a bit. And truthfully, hearing Kirby’s past experience with vampires was heart wrenching. Nobody deserves to go through that, especially not Kirby. Does that make what he did right? F*ck no. But I at least get it now.
I let the washcloth hang over the edge of the sink to dry and grab my toothbrush. I lean back against the sink, absentmindedly brushing.