The following morning, Kevin woke up on his own just after ten. He felt content when he felt Abigail’s body pressed against his back and found his thoughts drifting back to the incredibly intimate night they both shared together. His body began to react and he began to crave Abigail’s touch once again. She was so intoxicating and he just couldn’t get enough of her. 

Kevin lazily rolled over and a small smile crept across his face as he watched Abigail pull the covers up over her head to block the sunlight. They forgot to close the drapes the night before and the sunlight was blinding. Kevin crawled out of bed and made his way over to the window and quickly closed the drapes. Fortunately they were high enough up that the fans down below weren’t able to see him in a naked state. 

As soon as Kevin closed the drapes, Abigail pulled the covers back down and whistled, “Cute ass.” 

“Sexy breast.” Kevin proclaimed as he got back into bed and attacked the bare breast that was peaking out from under the blanket. 

“With everything I like on you, we could keep this up all day.” Abigail said as she laughed. 

“The other guys may not appreciate hearing about it all day.” Kevin said after he blew lightly on Abigail’s wet nipple. 

“You’re wicked. Didn’t you get enough last night?” Abigail asked as Kevin pushed back the comforter and took possession of her other breast. 

“I’ll never be able to get enough of you.” Kevin said as he continued his attack on Abigail’s body. Just as he dipped his finger between her legs, the telephone rang. He looked at the time and cursed, because he knew he couldn’t ignore the call. “I promise you we’ll pick up where we left off.” Kevin said as he reached across Abigail and picked up the phone. 

Kevin was expecting a call from their management team, so he was surprised when it was a male voice asking for Alison Summers. This immediately made him suspicious, because he knew immediately it was someone from her past. “Who’s calling?” Kevin inquired. 

“This is Alison’s grandfather calling. It’s taken me three days to track my granddaughter down. Please tell me that I’ve found her.” The older man pleaded. 

“She’s not available at the moment, but I can take down your name and number and I’ll ensure that she gets your message.” Kevin said. There was no way Kevin was going to force Abigail to talk to someone from her past. If this man was legitimately her grandfather, then Abigail could make the choice to contact him. Kevin got out of bed and found a pad of paper on the desk at the other side of the hotel room. He jotted down the information the older man recited on the phone and promised the man that he would pass the message on. Kevin hung up the phone and just stood there staring at the message for a couple of seconds. 

“Who was that?” Abigail asked, sensing Kevin’s tension. 

“It’s not important right now. Let’s pick up where we left off.” Kevin said. He wasn’t ready to burden Abigail with this information just yet. 

Abigail could sense Kevin’s apprehension, so she went along with him. But after a couple minutes, Abigail could tell that Kevin was distracted. She managed to slip away from Kevin and get out of bed. “Abigail, please don’t look at that right now.” Kevin pleaded as Abigail picked up the small pad and read the message and he watched all the color drain from her face. “Come here Abi.” Kevin said as gently as possible.  

Abigail turned to face Kevin and said, “I haven’t spoken to my grandparents since my parents died. Why would they be trying to contact me now?” Abigail said. 

“Please come back to bed Abi. I knew this would be upsetting to you. I hope you’re not upset with me because I tried to divert you from reading the message.” Kevin said. 

Abigail gladly got back into bed and let Kevin take her in his strong arms. “I wish I could make the message go away.” Abigail said as she buried her face in Kevin’s neck. Just as they were moving forward with their lives, Abigail’s past continued to haunt them. She had no real desire to contact her grandparents. They never did anything for her after her parents died, so she didn’t feel like she owed them anything now. 

“Do you want to talk about it?” Kevin asked softly. 

“There’s nothing to talk about. They haven’t been a part of my life since my parents died.” Abigail responded harshly. 

“Just know that if you ever want to talk Abi, I’m always here for you. You don’t have to go through anything alone anymore.” Kevin said, hoping it would help calm Abigail down. 

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Kevin and the group had a meeting mid afternoon before they left for the venue, so that left Abigail alone in their room. She was still upset about the phone call from her grandfather, but Kevin had picked up where he left off when they received the phone call, and that helped Abigail push it out of her mind. 

Abigail was just getting out of the shower when the telephone rang. Kevin told her that he would call as soon as their meeting was over and let her know what time they were leaving for the venue. Abigail was dumbfounded when she picked up the phone and she heard her grandfather say, “Alison sweetie, is that you?” 

“Granddad, why are you calling?” Abigail asked in a flat voice. 

“You don’t sound like you’re happy to hear from me.” Her grandfather stated. 

“I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that this is the first time I’ve heard from you since mom and dad’s funeral.” Abigail replied harshly. 

“We just didn’t know what to say to you sweetie. That doesn’t mean we don’t love you.” Her grandfather said. 

“I don’t have the time to get into all of this now. What is your reason for calling?” Abigail asked again. 

“Your grandmother’s health is failing.” He said. 

“I’m sorry to hear that, but after everything I suffered through alone, do you really expect me to drop everything and run to her side? You two were the only family I had and you never once contacted me after I married Frank or after I was convicted of murdering Frank. I have a new life now and I’m trying my best to move forward. I’m not sure I’m willing to go back to Alison’s life.” Abigail said. 

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about. You are Alison Summers and we are your family.” Her grandfather said. 

“No, I’m Abigail Phillips now. Alison Summers is a part of my past.” Abigail said as she felt Kevin’s strong arms envelope her. She was extremely grateful for Kevin’s presence because she was close to loosing it. All she wanted was for her past to leave her alone. 

“How can you possibly say that you don’t care that your grandmother is dying? She’s asking to see you.” Her grandfather said, trying to make her feel guilty. 

Abigail passed the phone to Kevin and said, “I can’t take it.” And ran towards the bathroom. 

Kevin quickly hung up the phone and ran after Abigail. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to reach her before she locked the bathroom door. “Come on Abi. Don’t shut me out like this. You know I’m on your side. You’re not in this alone.” Kevin pleaded with Abigail to let him in as the telephone began to ring again. 

“Tell him to fuck off.” Abigail yelled from within the bathroom. 

“I’m not even answering the phone Abi. I don’t give a shit about your grandfather right now. I’m only concerned about you.” Kevin said. After almost a minute of silence, Kevin spoke again, “I know you don’t want to be alone right now Abi. Please let me be there for you.” 

Abigail slumped to the floor. She didn’t have the energy to even get up and open the door for Kevin. Why was her grandfather trying to make her feel guilty? ‘They’ve never done anything for me, so where does he get off making me feel guilty for not being by my grandmothers side?’ Abigail said to herself as she broke down sobbing. 

As soon as Kevin heard Abigail’s sobs, he quickly searched for something that would enable him to unlock the bathroom door. He just needed something with a flat edge. He finally found the Swiss army knife Abigail kept in her suitcase and after a few seconds he had the bathroom door unlocked. He swiftly picked Abigail up from the floor and carried her to the bed when there was a knock at the door. He cursed when he heart Brian yell that it was time to leave for the venue. Kevin opened the door and let Brian into the room. They had learnt the hard way that they never discussed personal issues in the hall of a hotel. 

“Where’s Abi? We need to get going.” Brian said. 

“I’m gonna have to meet you guys over there in an hour or so. Abi received a phone call today that she’s upset about. I want to stay here with her for a little while until she calms down a bit.” Kevin said. 

“It doesn’t have to do with Frank does it?” Brian asked. 

“No. Actually it’s her grandfather. But I don’t think I should get into it anymore. I’ll see you guys at the venue in a little while.” Kevin said. 

Kevin was able to calm Abigail down and convinced her to accompany him to the venue. She didn’t feel like being alone and he didn’t want to risk her receiving a another phone call from her grandfather.