Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2782

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2782

One Missed Call

Joan merely smiled stiffly. Would he? She supposed that Larry might still be upset about things between Dustin and herself.

"Let's not talk about those unpleasant things today, shall we? It's so rare that we're able to get together, so I must insist that all of you stay for dinner."

"Hurry up and call Nancy!" Abelyn said as she tossed the phone to Jessica.

Since befriending Nancy, she and Abelyn had only grown closer. Perhaps the bond stemmed from commonalities in their personal experiences, or maybe they just had a natural affinity for each other. "What? You're not coming? Why? Joan and I are here already," Jessica fretted before Abelyn snatched the phone from her.

"You've half an hour to show yourself, Nancy Barrymore. If I don't see you then, don't come around again."

With that, Abelyn hung up.

That poise and that tone was totally badass! Jessica flashed her a huge thumbs-up.

Joan was the only one who was more subdued throughout. She seemed a little pensive at the moment.

"What's the matter, Joan? Are you not feeling well? Still worried about the incident at the flower shop?" Jessica frowned slightly as she held her delicate hand.

"It's nothing." Joan shook her head and eked out a smile. It was a blatant lie. She was indeed worried, but her thoughts were mostly concentrated on Larry. It had been several days since he last initiated contact and that made Joan a little saddened.

"Have you been fighting with Larry?"

It was Jessica who nailed it.

Joan did not answer before she made her way into the kitchen.

"I'll give you a hand here, Dustin." She then rolled up her sleeves and began to wash the vegetables which were placed to the side.

Jessica sighed helplessly when it occurred to her that there were serious issues between Joan and Larry.

Soon, Nancy was at the door and swiftly joined in.

"Huh? I thought you weren't coming? What made you decide to show up?" Abelyn regarded Nancy and goaded the latter teasingly.

"Cause y'all will kick me out of the sisterhood if I don't!" Nancy shrugged and brushed it off in good humor.

That had everyone else burst into laughter.

Perhaps it was owing to the joyousness of the occasion that the lot of them had gotten a little tipsy.

"I'm going to head back," Joan waved as she shouted. That was a hint of urgency to her inflection.

"What do you mean go back. You're going to stay over tonight." Abelyn then wrapped her arms tightly around her, as though afraid that the latter might make a break for it.

"Seriously, I can't. Larry's still waiting for me at home."

"Oh come on, it's already late and so dark out there. Let's not argue this. We can't rest easy having you go back by yourself like that," Jessica muttered in displeasure as she lazed on the floor. Ding, ding, ding...

A phone to the side was ringing, but no one was sure whose it was. Dustin simply snagged it up and answered.

"Where are you?" The male caller did not sound very happy.

"Who the heck is this?" Dustin suddenly raised his own voice in annoyance. He was so sloshed that he could not even recognize that it was Larry.

Larry's eyes darkened upon hearing this familiar and irksome voice coming from the other end. How is it that they are together?

Is Joan that desperate?

Larry's fists were wound tight and his demeanor was frighteningly cold. "Get Joan to the phone."

"What was that?" Dustin shook his head as though he did not understand him.

It looks like they're drinking together. Larry's anger boiled to the surface and it showed. "How do you even call yourself a man, Dustin Silverman?" Larry's inflection jumped up several notches as he attempted to jolt the receiving person to his senses.

"Who the hell are you?"

Larry cut off communications as his frustration finally got the better of him. He wanted to see when Joan was going to get back in.