180 Days and Counting... Series Box Set books 4 - 6 by B.R. Paulson

Author:B.R. Paulson [Paulson, B.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Captiva Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-04-03T22:00:00+00:00

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Bailey had a hard time sleeping and crawled from bed sometime around dawn. Jessica and Jason continued to sleep and she made her way down the hall again, pausing to listen at Scott’s door and then Cady’s.

The soft light from the sun rising pinkened the sky through the skylight.

Bailey continued creeping downstairs, grabbing a blanket from the living room couch. She quietly slid the back door open and claimed an Adirondack rocking chair set up on the covered wraparound porch. The blanket kept off the early morning chill and let Bailey find some peace.

Fourteen. Her birthday. Only a month ago, she’d been making plans with her best friends for an all-girls’ party; dinner at Bailey’s with spa options like face masks and hair treatments. Just a girls’ night in. Nothing fancy.

Now, Bailey wasn’t even sure if any of her friends were alive and she was too terrified to try calling them again. The last time she’d reached out, no one had answered.

What if this time, they did, and Bailey couldn’t do anything to help them? What if they begged her for help? She couldn’t even go into Scott’s room.

Bailey rocked back and forth as she huddled under the blanket, reveling in the quiet and the capability to pretend that maybe her dad would join her any minute or she would have to run up and get ready for school soon. She’d never missed science class so much.

After a while of peaceful seclusion, the slider opened and Jason stepped through, carrying Jessica.

He claimed the chair beside Bailey. She stretched the blanket across to his chair and he scooted even closer to share its warmth. “Thanks.” He smiled, adjusting his hold on his cousin and shaking the bottle he’d brought out for her.

After he got her settled, he lifted his gaze to Bailey’s. “Happy birthday.”

“Thank you.” Bailey’s smile froze and she glanced away as if to move the blanket higher into position. She wasn’t worried about how he knew, about how he’d surprised her with his soft, happy words.

Jason’s red rimmed eyes reintroduced the panic she’d been avoiding. If Jason succumbed to the sickness, everything would be left to Bailey.

Fourteen or not, was she ready for that?

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