1983: Cruel Summer (Love in the 80s #4) by Amber Lynn Natusch & Crystal Bryant

Author:Amber Lynn Natusch & Crystal Bryant [Natusch, Amber Lynn & Bryant, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01DMMWUVE
Publisher: WaWa Productions
Published: 2016-04-28T23:00:00+00:00

After I dropped him off at the Billings’ farm, I went home to get a bit more sleep. I had to work that afternoon until the pool closed. Then I promised Braxton that he could take me to the movies with the boys. I was hesitant at first to agree to it, especially given the things I’d said that night at the party. Tad and Scooter didn’t deserve what I’d said about them. Hell, even Simmons had proven to be far more tolerable than I’d remembered him being. I owed them all a massive apology, and it was going to be no small feat getting it out without somehow digging the hole I was in a little deeper. Braxton assured me they weren’t upset about it—that they understood why I’d said what I said—but I was far less convinced.

I slept for a couple of hours, then got up and made enough food to tide me over until the movies. I planned to buy an enormous tub of popcorn for myself and slap any hand that drifted toward it. When it came to that salty, heavenly snack, I didn’t share. Ever.

I drove to the pool and parked in the regular lot this time. Construction didn’t happen on the weekend, so there were spots to be had for once. I knew Wendy was on the schedule with me, along with the Krissy and Tess. Clearly, I was not excited to be there. I had no doubt that my antics at the party were common knowledge at that point.

Seemed like I was going to be the only one doing the walk of shame that day.

“Hey, Iz,” Wendy called from behind the counter. “Glad to see you’re looking well today.” Yep. She knew.

“I’m feeling great,” I said, slipping in through the door. “Where do you want me?”

“I’m going to have you float for a bit. I have some work to do back here.”

“Fine with me.” I got my stuff together and pulled my ball cap on, knowing that I wouldn’t have an umbrella to protect me from the heat of the sun. I was ready to walk out the back door to the pool deck when Wendy stopped me in my tracks with a single question.

“Braxton didn’t come home last night. Any idea where he got to?”

I tried to control my expression when I turned to face her, but it was clear that she already knew. Whether she’d been home when he returned or he’d stopped by work to let her know he was okay, she knew the night’s tale. The question I had to ask myself was whether or not I wanted to play along.

“The last time I saw him, he was driving off in his truck.”

I smiled wide, pleased that I’d both told the truth and danced around her question. While she tried to reply, I walked out the door and made my rounds. All I could think was how proud Braxton would have been with how I’d just jammed his sister up.

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