Adrift (Kill Devil Hills Book 4) by Sarah Darlington

Author:Sarah Darlington [Darlington, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12:

JUNIPER

Knock. Knock.

A sudden, sharp rap on the front door startled me. I'd been reading one of the random books from the bookshelf in the living room. My book had just started to get good, when another—

Knock. Knock.

“I'm coming,” I called out, assuming it was Ben.

I set my book aside and hurried downstairs to let him in. Pulling open the door, I found...not Ben. Instead of Ben at the door, it was Ben's sister Georgina's boyfriend. I knew who he was because he'd been with her at the bar last night. He had long blond hair, pulled back in a ponytail, and super serious dark eyes.

I realized I didn't know his name.

“Hey, I'm Noah,” he said, as if he'd read my mind. “I don't think we've officially met.”

“I'm Lilly,” I started to say, when he shook his head ‘no,’ cutting me off.

“You aren't Lilly,” he said, firmly.

I'm not? Shit.

He handed me a trash bag, and brushed passed me, rushing into the house. He held a second trash bag in his own hand.

“Um?” I turned and hurried after him. He headed for the kitchen. “I'm...” I didn't even know what to say. If he knew I wasn't Lilly, then did that mean Ben knew too? Heat burned my cheeks. Pressure squeezed my chest. Anxiety rushed through my body.

“What are you doing?” I demanded.

“We are cleaning. And fast,” he told me. He swung open the fridge and started tossing stuff into his trash bag. I stood there, stunned, watching him dispose of all my food.

After a moment, he paused and turned around. “Get moving because Ben is on his way over here with the real fucking Lilly Davenport.”

A mini-scream left my lips. So Ben knew. “He knows?” I asked stupidly.

I swallowed hard, barely able to breathe.

“He knows.”

Oh, God. I left Noah and rushed for my room. I grabbed everything I could find that was my own and dumped it into my trash bag. Then I made the bed at record speed. I did the same in the bathroom. Then I rushed for the room I'd slept in last night with Ben. I made that bed too. When I finished, I hurried back in the kitchen.

The counter, the dishes, the sink—all of it looked sparkling clean, as if I'd never been here at all.

“Is that everything?” Noah asked.

I nodded.

It was over. My lie was over. My thing with Ben… probably also over. And it crushed me.

I followed Noah out of the house, across the path that lead to the Turner's house, and inside with him. He said nothing. I said nothing. I only followed him up the stairs that led to the Turner's open kitchen and living room area. He set his filled trash bag down on the counter, while I still clutched mine tightly in my hands.

Several minutes passed where neither of us moved and the silence continued.

It was weird being in Ben's house. After all this time, it was my first time stepping inside. The layout of this house was the mirror image of the house next door.

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