All Shadows Eve by Alana (Siegel) Mag

Author:Alana (Siegel) Mag
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

After a flight that felt like a lifetime, Zander walked into his parent’s house and ran upstairs to his bedroom without saying hello to anyone. He threw his bag in the corner and dropped onto his bed. His head hung low, and he wrapped his arms around the back of his neck.

He was miserable and in shock. Jade said their relationship was over. How was that possible? The last year had been one of the best of his life. What could have gone wrong?

Had he worn rose-colored glasses? He felt the push and pull of their relationship was even keeled. They were meant for each other. Maybe calling them soul mates went too far, but he believed every pot had its cover, and Jade was his match.

He thought back to her last visit a month ago. They were lying naked on his twin bed in his cramped studio apartment. The sunlight came through the half-closed blinds in stripes, crossing over Jade’s bare back and causing strands of her hair to shine. She was asleep with her head resting on his chest.

He took a deep breath in and inhaled the clean lemony scent of her. He reached up and ran his fingers through her hair, brushing his fingers against her smooth skin as he trailed them down her arm.

Jade let out a guttural sound of pleasure. She lifted her head and tipped up her chin so that her lips met Zander’s.

“Good morning,” he said, smiling at the perfection of the moment.

“Yes, it is,” she replied and re-positioned herself in the crook of his arm. She wrapped one leg around his. “Can we stay here forever?”

Zander chuckled and wrapped an arm around her tiny waist. “Sure.”

“No, I mean it. Can I stay here with you?”

Jade craned her neck to look up at Zander. He raised one eyebrow. “You don’t mean that,” he said.

“Why not? I love being with you in this pocket-size apartment.” Her smile was gone, and she looked serious. Zander realized she really meant it.

“What about your job and our families?”

Jade shrugged. “I can get a new job.”

“We have a connection to Woodpine. Wouldn’t you miss your brother and local spots like Lorenzo’s Pizzeria?”

Jade snuggled her head against his neck. “I guess.”

Zander relaxed his cheek against the top of her head. “If you wait a few months, I’ll be home in Woodpine. Then, we can find another pocket-sized apartment to live in. Doesn’t that sound better?”

Zander thought back on the day and could have kicked himself. Why didn’t he give her what she wanted? Isn’t that what he wanted, too—to be anywhere with her? He felt different when he was around her. He felt whole and happy.

Instead, he had talked through it with her, coming up with positives and negatives for the decision. He thought they decided she should wait in Woodpine for him. Hadn’t she agreed? Or had he pushed her away?

He knew her relationship with her mother was rough, but he could solve it once he moved home. He would be the buffer between her and everything that pained her.

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