Always You by Megan Hart

Author:Megan Hart [Hart, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781940078076
Publisher: Chaos Publishing

Seven

“Bring up the folding chairs,” Ava ordered Seth. She turned to Mim. “Grab the extra tablecloth from the cabinet. We’ll put the second folding table over here.”

Josie grinned as Mim made a face behind their mother’s back. “Mom, how many people did you invite?”

Ava shook her head. “Don’t ask.”

Jack peeked in the doorway. “Ava, where do you want this sliced turkey?”

Ava gave orders and the house bustled. In the whirlwind of activity, Josie had little time to spend with Jack. He cornered her in the den and stole a kiss, but that was the extent of their contact.

“What’s going on with you?” Mim asked suspiciously as she and Josie peeled mounds of potatoes for dinner.

Ava, fully convinced the Y-chromosome was incompatible with culinary skill, had chased all the men outside to play flag football with the kids. Josie looked out the kitchen window as Jack allowed her nieces and nephews to tackle him to the ground. She couldn’t help smiling.

“What do you mean?” she asked her sister.

“You and Jack. You barely speak to him. You won’t look him in the eye. You guys have been friends too long, Josie. I remember when he used to come over here with his Superman cape and you’d be Wonder Woman. Did you have a fight?”

“No.” Josie dumped her potato peelings into the garbage and looked up at her sister. “Mim, you know sometimes relationships change.”

Mim’s brow furrowed. “Yes.”

“And Jack and I have been friends forever. But we’re not kids anymore. We’re grownups.”

Now Mim put down her paring knife and gave her younger sister a hard stare. “Yes.”

Josie wanted to tell her sister. She really did. She wanted to giggle over her relationship with Jack like they’d used to do when they were in high school, talking about their crushes. Mim would be happy for her, and yet, Josie hesitated.

She watched as Jack bent to show little Sam how to throw the football, and tenderness filled her. Surprising tears filled her eyes at the depth of her feelings. She swiped at her eyes, embarrassed to be acting so corny.

“Jojo, what’s wrong?” Mim sounded concerned. “Why are you crying?”

Josie laughed. “Oh, Mim. I’m not. It’s just that—”

Mim frowned and took Josie’s hand. “Whatever it is, you can tell me. Are you pregnant?”

“What?” Josie spluttered. “No!”

“Sick?”

“No, Mim. Listen—”

Mim sighed. “So it is a problem with Jack.”

“It’s not a problem, Mim.” Again, Josie opened her mouth to tell her sister that she and Jack were lovers. Before she could, the back door swung open and the troops tramped into the kitchen, declaring they were starving and needed food.

Ava, who’d been busy arranging the tables and chairs to accommodate all the extra people she’d invited, swooped in to prepare lunch and direct traffic. The chaos swirled around Josie, and she sighed. Her news would have to wait for another time.

She caught sight of Jack, his dark eyes twinkling as he snatched a leftover piece of roast beef from Ava’s platter. He caught Josie’s eye, and they shared a smile before Ava distracted him with a scolding.

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