An (Almost) Perfect Love Story (Love Story Book Three) by Schurig Rachel

Author:Schurig, Rachel [Schurig, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2013-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“I know I’ve said this before,” Ryan said from the back seat. “But I have to say it again: I have no freaking idea how you people lived up here.”

Chris met his eyes in the rearview mirror. “And, as I’ve said just as many times, it wasn’t that bad. Promise.”

“Seriously, man. You were a teenager up here. How did you deal?”

“We probably stayed a lot busier than teenagers down in the suburbs,” Chris said, putting on his signal before turning onto the dirt road that would lead us to the farm. “I mean, really, Ry. What was there to do down there? Go to the mall? We had all of the outdoors at our disposal.”

Ryan made an unintelligible noise, which I was pretty sure was meant to convey his disdain, but he dropped it. I turned my attention back to the scenery. It was really beautiful up here. I wasn’t much of a nature girl, that was Emily’s thing, but even I had to appreciate the beauty of the north woods of Michigan. I could see how Emily, Chris, and Brooke had stayed occupied all those years.

“Here we are,” Chris said, turning into his parents’ driveway. The farm looked different in the weak sunlight of late winter. I had only ever been here in the summer, when everything was blooming and bright, or around Christmastime, when the snow and twinkle lights made it all look cozy. Without all that it, looked slightly depressing. The ground was frozen, the mud hard. The trees were leafless and the sky was a solid, slate grey. I shivered as I climbed out of the Bronco.

Before we could even gather our bags, Mrs. Davidson was rushing out of the house. “You’re here!” she cried, running straight for Chris. She wrapped her arms around him, kissing his cheek. “I missed you!”

“It’s only been a few months, Mom,” he said, but I noticed he hugged her back just as tightly.

“Ashley!” She turned her attention to me, grabbing my arms so she could look into my face. “You’re as beautiful as ever, sweetheart. I’m so, so happy for you.” She pulled me into a hug, and I felt the strangest urge to cry. It was silly—this was supposed to be a happy time. “I’m just as happy for us,” she whispered in my ear. “To have you as part of our family.”

I swallowed the lump in my throat so I could smile at her when she released me. “Ryan, dear,” she said, moving to hug him as well. “You look even more handsome than usual.” He submitted to being hugged and kissed.

“All right, let’s get in the house, it’s freezing out here.” She wrapped her arm around my shoulders and steered us toward the front porch. “We’ll send Dad out for the bags later, come on.”

Chris and Ryan followed us inside, where we found an empty house save for the family dog, Monte, a gamboling dopey golden retriever who completely lost it when he saw Chris. My

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