Anchored by Piper Malone

Author:Piper Malone [Malone, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
ISBN: 9781734187106
Publisher: Piper Malone
Published: 2019-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Skyler

My fingers skitter across the screen, struggling to redial Caleb.

“Hey,” he says, picking up on the first ring. “Let me put you on speaker.”

I hear the crackle of the open phone line. “Hi, Skyler!” Reagan calls. “How’s it going?”

“Well.” I jump at the sound of something crashing on the far side of house. “World War Three is on a time-out, so I can’t complain.”

“Oh no.” Reagan gasps. “What happened?”

I rehash the fight, or what I think happened. “He wanted to know what happened, and I told him.”

“How did he take it?” Caleb asks.

“He’s angry with me.” I wince midway through the statement. “I don’t know. This entire situation is confusing.”

“What’s confusing, Sky? Did you tell him or not?” Caleb’s voice is clipped.

“Sort of—wait, yes. I told him about the diagnosis and the treatment. That my cousin was not someone he would have done well with.”

“Did you tell him how you feel, Skyler?” Reagan asks, calm and patient.

“Not really,” I hedge. Now that I think about it, the conversation was strange. “He wanted to know, and I thought I told him, but I got emotional.”

“How could you not get emotional, Sky?” Caleb’s voice is firm, clear. “I’m sure it was difficult.”

“I found out his ex was visiting him when he was recouping at Adam’s. All my insecurities came to the surface, and I got snappy with him. Then he tried to keep us boxed in, and I started to cry, which made me feel stupid.”

“Tears are necessary, Skyler,” Reagan says. “You’ve had a very rough couple of days.”

Another thud comes from the living room, distracting me from the conversation.

“Sky, are you okay?” Caleb’s concern bleeds through the phone.

“Yeah, hold on,” I say, creeping toward the door.

I pull the door open and peer down the hall. I can’t see him, but I know he’s in the kitchen when I hear the crash of appliances.

“What is that?” Reagan whispers.

“Hold on,” I say into the speaker.

Seconds later, the large blown-glass bowl that decorated the rustic wood countertop explodes on the floor in a shower of blue shards.

“Okay,” Caleb cuts in. “That’s enough.”

I slip back into the bedroom. “He’ll calm down, Caleb.” I don’t have the energy to defend Nick’s behavior. I understand his anger.

“We’re coming up there. How are the roads?”

Great. Just what we need. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, Caleb. The roads are functional, but he knows that you knew everything. He’s mad at me, but he’s pissed you knew.”

“Well, he’ll deal. I’ve gone to blows with him before.”

“Let’s not go there,” I say. “He’s still pretty banged up.”

“We’ll just come up for a short visit,” Reagan says. “No fuss. No big deal. You won’t even know we are there.”

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