Anyone but Him by Cassie Graham

Author:Cassie Graham [Graham, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult Fiction
Amazon: B00Q3B57HQ
Barnesnoble: B00Q3B57HQ
Goodreads: 23155321
Publisher: Cassie Graham
Published: 2014-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

“Holli, yes. Jesus,” I say into the phone.

I don’t know how many times I have to tell her.

“Well, shit, woman. This is serious. Dixie Chicks serious.”

Tripping over an uneven crack in the concrete, I fumble forward, laughing.

“Pitch Perfect, really?” I sputter. It’s not easy to contain your laughter when I know the back-story of her particular reference.

Holli auditioned for a specific role in that movie, went on many callbacks, had several chemistry tests with her co-star and was trumped by a certain redhead, who shall not be named, at the last minute. She’s still holding a grudge.

“What?” she snaps. “I would have kicked that role’s ass,” she huffs. “Shoulda been me, dammit.”

The bright rays of the sun set an offensive light in the early morning, but the crack of thunder in the distance foreshadows a nasty storm to come. The weather lately has been so unpredictable that I don’t know whether to carry an umbrella or sunglasses. One minute, it’ll be sunny and hot, the next, it’ll be pouring down rain.

Global warming, I’ll tell you.

“I know, I know,” I affirm.

“So, as I was saying. Jennings is coming home this weekend?”

I groan. “God, Holls, yes. How many times do you have to ask?”

I imagine her pivoting her foot with her hands on her hips, giving me a level stare. “As many times as it takes. You haven’t said anything about him. I’m beginning to think you’re keeping it from me on purpose.”

She isn’t wrong. I want to keep what we have close to the chest. “How long has it been since you’ve seen him?”

“Almost two months ago.”

I haven’t told her about Oliver, either. Since the night I stayed at his house, he’s returned to his normal self. Every day of class, he walks me to my car and I go on my merry way. We talk during class, passing notes like teenagers. He knows about my feelings for Jennings because well—of all people, he’d understand my worries. He doesn’t know about what happened in Kansas, but he knows enough to know not to push me.

Holli has no idea that I live in a Jennings bubble.

She also doesn’t know about what happened with Lark. She’s been home three days in the past month, and burdening her with my drama is the last thing I want to do. Plus, I know she’d say something snarky about being right and I really don’t want to swallow that pill. So, I’ve gone from telling her everything to nothing.

“And, he’ll be home for good?”

“Yep. Training is done and the movie is set to start in January. Originally, I guess, the movie was supposed to start in February, but they moved up the date.”

“That’s normal,” Holli says. “It all depends on funding. If they can get money before and all of the actors’ schedules align, they’ll film right away.”

“Jennings said they’re filming in Arizona.”

“Oh, at least he’ll be there in the winter. The weather in the summer is killer.”

“So I’ve heard.”

“And when is the last day of your summer class?”

“Friday.

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