Aprilynne Pike - 1 Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Author:Aprilynne Pike
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

IT WAS FOUR O’CLOCK WHEN LAUREL PARKED HER bike in the garage, way later than any study session could really justify. She braced herself and pushed open the front door.

Her father was napping on the couch, his snores a quiet, familiar rhythm. No threat of trouble from that source. She listened for her mother and heard bottles clinking in the kitchen. “Mom?” she called as she came around the corner.

“There you are. You and David must have gotten that last page done quickly. I only called half an hour ago.”

“Uh, yeah. It was easier than I thought,” she said quickly.

“Did you have a good time? He’s a nice boy.”

Laurel nodded, her mind nowhere near David about forty two miles away from David, to be precise.

“Are you two…?”

“What?” Laurel tried to focus on what her mom was saying.

“Well , you spend an awful lot of time over at his house; I thought maybe the two of you were…becoming an item.”

“I don’t know,” she said honestly. “Maybe.”

“It’s just I know David’s mom sometimes works long hours, so you and David spend a lot of time alone. It’s easy for things to get out of control when you’re in an empty house together.”

“I’ll be careful, Mom,” she said wryly.

“I know you will , but I’m the mom, and I have to say it anyway,” she said with a smile. “Remember,” she added, “just because you haven’t started your period doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t get pregnant.”

“Mom!”

“I’m just saying.”

Laurel thought of Tamani’s words earlier that day. Pollination is for reproduction sex is just for fun. She wondered what her mom would say if Laurel told her she couldn’t get pregnant would never start her period. That sex for her was just sex, with no strings attached. If there was anything Laurel could say to truly rattle her mother, that would be it. She was still trying to wrap her mind around it.

“Mom,” Laurel said haltingly, “I wanted to talk to you about the land. It’s been in your family for so long. And we lived there for my whole life.”

She ducked her head when she thought of her real origins her secret home. “As long as I can remember, anyway.” Unexpected tears pricked at her eyes when she looked back up at her mom. “It’s the most magical place in the world. I wish you wouldn’t sell it.”

Her mom looked at her for a long time. “Mr. Barnes is offering us a lot of money, Laurel. all the things you’ve wanted lately that we couldn’t afford would be in our budget again.”

“But what if you didn’t sell ? Would we be okay?”

Her mom sighed and thought about that for a moment. “Your dad is doing good business, but there’s no guarantee that will continue.” She leaned forward over the counter on her elbows. “We would have this tight budget for a long time, Laurel. I don’t like living this frugally. You’re not the only one who has to give things up.”

Laurel was quiet for a while.

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