Avoidance by Kristen Granata

Author:Kristen Granata [Granata, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2018-08-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven: Day Two

“How was your day? Are you famous yet?”

Chase chuckled, and I felt a pang in my heart. Seeing him on FaceTime was better than only hearing his voice; still, it was not as good as seeing him in person. Though he had interrupted my last few hours of sleep, I did not mind; our time was precious, and worth it, despite the early morning wakeup call.

“Not famous yet. Just exhausted. We’ve been practicing by day, and performing at night.”

“You’re a musical superhero.” I stifled a yawn.

“You should go back to sleep. You don’t have to be up for another couple of hours.”

“I’d rather stare at you.”

“I wish I was lying next to you.”

“Me, too.”

“So, what do you think of this T.J. guy? Tanner raves about him like he’s the second coming.”

“I’m really glad we got him that gym membership. He loves it.” I yawned again. “T.J. was nice, I guess. He seems really good at what he does. I like that it gives me something to do after work.”

“I just want you to be happy, and feel good.”

“Punching things definitely made me happy. Who knew?”

He grinned sleepily. “My warrior.”

“I wish I knew when I was going to see you again.”

“I’m sorry, Merritt. I feel like this whole thing is my fault. If I didn’t make you come to California, none of this would have happened.”

I sat up on my elbow. “You did not make me do anything. This not your fault. This did not happen because you made me go to California. This happened because…” I tried to find the words to explain what had happened to me while I was out there. “I have issues. I don’t know.”

He sighed, running his fingers through his hair. “I just miss you.”

“Ditto, babe.” I watched his eyelids begin to close, and I knew he would be asleep momentarily. “I love you,” I said softly.

“I love you,” he whispered back.

I watched him as he drifted off, my thumb refusing to press the button to end the call. His perfectly plump lips parted, and I wished more than anything that I could kiss them goodnight. Being apart from the person I loved had shown me how much I had taken for granted; every kiss, every touch, every scent that I once had the luxury of experiencing were now moments that I yearned to have. My heart ached in ways I never knew it could. I wondered just how much of this we could endure.

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