Bad For Me by Kendra Little

Author:Kendra Little [Little, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oz Books

7

The rain had stopped, leaving everything fresh and clean. Little rivulets of water flowed down the driveway, and fat drops hung precariously from the tips of leaves before succumbing to gravity. They reminded me of tears.

Ben and I walked side-by-side back to the house, not speaking. My heart hurt. Something had happened between us as we made love in the stables. We'd moved beyond lust to something more precious and rare. We'd connected on a deep level. I'd touched his soul, and he'd held mine in the palm of his hand.

Until I'd told him Dad was a cop. I felt like a crowbar had prized us apart and a huge wedge had lodged between us. He'd said that nothing was wrong, but I knew it was. I just knew.

We parted with sad, somewhat awkward smiles at the staircase. He went up to change and I sought out Jane. I found her in the kitchen.

"You're wet," she said, filling the kettle.

"Very observant, Einstein, what was your first clue?"

"Ha ha. Where's Ben?"

"Getting changed." I plopped down on a chair and buried my face in my hands. I didn't cry. I was too numb for that.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I don't know. Nothing maybe." I lowered my hands and gave her a reassuring smile.

She sat opposite me. "Did you and Ben argue?"

"No. Not really. It's just..."

"What?"

I bit my lip. I felt traitorous asking this question, but I needed to know the answer. "Has Ben said anything to you about his past?"

"No. Why?"

I shook my head. "I don't know. It's probably nothing, but he freaked out when I told him Dad was a cop."

"What do you mean 'freaked out'?"

"He just kind of...went all tense and worried. Then he asked why I hadn't told him. It seemed to really matter to him."

She sat back in the chair and regarded me with a frown. "You don't think he's got a record, do you?"

I shrugged. "I don't know what else to think."

"Did you ask him?"

"No. It didn't feel right. I didn't want to seem like I was prying." I winced. "Do you think I should have?"

"Hell, yes! You've slept with him, and he's staying here under my roof. If he has a criminal record, I deserve to know about it and so do you."

She made me feel naive for not asking. Of course I should've asked, not for me but for her. "You're right. I'll go speak to him now."

"Put some dry clothes on first. You're leaving damp patches all over the floor. Something in my wardrobe should fit."

Half-way up the stairs, I knew our conversation would have to wait. I could hear the groan of the bathroom pipes. He was having a shower. Before our conversation about Dad, I would have thought it would be okay to join him, but not anymore.

I changed into dry clothes in Jane's room, but by the time I'd finished, Ben still wasn't out of the shower, so I went downstairs instead. I found Jane and Mrs. M in the drawing room having tea.

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