Beach Side Beds and Sandy Paths by Becca Ann & Tessa Marie

Author:Becca Ann & Tessa Marie [Ann, Becca & Marie, Tessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00JIB4LR0
Publisher: Cookie Publishing
Published: 2014-04-04T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Lexie

Kaylee’s hand grips my wrist tightly, and she pulls me into her and Nate’s room. The door slams shut, and she finally loosens her death grip. She flops down on the bed, anger and defeat radiating from her. Even her pigtails aren’t their usual perky selves.

I sit down and wait for her to throw herself into my arms. She doesn’t—which only means one thing. It’s worse than I thought. “You going to tell me what this is all about?”

A loud rush of air blows up a strand of blond that fell from its braid. “I’m dating an idiot.”

I lean back, eyebrows raised. For any normal person, idiot is nothing, for Kaylee she might as well have called him…something a thousand times worse than that. The last time she referred to Nate as an idiot was the day we said goodbye to her beloved gerbil, Mr. Pippi. You’d think after delivering a bombshell like that, she’d elaborate.

At least I know Nate didn’t kill another gerbil since she didn’t have the heart to replace Mr. Pippi after the unfortunate accident.

Curiosity has me moving towards the edge of the bed. “Why is he an idiot?”

“The dope thought he knocked me up.”

“Did he?” I blurt out.

“No!” She tucks the stray hair behind her ear. “I mean I thought for a second, but I didn’t tell him.”

It’s as if she just punched me in the stomach. “Aren’t you on the pill?” I know the pill isn’t a hundred percent reliable, but it’s darn close. I hope.

“I missed a couple days. But whatever, I got my period this morning.”

The breath I didn’t even realize I was holding bursts out. “I still don’t get why he’s an idiot.”

“He proposed!”

I’m pretty sure my mouth just hit the floor. Eyes are somewhere on the other side of the room. Proposed? We’re in high school. This isn’t some cheesy television show based on unrealistic teens. You don’t get engaged in high school.

“Is he crazy?”

Kaylee nods, eyebrows rise so high they might hit the ceiling. “My thoughts exactly.”

“So what’d you say? Did you say yes?”

“Heck no. I’m eighteen. . He’s the only guy I’ve ever been with. I’m not going to marry him.”

That’s a relief. But wait…

“What are you saying?”

Kaylee glances up at me with her big green eyes, but the bright spirit that oozes from her is gone, blocked by a sheet of gloss. “We’ve been together a year.” She shrugs and looks down into her lap. “How many couples do you know dated in high school and are still together?”

A tear escapes and lands on her tanned leg. She doesn’t seem to notice. It drips down the side, and she doesn’t wipe it away.

“Pop-pop and Grams,” I blurt out. “And they are the happiest, strongest couple I know.”

“And they’re one in a million. Look at the more obvious examples. Your parents. Ryan’s parents. They’re the norm. This isn’t a romance novel, Lex. You don’t stay with your high school sweetheart. I’ve been living in this fairytale and for

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