Before We Knew by Mary Wasowski

Author:Mary Wasowski [Wasowski, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

24

Weddings, graduations, and domestication

Hallie…

“Honey, I’m not going to be able to go inside if you don’t let go,” I laughed as Ben continued to kiss me in front of my building.

“No, come home with me, and I’ll drive you back in the morning,” he said and kissed me again.

“Ben, we talked about this, and you agreed that I would take today to do my laundry, catch up with my friends, and then we would tackle Leah together.”

“Ugh! Okay, but you better go right now, or I’m hitting the gas and you’re coming home with me.”

“I love you. You know that, right?”

“Yes,” he said sulkily and then got out to open my door for me. “Call me later, and don’t forget.”

“I won’t. Just give me a day to catch up on things, and while I’m doing my stuff, you will call your dad and see how your mom is doing.”

“Hallie, we’ve been over this, and I’m done talking about it. It’s you and me, right? He is not a part of us and probably won’t be anytime soon. He’s in London, and that pleases me to no end. So, beautiful girl, let’s just drop it.”

“Ben, I think you’re making a mistake. He called you every day we were at the cabin, and you let every call go to voicemail. What if something happened to your mom?”

“Trust me, Hallie. She’s in Switzerland, and the doctors are taking good care of her.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“I’m sure, because I’ve been in contact with the hospital. I’m on the list, and I get regular updates.”

“You never told me that.”

“You never asked. Now, go inside before I put you back in the car. Hallie, it’s going to be okay. I promise you that I know how to handle my father.”

“I believe you. I’ll call you later. Get some rest.”

“Doubtful since Oz and Drucker are coming over. Have fun with the girls.” He kissed me as if his life depended on it, and in a way it did, because I felt the same way. He’s my life, and it took almost losing him to figure it out.

“Hey, we missed you,” Maggie said as I didn’t get two feet into the room before she hugged me.

“I missed you too,” I said, dropping my bag on my bed. “So, how was your vacation? You look really tan. I’m jealous.”

“No, I’m the jealous one since you have the hot British boyfriend, and I got dumped by Jeff over spring break.”

“No! What happened?”

“He’s a jerk and a cheater. And I’m so happy I found out now than later. I was ready to sleep with him, and then he got a text from Celeste, and several tit pictures followed.”

“Ewww, gross.”

“Don’t I know it? Anyway, Marina will be back tomorrow night, and she wanted me to give you our good news.”

“Oh? What’s going on?”

“The housing department called, and we are next on the waiting list for student housing. Hallie, we can move into the apartment as soon as the first week of August, and we each get our own room.

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