Before You Go by St. James Meredith

Author:St. James, Meredith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 737 Brass Books
Published: 2018-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

Laurel

After months of being dressed by Ivy, I was pleased that she deemed me fit to choose my own clothes. The usual routine was that I put together an outfit for myself, which Ivy promptly checked and reconstructed. Sometimes she decided the shoes or accessories weren't right, sometimes she scrapped whole outfits. That morning, Ivy's hands clapped together excitedly as she informed me there was nothing she wanted to change.

As I stood outside the building of North Kelley High School, wearing clothes I picked myself made me feel invincible. Far more than any pantsuit ever did. My dress was striped navy blue and white, and I paired a light pink sweater over it. I felt feminine and powerful, a potent combination.

I needed the strength that came from it as I watched Isaac cross the street towards me.

After Friday night, I felt thoroughly embarrassed of myself. Saturday morning, I managed to sneak out of his house before he ever woke up. It was a pathetic thing to do, but I hadn't been prepared to face him after my disastrous night. The worst part was I only got drunk enough to be stupid, not drunk enough to forget everything that happened.

"Good morning," I greeted Isaac as soon as he stepped within hearing distance.

His lips tugged up into a smile. "Morning." He peered at the brick building behind me. "So, you got my email, I presume?"

"And I was incredibly impressed. How'd you manage to get so much information so quickly?"

Not only did he manage to get the names of the students Kelley University was most interested in, he also got information about their class schedule and test scores. I didn't necessarily need any of that, but it did give me some good information about how to market Kelley to them as the school they should choose.

"Will you think less of me if I admit I'm pretty sure Drew slept with a girl that works in that office just to get the info?"

I pretended to think about it. "I like to think of it as you being resourceful. Just, in this case, the resource was your incorrigible nephew."

We shared a laugh that quickly descended into silence. I stared at him, finding myself all too aware of how handsome he was. He returned the stare, his eyes soft on mine. We stared at each other like that, smiling like idiots, for a full minute. "We should go in," I said.

"Yeah."

The world around us was quiet except for the normal sounds of the outdoors. That made the echo of his footsteps seem so much louder as he erased the distance between us. He continued to stare. So did I. He finally got close enough where I was forced to tilt my head back to keep looking at him.

"I want to kiss you again, Laurel," he whispered, his eyes dropping down to my mouth.

Out of pure instinct, my tongue darted out to wet my upper lip. "I'd let you," I admitted. The admission hurt me down to my core, but I couldn't ignore the desire he stirred up in me.

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