Bet in the Dark by Rachel Higginson

Author:Rachel Higginson [Higginson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-05-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Hey mom,” I answered my phone against my better judgment as I unlocked Fin’s door. I walked in and dropped my backpack on the couch and headed straight to the refrigerator. The door slammed shut behind me.

“Hey, how are you sweetheart?” My mom cooed over the phone. “Are you at home?”

“I’m good.” I barely got the words out in a breathy whisper. Inside Fin’s refrigerator everything was marked with sticky notes scratched out in his masculine, slanted handwriting. There was a twelve pack of Cherry Coke that said, “I asked Britte what your favorite was.” There was a jar of salsa that said, “Chips are in the pantry.” There was a ketchup bottle front and center that said, “For your pizza. You should have told me last time.”

“I was on the phone with Beckett just five minutes ago and he said he stopped by your apartment but you weren’t home. You’re not avoiding him, are you? Listen honey, I know you’re brothers can be a lot, but they just care about you. That’s how they show you that they love you.”

I know. I wasn’t sure how to answer her without lying to her or snapping at her so I just stayed silent and she kept talking. Apparently she didn’t need me to participate to have a conversation.

My mom kept gabbing in my ear, something about something happening at home. I wasn’t listening, I was rifling through the pantry. Food was everywhere marked with more sticky notes. My favorite though was on the actual door of the pantry, “Don’t even bother looking. You won’t find any Ramen Noodles here. This is a Ramen Noodle safe zone.”

I smiled. I couldn’t help myself. This was the most thoughtful thing anyone had done for me in a long time. And it was just so unexpected from him.

“So what time works for you Saturday?” My mother’s curious tone brought me from my melting.

“Um….” I was stalling and I knew that, but I realized I didn’t know what my silence agreed to.

“I could be there as early as nine, we could get breakfast or coffee before we go,” she pressed.

“Go where? Sorry mom, I was, um, I didn’t hear,” I confessed and then bit my bottom lip nervously.

“Eleanor,” she sighed. “Did you hear anything I said?”

“Everything else,” I promised. “I just, um, spaced out. Sorry, it’s been a long week.” And it would be an even longer night. I was staring at the pile of take-out menus with ratings on them determining what Fin thought I would like best to least. Pizza was on the top. He wasn’t fighting fair anymore.

“I’m coming to visit you this weekend. Grayson is letting me stay at his place. I thought we could go shopping Saturday for some apartment accessories, maybe some more clothes. My treat,” she sounded as excited as I’d ever heard her.

“Oh, mom, I don’t need you to buy me anything. It will just be nice to spend time with you,” I said earnestly. Because if

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