Bittersweet Homecoming by Lentzski Eliza

Author:Lentzski, Eliza [Lentzski, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

When the sun has dipped a little lower in the sky, I walk Charlotte to her car and help her load their beach bags into the back of her vehicle. Amelia is big enough to not need a car seat, but she still sits in the backseat with her Invisible Friend. Through the car windows I see her help Reggie with his seatbelt.

Charlotte lingers near the driver side door. “What are you up to tonight?” she asks.

I shove my hands into the front pockets of my linen shorts. “No plans yet.”

“I have to work tonight, but do you want to come over after I close the bar?”

I don’t have time to consider the question before she’s second guessing herself.

“I’m being clingy, aren’t I?” she vocalizes. “One night in my bed and I’m already expecting another. And I don’t even know what this is—this thing we’re doing.” She’s getting more agitated the longer she talks. “And it’s not like you’re sticking around town for much longer.”

“Hey, relax.” I snatch the hand that’s nervously raking through her wind-tussled hair. My free arm curls around her waist, and she doesn’t resist when I pull her close until I feel the press of her hipbones against me. “This doesn’t have to be anything if you don’t want it to be.” My lips brush against her temple. “Whatever you want to do though, I’m game.”

Her top teeth dig into her bottom lip. “I don’t know what I want, Abby. But these past few days have been fun. Is it selfish of me to want to keep having fun?”

I shake my head. She’s not the selfish one. That’s me.

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