Bluestone & Vine by Donna Kauffman

Author:Donna Kauffman [Kauffman, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Okay.” Bailey sighed, dabbing the corners of her eyes with a crumpled-up paper towel. She leaned back against the fortress of pillows she and Pippa had piled on the floor in front of the couch. “You’re right. Elliott is the perfect name.”

They looked at each other, sniffled, each lifting a hand until the tips of their index fingers touched, and said, “‘E.T. phone home,’” then rolled their eyes and collapsed back on the pillows in a fit of giggles.

“We’re so hopeless,” Bailey said. “I’m sorry Jake got sick and couldn’t come, but now I’m glad. He’d never let me live this down.”

Pippa rolled her head to the side and looked at Bailey. “What, you think he’d have been unmoved? I think you’d have had equal ammunition. That’s all I’m saying.”

Bailey turned her head and looked at Pippa. “Yeah. You’re probably right.” Then she grinned.

Pippa rolled herself up to a sitting position, then leaned forward until she could reach the coffee table they’d pushed into the middle of the small space. She clicked a button on her laptop and made the screen go dark, then picked up the empty popcorn bowl. “I’m glad you liked it. I was six when my oldest brother let me watch it for the first time. He was babysitting us at the time. It terrified me. I had nightmares for weeks. My mum was so upset with him.”

“Yeah, six might be a little rough.”

Pippa sent her a worried glance. They’d talked about the movie beforehand, and Pippa had okayed it with Addie first, but still, perhaps she’d made the wrong call. It was hard to remember Bailey was only ten. “You were okay with it, though? I’d forgotten about the language. Sorry for that bit.”

“I loved it,” Bailey said. “And it’s not like I haven’t heard those words before.” She smiled and put a palm over her chest. “I promise I won’t use them in public, or out you as being a terrible influence on a minor.” She finally nudged Pippa’s shoulder. “Stop worrying. I’d have told you to turn it off. I wouldn’t have tortured myself.”

Pippa smiled, relieved, then laughed. “If only I’d taken that reasonable approach with Garrett.”

“You were six,” Bailey reminded her.

“I imagine you would have, at any age.”

Bailey thought about that for a moment, then nodded. “Probably. Or left the room, more likely. But I’m a special case.”

“A special girl, more like,” Pippa said, then leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, making Bailey roll her eyes. So, she kissed the girl’s cheek again, loudly this time. “A special girl who needs to learn that PDA between friends is a good thing, not icky.” Then she wrapped Bailey up in a hug, making her squeal, and they both fell over, with Pippa still hugging and Bailey grappling about until she could grab a pillow. Bailey swung first, which did make Pippa let go, but only so she could grab her own pillow. “I’ll have you know I have six brothers

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