Body and Soul (Body and Soul Trilogy) by Loeak Jamie

Author:Loeak, Jamie [Loeak, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Jamie Loeak
Published: 2012-08-24T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Kate relaxed for the rest of the weekend. Each morning she woke before the sun, slipped on her running shoes and ran along the length of the beach. Afterwards, she would peel off her sweaty clothes and jump into the ocean. For the rest of the afternoon she sat on a towel in the softest part of the sand, listening to music and reading books.

At this time, she would allow herself to glaze over her latest conversation with Rico. He was right, and she knew that he would always be right. It wasn’t fair for her to insist that they try forming a relationship. Rico would be the one losing out in the long run; his eternal existence could be spent missing Kate. However, Kate would get older; she would appear older than Rico at some point. How long would they be able to stay together, knowing that one day Kate would be too old? In the end they would both lose everything.

Monday morning Kate found Erik in the kitchen, laughing with her parents. Her mother was cooking an entire continental breakfast. There were already muffins and waffles on the table, not to mention three kinds of juice. She was now frying up bacon and flipping over omelets. The kitchen smelled wonderful; the atmosphere was awkward for Kate.

Kate slipped into a seat between her mother and father, across from Erik, when breakfast was served. She stared at the food in front of her, not knowing where to start. She went for the bacon first. Kate’s mother rarely cooked real bacon; she was more of a turkey bacon type of person. Kate grabbed a chocolate chip muffin next and poured herself a glass orange juice. She immediately stuffed her mouth so that she didn’t have to talk.

“So Kate, do you want to stay long enough to attend school here in the fall?”

Great. Erik had caught Kate at a time when she wasn’t chewing.

“I guess so,” she said. “I move so often that it doesn’t really matter to me. I can make friends anywhere I go, so I don’t care.”

“Do you have any friends here?”

“Kate made a couple of lovely friends here,” Blaire interjected. “I dare say that these are the closest friends she has ever had. She had her friend stay over here one night. She was a sweet girl, and knew a lot about marine biology.”

“That sounds nice, Blaire. I’m glad that you and Aaron approve of Kate’s friends.”

“Well, that’s the only friend we’ve met, although I think the other one is a boy. What’s his name, honey?” asked Blaire.

“His name is Rico,” Kate said.

“Yes, Rico. He seems like a nice kid.”

“I thought that you hadn’t met this Rico yet,” Erik said.

“Well Erik, Blaire and I trust our daughter. We know that Kate wouldn’t choose friends that were bad influences,” Aaron interrupted, his voice firm. He stared at Erik, and Kate felt a great deal of pride for her father in that moment. At least Kate wasn’t the only one that thought Erik was funny.

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