Catching Fireflies by Terri E. Laine

Author:Terri E. Laine [Laine, Terri E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Terri E. Laine
Published: 2016-10-26T21:00:00+00:00

The ride back was full of melancholy. There were some laughs here and there, but everything was overshadowed by Ashton’s absence. We made a few stops along the way. One of which was letting Chance check in on his dad at the rehab facility.

When he came out, we were all outside of the minivan, waiting and stretching our legs. He tried to look upbeat, but the frown lines on his face were hard to hide.

“He’s good,” he announced, forming a smile that was faker than Sawyer’s insistence that everything was good between him and Ashton. “He hasn’t had any more seizures.”

“That’s great news,” I said.

“Yeah, it is. And he was able to watch the game in the common room. He said everyone was rooting for us.”

Shoving his hands into his pockets, his lips curved for a second before flattening and worry carved lines in his forehead. He seemed to wait for more questions. No one else said a thing. So I walked over, placed my hands on either side of his face, and drew him down for a kiss. Slowly, he relaxed.

Sawyer took that moment to say the wrong thing at the right time. “Let me know when you guys want a threesome.”

Chance slapped Sawyer on the back of the head.

“Ouch.” Sawyer frowned.

Soon we were all laughing as Sawyer looked put out.

“No, I’m serious.”

Everyone waved him off. And I could have kissed the guy for the remark because it broke the tension.

We didn’t stop in Dallas, because Lenora’s parents were bringing Mason back later that night. They were working hard to repair their relationship with her and build one with Mason.

By the time we made it to their place, we’d been in the middle of an intense alphabet game. According to Sawyer, he played it a lot on road trips growing up. Each of us attempted to find the letters of the alphabet, in order, on road signs, nearby buildings, or anything outside of the vehicle we were in. The first to find Z won.

With the guys being so competitive, Lenora and I had to break up several arguments as to who saw a letter first. Still, it had been fun and even comical, especially when Kelley got stuck on Q and cursed loudly about how there was never a Dairy Queen around when he needed one. Seconds later, Sawyer called Q on Quiznos and that earned Kelley lots of jokes at his expense. No one, however, had found a Z by the time we parked, so we were all losers.

“I still say I’m the winner,” Kelley boasted.

“No Z, no win,” Lenora taunted.

Everyone was laughing until we entered the house and caught sight of Ashton heading for the stairs. Kelley and Chance traded glances. Then Chance stepped over to me.

“I’m going to talk to Ash. Don’t leave, okay? In fact, stay the night.”

I nodded before he kissed me.

A smile the size of Texas spread across my face.

“What’s with you?” Lenora asked.

“I don’t know.” I bit my lip. “Okay, that’s a lie.

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