Catching Whitney by Amy Hale

Author:Amy Hale [Hale, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Amy Hale
Published: 2015-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

It’s Sunday - just over a week since the moment with Aidan in the fun house. He’s called almost every day so far, but I haven’t answered my phone. I’ll fully admit I’m hiding—I’m terrified of the way I feel around him. Even listening to his voice mail messages sends an unwanted thrill through me. This will never do. I can’t be the person Lindsey suggested I become. My emotions are too vulnerable - floating just on the surface and waiting to be pushed back under. It’s not that I think Aidan is a bad guy, or that he’d hurt me on purpose. Love just isn’t in the cards for me, or stars, or whatever cliché idiom is popular these days. It’s simply a truth of my life that I’ve learned to accept and why I’m determined to avoid relationships.

If I could learn to avoid physical attraction, maybe I wouldn’t be in this mess to begin with. But I think I was sold on being with Aidan the moment he smiled at me. Or maybe it was the pancake slaying. It could be the way he treated Mabel at the diner. Hell, who am I kidding; it was all of the above, and then some. He’s undeniably sex-on-a-stick, and any woman with eyeballs and a functioning libido would be lying if they said otherwise. For some reason, he has set his sights on me, at least for now. I wish I could relax and enjoy the attention, but he’s not the kind of guy you just walk away from when it’s all over. This is the sort of thing that will leave me devastated and broken. If I give in to Aidan Walsh, it’s inevitable that I’ll eventually end up in a pile of smoldering ashes. When the smoke clears, I’ll be an even bigger mess than ever before. I can’t take that chance. It’s too big a risk to my emotional health and sanity.

My phone rings, and I look down to see a number I don’t recognize.

“Hello?”

“Whitney, it’s Aidan.”

Wondering if he’s got two cell phones, I sigh. “Hi, Aidan.”

His tone is rigid, and I get the impression he’s fighting to stay calm. “Listen, I know you don’t want to talk to me, although it beats the hell out of me as to why. But right now I need your help with Caleb.”

I feel a ripple of fear race through me. “Is he okay?”

“I’m not sure. He’s locked himself in his room and has refused to come out all day. I could strong-arm my way in, but I don’t think that’s the appropriate response. Rebecca is gone for the weekend, and I don’t know how to deal with this. I’m just...” His voice breaks a little, and it emphasizes just how worried he is. “I’m not good with this kind of thing. This is something his mother was suited for. I don’t know what I’m doing here.”

It’s the first time I’ve heard Aidan mention Caleb’s mother. His voice is quiet and despondent.

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