Caught in the Candy Cane Chaos (Christmas Tree, PA sweet romcom short reads book 5) by Jessie Gussman

Author:Jessie Gussman [Gussman, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessie Gussman
Published: 2024-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Jenna

He stops short and looks me in the eye. I know how he is. He always loved a challenge, and if there was a little bit of danger in that challenge, it made it even sweeter for him.

His eyes light up when I interject my dangerous comment, and he nods slowly. “You remember that about me.”

“I sure do. You were as loyal as the day was long, at least I thought.” I probably shouldn’t have added that, but I couldn’t help myself. It’s true. I thought he would be loyal to me until the day he died. “And you did like a challenge.”

“I’m still loyal. Believe it or not, I’ve been loyal for the last eight years.”

“I’d believe that, except there are some pictures in our yearbook that say that’s not true.”

I hate to hit him where it hurts, but it’s true. He can’t give me those lines and expect that I’m going to fall for them like I used to. He was kissing Abby, and I have the pictures to prove it. Everyone has the pictures to prove it.

“I know you’re not going to believe this, but I was not expecting her to kiss me. She did it specifically for the cameras.”

“I have other pictures that look like you’re having a really great time. And I don’t think she made you put your arm around her, just for the cameras.”

“No, you’re right.” He lets out a breath. “But she didn’t feel like you.”

“I would think not. She’s skinnier than I am, for one.” It’s true. She still is, even though she owns a candy shop. I was never a toothpick and always a little more...chunky. I just have to watch what I eat. Which isn’t any fun, and I was always jealous of people like Abby who could eat whatever they wanted to and still stay thin.

After Nate left, I lost thirty pounds, which my family said I didn’t have to lose, but for once, I was super thin, and I guess I see that as one good thing about what happened.

“Is she? I guess I don’t care. I just know she wasn’t you. And no one else has ever been you.”

Nate is looking into my eyes, and it’s hard for me to look away. I find my breath coming harder, and I’m almost relieved when the waitress comes back to take our orders.

I think Nate is a little annoyed. I know he wants to talk about this, and I just want to push it aside.

“I don’t know what to do about the candy cane display,” I say as soon as the waitress leaves. I don’t want to talk about our relationship, or the fact that we used to have one, or the idea that we might start up again. I can feel that I want to. Part of me is whispering that I need to give him another chance, that I need to forgive. It’s pretty loud, but the part of me that was hurt is absolutely not the slightest bit interested.

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