Dirty Love: The Complete Series by R.L. Kenderson

Author:R.L. Kenderson [Kenderson, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Several hours later, Nate Hall walked from the backyard into Piper’s house. He locked the sliding glass door as he called out to her, “Piper, I’m going to head out.”

She came out of her study as he reached the front door. “Oh. Okay,” she said from just inside the room.

Nate studied his one and only girl friend. That was girl, space, friend. Two words. Because Nate didn’t normally have girl friends. Or girlfriends for that matter. Too messy. But Piper was special. And, even if he didn’t like her so much, he owed her. More than she’d ever know.

She’d been acting weird all afternoon. At lunch, she’d been reaching for some glasses when she suddenly stiffened and dropped her hands to the counter. When he’d asked her if she was okay, she’d looked up at him, and the series of expressions that had crossed her face passed so quickly that he’d almost missed them. She’d looked panicked, in awe, and then guilty. But, before he could comment, she’d muttered something about being fine, grabbed the plastic cups from his hand, and walked over to the fridge to fill them with water. He hadn’t pressed her. It had been obvious she didn’t want to talk about it, and he hadn’t wanted to put her on the spot in front of Luke and Elise.

And, now, she was as far away from him as possible while still in the same room. She ran her hands through her black hair while her green eyes wouldn’t meet his.

He walked forward. She stepped back and ran into the doorway. He replayed the day in his head, trying to figure out if he’d done anything, but the fact was, they’d hardly even seen each other. She’d been in the house while he was working outside.

“What’s wrong?” Nate asked her.

Her eyes widened. “Wrong? Nothing’s wrong.”

“You’re a terrible liar. Don’t ever go to Vegas. Now, spit it out. What did I do?” Nate hated beating around the bush and playing games. It was one of the reasons he didn’t do girlfriends.

She moved toward him, and her body visibly relaxed. “You didn’t do anything.”

At least she was telling the truth about that.

“Then, what’s bothering you?”

“I’m…” She sighed. “It’s not something I want to talk about.”

He gritted his teeth. Not because he wanted to know all her secrets, but because he couldn’t help her if he didn’t know what was wrong.

“Is there anything I can do to help?”

She barked out a laugh as if his suggestion were ridiculous.

He didn’t laugh.

She stepped closer. “I’m sorry. That was rude. No, there’s nothing you can do. I simply realized something today since Jordan’s…passing. It’s something I need to figure out myself. But I appreciate it.” She put her arms around him and laid her head on his chest.

He squeezed her tight, wishing there were something he could do, but he was glad that she was acting normal again. “All right. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He kissed her on the head and let her go.

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