Edge of Desire by Marin Jessica

Author:Marin, Jessica [Marin, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Jessica Marin
Published: 2018-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

14

Isla

“My mommy looked like a princess tonight, didn’t she, Izzy?” Avery says in her sleepy voice as I carry her up the stairs to her room to go to sleep.

“She sure did, Avery Boo,” I grunt out as I make it to the last step of the stairs, which is no small task carrying around an extra fifty pounds and having little arms wrapped around your neck, suffocating you. It is way past Avery’s bed time, but well worth it since we were celebrating her parents’ wedding. Not many kids get to be part of that experience and Avery took full advantage of it. While I put her brother to bed after family photos were done, Avery got to stay up to enjoy the party. When I arrived back downstairs, she was the center of attention on the dance floor with her family and their friends. She was having the time of her life, but when Jenna said it was time for her to finally go to bed, she was delirious with exhaustion and didn’t even attempt to argue with her mother.

“Will I be as pretty as my mommy when I am an adult, Izzy?” I set her down in front of me and help get her out of her dress and into her pajamas.

“Absolutely, but what does your mommy tell you about being pretty, Avery?” I walk her to her bathroom and get her toothbrush ready for her. She can do all of this herself, but she is moving at a snail’s pace and I am afraid she might just plop on the floor and call it a night if we don’t speed up the bedtime process.

“If you are pretty on the inside by being kind and respectful, then you are pretty on the outside too,” she mutters before I stick the toothbrush into her mouth and brush her teeth for her. Less than five minutes after tucking her in, she is dreaming about rainbows and unicorns. I shut her door softly and am about to go to my own room, when my phone buzzes with a text message from Robert.

Robert: Come down to the right side fire pit and hang out with us.

The time on my cell phone says it’s ten o’clock and with the noise level from outside as loud as it is, the party does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Attempting to go to bed would be pointless, so I make my way back downstairs to join the party.

The DJ is playing the latest electronic dance music and the dance floor is packed. I get a glimpse of Jenna dancing with Cal’s sisters as I walk past them toward the fire pit. Cal, Robert, Kellan, Sean, Chase and Layla are sitting around the fire, drinking and telling stories when I arrive.

“Isla, were the kids okay?” Cal asks, concern laced in his voice. He is holding a glass of bourbon, his new piece of hardware on his left hand shining in the light of the fire.

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