Falling Away by Allie Little

Author:Allie Little
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-04-02T03:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Day three, and still no message from Jack. Is he trying to send me out of my mind? Or else maybe he just doesn’t care. And what was it that Riley said? That I have to find direction for life? That I need to be in charge of my destiny? It was something like that, anyway. So maybe I should simply put aside my tightly held pride and just text Jack ...

I pull out my phone and look at the screen. Empty. Glaringly empty.

My moroseness is interrupted by heavy thumping at the front door. Flipping my phone closed I pad to open it, running my hands through my hair.

When I open it and see him it’s like sunshine beams straight through my heart. He’s wearing an old t-shirt and shorts with bare tanned feet, standing in the softness of pale morning light.

My heart squeezes at the sight of him, a scuttle of nerves racing through me. “Jack...” I say, unable to stop the smile spreading. God, he looks so good.

He pulls me into him. “Hey,” I hear him say. With my head buried in his chest I don’t ever want to surface. Perhaps I could just stay here forever, because he’s kind of like heaven.

And it’s funny. Not even two minutes ago I was fretting out of my mind, and suddenly he’s here, looking gorgeous and very happy to see me.

He draws back to look at me. “Thought about texting, but I wanted to see you. Hope you don’t mind.”

My smile grows even wider. “Mind? As if I mind. I was just about to text you.”

He leans down and plants a kiss on my mouth. Not toffee this time. Coffee. Double chocolate mocha-kisses. “So,” he says, his arms wrapped firmly round my waist. “I’ve got the day off. How about you?”

A big burst of happiness brims. “I have most of the day off. I’m doing the dinner shift, so I start at five thirty.”

“How about a spot of fishing, then?” he asks with a cheeky grin. “Why don’t we do something? I thought fishing, but if you’ve got a better idea?” He murmurs this softly into my ear.

I giggle like a school girl. I do have a better idea, but it’s nine in the morning and I desperately need a coffee. “How about we get a coffee first, then go fishing?”

“Awesome. Get whatever you need and I’ll see you at the car.” He jumps the steps to the lawn and plonks down onto the grass, waiting.

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