Forever Dublin by Brittney Sahin

Author:Brittney Sahin [Sahin, Brittney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EmKo Media, LLC
Published: 2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Anna

“Can I ask you a question?” Adam asked.

I shoved my plate across the breakfast bar, entirely too full from the delicious food Adam had bought at a local restaurant and brought up to my hotel room. We’d had heaping mashed potatoes flooded in gravy with filet mignon rubbed in a raspberry sauce. It was the first time I’d been delivered filet in a box, yet it had been one of the most delicious pieces of meat I’d ever eaten. And in Kentucky we know how to make steak.

“Um. Sure.” Adam had been asking me questions all week, but I was pretty sure he left out some major details whenever he shared bits and pieces of his past.

This was our fourth night of hiding in my hotel room acting like a couple. The evenings were glorious—we’d talk, drink, eat, and tangle our bodies beneath the sheets . . . But he’d only stay a few hours before disappearing into the night. I didn’t ask where he was going or where he’d been. I wasn’t sure if it was my place to push. All I knew was that the limited amount of time we spent together was pure bliss.

Adam shifted on his barstool, facing me. His hand slipped up over mine, which was resting on the counter. “Are you happy?”

His question had me blinking. “You mean with you?”

He shook his head no. “In general.” A puff of air escaped his lips, and I noticed a strain in the muscles beneath the fabric of his gray, V-neck sweater as he lifted himself tall.

Was I happy? I wasn’t sure if anyone had ever really asked me that. Or if anyone other than my family or best friends back home cared. I looked up at the ceiling as I thought. When people ask questions like that, it’s because they’re having doubts about their own lives, I thought. So I deflected. “Are you happy?”

“When I’m with you I am. But I’ve made mistakes in my life, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to be someone different. Someone I’m not.”

My eyes flashed to his, searching for the meaning of his words. “And what’s wrong with the ‘someone’ you are?”

He swallowed and dragged his palms down his face, releasing a soft hiss. “I’m not who you think I am, Anna.” He rose to his feet, shoving his hands in the pockets of his black slacks.

Was he about to tell me the truth? I wasn’t sure if I wanted to hear it. I didn’t know if I could handle it if the version of Adam I’d created in my mind shattered.

No, I wasn’t ready to know. I needed more time before he delivered the blow. I might not be able to withstand what he would say.

I scrambled to think about ways to stall him.

My ex, Jax, came to mind. He’d texted me again the other day. That reminded me—I needed to get in touch with my mother. I had to figure out how he’d gotten my number.

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