Friday I'm in Love by Mari Carr

Author:Mari Carr [Carr, Mari]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781419929861
Amazon: B00413PIMW
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Published: 2010-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Wednesday

Natalie brushed her hair, pinning it up in a ponytail. She and Ewan had returned from the hotel in time for him to work the lunch shift. She’d spent most of the afternoon hiding out in her room, trying to figure out what the hell she was supposed to do now.

They’d taken a brief respite after the heated interlude in the Jacuzzi. When they’d woken up, Ewan had kissed her so tenderly, she’d known she was in trouble.

“Dammit,” she muttered.

She didn’t do this romance, Cupid, falling-in-love shit. It wouldn’t work for her and last night solidified that fact. She’d told Ewan too much. If things continued to progress, there was no way she could keep him from discovering just how dark her world really was. She’d made it through this much of her life, succeeding in her career while avoiding messy relationships. She needed to find her way back to that.

“Knock knock.”

Natalie looked up to find Teagan standing at her door and she was consumed with another emotion—guilt. She’d done a shitty job taking pictures for Sky’s video. Ewan still had her little camera and aside from during the shopping trip yesterday, she hadn’t touched her bigger cameras.

“Hey,” Nat said, wishing she could invoke that tone of welcome that seemed second nature to Ewan.

“Hey yourself. You’ve been up here for hours, thought I’d check on you.”

Natalie could see the curiosity on her friend’s face. She’d been out all night with Teagan’s brother—her younger brother. While the past week had all but erased the age difference in her mind, she wasn’t sure how Ewan’s family would feel about it.

About what, Nat? You just had sex. That was all—sex.

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Friday I’m in Love

“I’m fine.” Natalie’s answer was forced, sharp, and she watched Teagan start to leave. She’d spent months at a time with this woman over the past three years, but they’d always struggled to make that one last connection toward friendship. Natalie knew it was her fault. Teagan had thrown more than a few planks of wood her way, trying to build a bridge. Natalie always used them for kindling.

“Teagan. Wait.”

Teagan stepped back in the doorway.

“You got a minute?” Natalie swallowed uncomfortably. “To talk?”

Teagan grinned, coming in to join her. As they sat side by side on the bed, Natalie was reminded of spending more than a million days and nights like this with Yvonne.

Chatting about boys, school, how lame their parents were…just life in general.

In for a dime, in for a dollar, Nat decided as she pointed out the elephant in the bedroom. “I spent the night with Ewan.”

“I know.”

“I…well, I’m not really seeking your approval for that or anything. I mean, I’m an adult and my personal life is just that. Personal.” Natalie fought the impulse to close her eyes and groan. Where the hell had that nastiness come from?

Teagan merely laughed. “That didn’t take long.”

“What?” Natalie asked, confused by her response.

“Every now and then you invite me in, only to shut me right back out. I think today’s effort may have eclipsed the previous record.

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