Give Me Forever (The Beaumont Series: Next Generation Book 5) by Heidi McLaughlin

Author:Heidi McLaughlin [McLaughlin, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-10T18:30:00+00:00

16

BEN

It’s been two weeks and I already want to give up. My house is sterile, and it feels weird to be there. I know why Elle did what she did, but I hate being home. There’s a live in . . . well, I don’t know what to call him. He cleans up after me. It doesn’t matter what I do, he’s behind me. If I go to the bathroom, he comes in right after me and cleans the toilet. If I change my clothes, he washes my other ones immediately. I know it’s to protect me from these fucking drugs running through my system, but I feel like a freak, and I hate it.

This is my off week. My week to rest and rejuvenate if that’s even possible. I don’t want to leave the house, and I don’t want anyone here. Except for Elle. She seems to be the only one to understand I need space. She works in the office, while I sit on our balcony and stare at the water, wondering how long it would take to swallow me whole. Elle checks on me for food or if I want some company, and then goes back to work. Honestly, I think she’s writing a book or streaming shows on her laptop because I don’t know how she’s getting any work done. She should be out scouting for talent and signing new artists, but she’s here, by my side. At first, I thought of her as a babysitter, but she’s more than that. She’s my voice when I feel like I don’t have one, and as much as I hate to admit it, I need her. Yet, I feel like I have nothing to offer her.

There’s a small knock behind me and I turn my head slightly, but not enough to see who it is. I know it’s Elle by the lightness in the way she tapped her knuckles against the glass. She takes the seat next to me and sighs. The sun is starting to take a bit longer to set these days. Back when I chased after Elle, this was my favorite time of the year, when the sun would stay out as long as possible. I always felt like once I went to sleep, my quest to make her mine would have to start all over again, like that movie 50 First Dates with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Adam’s character, Henry, was in love with Drew’s character Lucy, only she had a traumatic brain injury and her memory reset every day. Each day, Henry would reintroduce himself to Lucy and try to win her over. That’s how I felt about Elle. Each day was a new challenge, and once she realized she was in love with me, I never wanted to let her go.

I reach for her hand and intertwine our fingers together. I love her but haven’t told her in a while. Those words don’t seem to hold the weight they used to or maybe it’s vice versa.

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