Halloween Promises by Amelia Shaw

Author:Amelia Shaw [Shaw, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harley Romance Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Pansy

I crunched on some salt and vinegar potato chips, then grabbed a can of soda. I was eating my feelings, and I didn’t care. I’d lost three pounds this week already with all the extra work and none of the eating. I could afford a bit of a binge tonight!

“So…” Jaydy said. “What happened?”

I set down my soda and reached for a slice of pizza. Jaydy and I had decided to stay in for a girl’s night, which meant pizza and wine at my place. Or whatever we felt like, really.

“Same old shit, basically,” I said, skipping over the part about Paris and the sex that had completely blown my mind.

“What?” she asked, obviously wanting clarification. “You guys had a great night, then fell into a self-destructive pattern of fighting?”

My jaw dropped and I stared at her.

She shook her head and picked up the bottle of white wine to pour herself a glass. “I know you two better than you think, P.”

I bit into my slice of pizza, loving the greasy slide of melted cheese over my tongue. “Yeah… well, you’re right. It seems we can’t even go one day without getting into a fight.”

Jaydy raised her eyebrows at me. “But how was the first part of the date?”

I chewed on my dinner, not sure I wanted to answer that.

She chuckled. “That good, huh?”

My cheeks were hot enough to make me glance away and grab for my ice cold can of soda. “Ah… yeah. You could say that.”

“Have you ever thought about the fact that you two always fight at the end of your dates?”

“What do you mean?” I asked. We hadn’t had that many dates for me to be able to see a pattern.

Jaydy sighed. “Did he say something that set you off when you were walking out the door? Or leaving him, by chance?”

I opened my mouth to say ‘no’, then realized she was totally right. Shit. “Um… yeah, actually. I was rushing to get to work. Why? You think he was annoyed that I had to go to work while he’s here on vacation?”

I hadn’t noticed it before, but now that I thought about it—she was right. We had more fights at the end of our dates as teenagers, even on our best days. I’d always assumed that it was just because we weren’t meant to be. We were combustible when put together. Fire and tinder. Hot, but not a good match.

“No. I think he doesn’t want you to leave him. Like… ever.”

I groaned and rolled my eyes Heaven-ward. “You can’t say shit like that to me, Jaydy.”

She cackled out a laugh. “Of course, I can. I’m your best friend. If I can’t tell you the truth as I see it, who can?”

I put down my food and wiped my fingers on some napkins. “But why?” I pressed. “You of fall people can’t possibly want us to be together.”

Her gaze dropped to my hand. “And how’s that ring feeling on your finger?”

I covered the ring with my right hand, the stones cool and smooth beneath my palm.

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