Happenstance 3 by Jamie McGuire

Author:Jamie McGuire [McGuire, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781311063939
Google: rYyzCAAAQBAJ
Amazon: 1505517761
Publisher: Jamie McGuire
Published: 2015-02-01T18:30:00+00:00

I FROWNED as Julianne pinned the maroon graduation cap onto my head. It was square and awkward, and it didn’t make me feel accomplished at all.

“Whose idea was it to wear hats that make us look stupid on a day when we’re supposed to feel smart?” I asked.

Julianne chuckled.

Sam crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the doorjamb. “I think you look very beautiful and incredibly smart.”

I offered a small smile. “Thanks.”

“I’m surprised you can fit your brain into that cap,” Sam added, pushing up his round tortoise shell glasses.

A single laugh burst from Julianne’s mouth, and then she pressed her lips together, shaking her head as she continued to place pins in my hair.

“Very funny,” I said, trying hard not to laugh, too.

Julianne kissed my cheek. “All done,” she said, walking to stand next to her husband.

Sam held Julianne against his side.

My mother held her fingers to her mouth and then rested her temple against Sam’s shoulder. “Look at her.”

“I’m looking,” Sam said quietly.

Their expressions were that mixture of happy and sad that I’d become accustomed to from witnessing them simultaneously mourning the daughter they had lost and celebrating the daughter they had found.

Julianne’s cell phone rang, and she answered with a chipper voice, “Hi, Veronica.” Her voice immediately lowered to a whisper, and she ducked into the hallway. “I don’t…yes, she’s here. I don’t know. I’m sure she could, but…okay. Of course. Of course. Bye.” She returned to the room, her eyes dancing between Sam and me. “Weston’s…not doing well.”

“His asthma?” I asked, taking a step.

She shook her head.

“What’s wrong?” Sam asked.

“He’s upset,” Julianne said.

I knew what she meant, and apparently, so did Sam because his eyes lit with realization.

“I don’t know how to make him feel better. I’ve tried,” I said.

“I’m not sure anyone can,” Sam said. “It’s something he might have to work out on his own.”

“He was thinking about enrolling at OSU,” I said.

“He what?” Sam said, pushing from the doorjamb to stand straight.

“Then, he asked me to enroll at the University of North Texas. It’s less than an hour from the Art Institute of Dallas.”

Julianne glanced at Sam before looking back at me. “Is that what you want?”

After some hesitation, I shook my head. “No. I want to go to OSU.”

“Then, you shouldn’t change your mind,” Sam said.

I picked at my nails. “He made good points. He said that UNT offers the same programs, but there’s not a comparable art school near OSU. Since I haven’t decided on a major, he doesn’t understand why I won’t switch schools.”

“He doesn’t have to understand,” Sam said. “I’m not apathetic to his feelings. I recognize his fear. I can’t imagine how I would feel if I were in his shoes,” he said, looking lovingly at his wife. “I’m sure it’s worrisome, not knowing what might happen when you feel strongly about someone. But he has to let you go, Erin. If it’s meant to be, it’ll work out.”

“He doesn’t have to let her go,” Julianne said.

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