Hearts and Flowers (Hearts Series Book 2) by A.M. Brooks

Author:A.M. Brooks [Brooks, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: book
Published: 2019-08-20T18:30:00+00:00

“The hell, man,” Ethan says, barging into my room. “When were you going to tell us you were leaving?” I glance up and notice Elijah is also here. He’s a little less worked up than his brother though.

I raise my brow. “Wasn’t aware you owned my dick and I had to tell you everything I do.”

“Give him a break, his panties are in a bind because his girlfriend also is leaving town without telling him,” Elijah answers before taking a drink of the Gatorade in his hand.

“She’s not my girlfriend.” Ethan glares at him. “And that’s not the point. We always spend Thanksgiving together. You should have told us you were leaving.”

“Why?” I ask. “Are you going to come with me?” I deadpan. Thanksgiving is one of Ethan’s favorite holidays, mostly for the Friendsgiving he hosts afterward.

“I don’t know,” he responds, rubbing his temples. “It would have at least been nice to know I had one less mouth to feed though.”

“Three actually,” Elijah reminds him. “Nora and Lily also won’t be there.”

Now it’s my turn to be surprised.

“Why won’t Nora be there?” I question both of them. Ethan’s mouth drops open while Elijah’s smile grows bigger.

“Nora and Lily are spending Thanksgiving in North Carolina with Nora’s family. They’re touring UNC together,” he replies. “You didn’t know?”

My eyes narrow. No, I didn’t know. I didn’t know a damn thing that was going on in her life personally. Nora’s been avoiding me since Halloween, which was almost four weeks ago. I spilled my feelings, she forgave me, I pushed too far, and then she backed off and is giving the ice queen a run for her money since.

“Nah,” I say before shoving more things into my bag.

“God, you both are pathetic,” Elijah scoffs.

“Fucker.” Ethan lobs my basketball at Elijah’s head. “Just because you decided to forgive Tara right away and now everything is picture-perfect for you guys, doesn’t mean the rest of us are okay with things!”

“Great,” Elijah mutters before sending the ball back to Ethan. “This again?”

“Screw you, bro.” Ethan slams the basketball down and sits in his chair.

“No,” Elijah retorts. “Screw you. You’re the only one making this more difficult on yourself and Lily. That’s not on me or Tara. What happened between us is over and done with. I forgave her, and we moved on. Unless you’d rather be back in that dump? Back getting your ass handed to you every day for no reason, because you stole a Pop-Tart because you’re starving, and your brother’s ribs are showing?”

“Shut up, man,” Ethan eyes his twin. Pain, resentment, confusion passes between them.

“Why? You realize you sound like a whining little pussy? I had four broken ribs, E, when they found me. He used to stand over me and tell me he was going to make it so I couldn’t move while he drowned you because I stole ten dollars so we could eat. So no, I don’t hold it against Tara that she told her mother who called social services and I ended up here,” Elijah says before he gets up and leaves.

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