Here With Me (Paloma's Edge) by Shaw Robin

Author:Shaw, Robin [Shaw, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-10-01T21:00:00+00:00

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WHEN BETH AND I returned to our dorm room, Jake was putting a cover on his mattress and he was in his t-shirt and pajama pants. We put down our shopping bags and inhaled the scent of seasoned food. We’d thought we smelled food being cooked when we were in the hallway. I assumed that someone may have been cooking or microwaving a TV dinner in the community kitchen. But we looked at our table and saw grilled chicken and tostones. Jake had even made Beth’s favorite drink, a morir soñado, and an ice coffee for me, which was next to my plate. Beth kissed him on his cheek and he wiped the side of his face on his shoulder like Pete did.

“This is why I love you,” Beth said, knowing how much he hated to hear it.

“That isn’t the only reason,” he said with a smirk and gestured for us to start eating. We took our plates and went to our beds.

“And we were going to pick something up from the drive-thru, but Mariska said she’d make ramen noodles,” Beth said.

“You won’t have to suffer through Mariska’s mushy ramen noodles until Friday or Saturday.”

I punched him on the arm. “It’s either my mushy noodles or Beth’s crunchy noodles. Which one do you think is more edible?”

Jake lifted a side of his face and gesticulated his arms toward our plates. “Clearly, what you’re eating is more edible. Looks like you bought up the whole store, Beth.”

“I had to get some extra stuff. The football team did win, so Chase and I are going to celebrate this weekend.” Jake put his fingers in his ears and squeezed his eyes shut. With a small grin, she reached for her drink and changed the subject. “Is Jut using the room again?”

He nodded. “All of them let Michelle and me have the room this weekend, so she was able to run down here when she was on duty and was paged by one of the girls here, or another R.A.”

Beth sent me the “I-told-you-so” look. I’d assumed that Michelle wouldn’t give in to Jake, but most girls that Beth and I knew couldn’t resist our brother. She walked toward me to take my plate, but Jake reached for them.

“Go get comfy and I’ll wash these plates in the kitchen sink,” he said and Beth glided the plates into his hands. “You staying here tonight, or are you going to Chase’s?”

“I’ll be staying in with you guys.”

He nodded. “You two have any room for dessert?”

Beth and I looked at him as if he had to ask that question. I’d make room for whatever he made, just like I did for Bri’s desserts. I was with my best friends like old times and about to eat dessert. There wasn’t anything else I wanted in this moment.

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