Hold Me Now by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Addison Moore
Published: 2016-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

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I drop the three of them off at Jessie’s house. Both Tess and Rachel insisted that Jessie would give them a ride. I’m sure. I know what kind of a ride they’d like Jessie to give them. Instead of heading home, I drive over to Park Plaza. I’m feeling pretty down, and I know for a fact only a quick trip through Warehouse Records and a much slower jaunt through Crown Books can fix it.

The Warehouse is a huge boxy building with heavy tinted windows that smells of melting vinyl as soon as you get inside. I love this mechanical smell almost as much as the bookstore—almost. Tommy Tutone’s “867-5309/Jenny” vibrates over the speakers, and I huff a dry laugh. If I had a dime for every time someone sang this song to me. I get it—there’s a catchy rhythm, and everyone knows all the words, but still, the next time a boy says ‘Jenny, I’ve got your number,’ and starts in on my faux seven digits, I might just be moved to smack him.

It’s a little colder than I would like it inside, and now, I’m wishing I brought a jacket. At a quick glance, I spot Fatima and Trina, the cheer captains from Glen, over by the cassettes, and a few of the heavy metalers from Glen are hanging out in the hard rock section. A Goth guy with a Mohawk sits behind the counter, eating Ramen noodles out of a Styrofoam carton, and the smell is making me hungry more than it is grossing me out.

I head over to the new wave section to peruse the selections. The Bangles’ new album, Different Light, is out.

“Yes!” I whisper to myself, unable to curb my enthusiasm as I snap one up for myself. I head over and snatch up the cassette version for Melissa, and while I’m there, I spot Nina Hagen’s Ekstasy, so I pick up a cassette for Heather, too.

Each Friday, Jessie’s housekeeper, Ramona, has been faithfully giving me cash. It’s way more than I charge, and I tried to explain that to her, but she said I should have a little extra since I was taking Jilly out. She called it “pizza money.” I don’t mind spending money on Jilly when we go out. I like Jilly. In a strange way, she does feel like she’s my sister.

“Boo,” a warm voice hums into my ear—deep, definitely male. I recognize that sexy rasp, that expensive woodsy cologne enveloping me like a cloud.

I turn my head just slightly to find Jessie Fox’s giant grin in the corner of my eye. My stomach squeezes tight, and my body slaps with heat all at once. I’d like to think Tess and Rachel feel so strongly—Jessie would deserve it if they did—but judging by the way they were pawing all over my brother, I seriously doubt it.

“Boo?” I smirk back down at the haul in my hands. “Too cliché. Try harder.”

“Cliché?” He swoops in front of me, and that dazzling smile, those shining happy-to-see-me eyes pour their warmth all over me.

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