How Sweet It Is by Wendy Vella

Author:Wendy Vella [Vella, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vella Ink
Published: 2016-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Willow couldn’t breathe. Inhaling, she tried to suck in enough air to ease the burning sensation in her lungs as she made her way back to Macy’s shop. Her family was here in Howling, and she’d just run out on them.

“I’m unraveling, Billy,” she told the boy as they crossed the street.

The anger she’d felt at seeing her father and sister had shocked her. How could she still feel resentment toward them for her childhood, when she was no longer an innocent sixteen-year-old, but a mature woman who lived her life and made her own decisions?

She realized that was the result of boxing everything up inside her head, all the anger and pain, and not dealing with it. Seeing her family again had made it resurface.

Buster would think she was crazy. How could he not? She’d just walked out on her family, and his head must be full of questions, especially considering she’d gone there to show him the offer, and had walked out without doing so.

She could feel the partnership slipping from her grasp and with that her apartment, but she wasn’t as worried as she should be. What concerned her more was her state of mind, and getting rid of this other woman who had taken up residence inside her body. Suddenly she had rebellious thoughts and was questioning herself and everything she had always stood for.

What did it matter to her that Buster’s mother had baked alongside him in the Gryphon? But it did, she realized. It mattered a lot to her, and that was why she’d said what she had to him this morning—because she was feeling guilty about pushing him into looking over the contract.

She’d be collecting cats and wearing homespun again if she didn’t get a grip.

She needed to get back to the cabin and pack her things, then tomorrow morning she’d be ready to go. She would visit with her family before leaving, and they’d be happy with that. Then she could go back to her life and leave them to theirs. She could forget Lake Howling, Buster Griffin, and his friends. She had to go before whatever was happening to her took hold and changed her beyond recognition.

“Hey, Willow.”

If she’d seen them before they saw her, she would have ducked into a shop. But it was too late, so instead she forced a smile onto her face.

“Hey, Branna, Annabelle.” Lifting a hand, Willow hoped that would be enough acknowledgment for the women, and she could keep walking. Her heart sank when they stopped in front of the stroller.

“Hey, big boy,” Annabelle cooed, bending to talk to Billy.

“We just saw Macy and now we’re heading to The Hoot for a coffee, and thought we’d see you there,” Branna said. “I need something to fortify me before I go to the clinic.”

“For God’s sake, it’s just a checkup, Bran. Don’t be such a baby.”

Willow remembered hearing about Branna O’Donnell’s fear of doctors when Jake and Annabelle had treated her burn.

“I don’t like anything medical,” the Irish woman said defensively in response to her friend’s words.

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