In This Moment (An In This Moment novel Book 1) by A.D. McCammon

Author:A.D. McCammon [McCammon, A.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-04T05:00:00+00:00

OfficIal Stalker

“Have you called him yet?” Julianna asks after we down another shot of Patron.

Still holding my breath, I shake my head. My mouth puckers as the liquor runs down my throat, burning and souring my stomach as soon as it hits. I’d sworn off tequila in college after an awful experience—learning the one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor rule the hard way. I’d been sicker than I’d ever been in my life that night, sleeping on the bathroom floor and waking up to take my finals the next morning. The memory of the way the smell seeped out of my pours all day will forever haunt me. But Julianna needs her friend by her side, and for the moment, that means doing shots with her. “No…I don’t know what to say. Anyway, you need me right now.”

When she called me the other day to tell me she found her husband cheating on her, I was floored. She uprooted her whole life for that asshole, moved away from all her family and friends to be with him, and then helped him get his practice off the ground. He owes her so much, and he repaid that debt by sleeping with someone else in their bed.

Being desperate to get away from him as soon as possible, and having nowhere to go, I told her to come back home—that she could live with me until she got settled with a job and a place of her own. She isn’t thrilled with the idea of being back in Tennessee, but she agreed it’s the best place for her right now.

“Oh bullshit, Lizzy. You can’t use me as your excuse. I just got here and you haven’t spoken to him in two weeks. Why don’t you just sleep with him and get it out of the way?” she teases, chuckling as she winks at me.

After she told me she would be arriving today, I made plans for us to go out for a drink, arranging for the kids to stay with my parents for the weekend in case she needed some time to adjust. I intended on her being the one doing all the talking and only told her about Brenden as a way to get her to open up to me, but she’s refused to drop the subject.

“Funny,” I murmur, shaking my head as I try to banish visions of my dream about Brenden. “I’m going to go get us some more shots. Do you need another beer?”

“Yes, please,” she answers, finishing off the one on the table as I walk away.

I make my way through the crowded bar, my mind drifting to the last time I came to Zane’s with Julianna. Everything around me fades as I remember being in Brenden’s arms and swaying to the music. He made me feel safe and content, even back then, and he’s proven himself to be a good friend since. I’m a real dumbass for the throwing that away.

After ordering another round of shots and beer at the bar, my phone vibrates in my back pocket.

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