Inked: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Tracy Lorraine & KB Worlds

Author:Tracy Lorraine & KB Worlds [Lorraine, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KB Worlds LLC
Published: 2020-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

Is that just a thank you for this morning, or the kind of polite thank you, you say when things are done?

I stare at those two words for the longest time, and they only add to the ache in my heart right now. Yeah, he freaked out this morning, but I wasn’t lying when I told him that it was fine, that I understood. If this is a goodbye, then I’m not afraid to admit that I’m not ready for it. If he’s running because he’s scared I’m getting too close, then he needs to man up.

I want to reply, but I have no idea what to say. I’m not sure anything I write could make this better or change his mind, if he’s even made a decision. I could just be jumping to conclusions. Hell knows, it wouldn’t be the first time.

In the end, I close the message and slide my cell into my back pocket so I can continue cooking.

Thoughts of both my aunt and Corey spin in my head as I potter around. I make the soup as promised, but when there’s no movement from upstairs, I also pull out some of my aunt’s beloved baking equipment and make her favorite lemon slices.

The scent of them baking fills the room, and my stomach rumbles in hunger.

Plating everything up, I carry a tray to her room to see if she’s up for eating.

To my surprise, she’s awake when I round the corner.

“Harlow, that smells delicious,” she says softly. She’s still not as enthusiastic as she normally is, but thankfully, she’s more awake than she was when I first arrived.

She doesn’t make any effort to get out of bed, and I don’t make a big deal about it. I just sit with her and chat. He might be the last thing I want to talk about right now after that weird message, but I tell her all about last night’s date and she swoons over a guy she might never meet, telling me that anyone who goes to that much effort for a single date must be worthy of my time.

I love her enthusiasm and her simple way of thinking. If only reality was that easy.

The sun is beginning to set when I say my goodbyes. I promise to pop in again tomorrow in the hope that she’s feeling better, although something in the pit of my stomach already tells me that she won’t be. This is a downward spiral. The only question is how long it’s going to take to get to the bottom. The doctor might have said weeks to months, but we all know that this disease is unpredictable at best. So all I can do is what he suggested and try to prepare for the worst.

Bailey has already left for her date when I get back, so I order myself some takeout and make myself a rum and Coke in the hope it’ll push away just a little of my worry for a while.

It’s wishful

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