January Embers by Hildred Billings

Author:Hildred Billings [Billings, Hildred]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Romance, series
Publisher: Barachou Press
Published: 2019-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

ARIANA

This was the kind of moment she dreamed about but never anticipated. The day Mikaiya came back and said she was sorry.

Don’t fall for it… don’t fall for it you stupid idiot… Ariana chanted that in her head as she wrapped her arms around her ex’s body, the rain continuing to patter against their heads and down their jackets. She doesn’t really mean it. She’s only saying it to save her ass. For all Ari knew, that story about Uncle Jake had been a lie. Who knew how grand Mik’s imagination had become in the past ten years? Besides, the Mikaiya she once loved would have still offered some explanation, yeah?

But she hadn’t. The Mik she had loved never existed. Either that, or Ariana had been completely blinded by her young and dumb feelings to see what kind of girl possessed her heart.

The moment of tenderness they shared on top of Wolf’s Hill was Ariana’s Achilles heel. She allowed her memories to swallow her whole, bringing her back into that headspace she once occupied as a teenager convinced that she had the whole love and relationship thing figured out. If only their young love hadn’t been on display to their whole town. If only that town wasn’t so small that everyone and their kids still remembered the Ballad of Ariana Mura and Mikaiya Marcott. Years had passed before the townsfolk stopped looking at Ari with such pity, and this was after she got fit and became an EMT that saved half the lives in town.

Ari couldn’t tell if Mik was crying into her shoulder. She didn’t care. Any tears they shed would be washed away by the rain caressing their faces. No chance to be embarrassed. Not when Ariana succumbed to one thing she had wanted most over those past ten years.

One damn kiss. Just one to give them closure after being torn apart so suddenly.

I still love you. That reality haunted Ariana as she slammed her lips against Mik’s, swearing to herself that she could pull away and end this at any time. She only wanted a little closure. Enough to help her sleep at night. She didn’t care if Mikaiya could sleep. Only that she was here, kissing Ari back and tasting as sweet as she had back in high school.

Damnit. It was supposed to be a simple kiss. Since when did Ari ever plan on shoving her tongue down Mik’s throat and clutching her like she was about to skip town again?

I still love you. I hate how weak that makes me.

Mik didn’t still love her. Not even a kiss as hard as the rain now falling on their heads could change that opinion. In the past ten years, Ari had grown in stature and attitude. She learned to stand up straight and carry herself with a confident gait that broadcasted her change in personality. Have I changed, though? Two weeks in town, and this asshole has her lips on me. Some things never improved. Ari could mature, but she couldn’t keep her hands and mouth off the girl who broke her heart.

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