Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

Author:Riley Edwards [Edwards, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951567118
Publisher: Rebels Romance

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I was sitting on Jonny’s back deck staring at nothing. Not because there wasn’t something to look at. There was plenty to take in. Jonny took pride in his home. In his yard. The grass was green and lush, there were flower beds and a birdbath. There was a great place where he could build a swing set for his kids one day. The woods behind his house offered privacy and when the sun set over them his yard turned magical.

I was staring at nothing because I had no idea why I was there.

I shouldn’t have run in the first place. It was stupid, but I panicked. And this was where the confusion came in—if I was running because I was embarrassed and scared, why had I run to Jonny’s house? Why had I fled Chasin and Evie’s farm with a burning need to get away from everyone before they all found out the truth, straight to the house of the man I needed to run the farthest from?

Now that I’d calmed down I could admit I overreacted. Chasin had known about my past for a long time and he hadn’t said anything. He hadn’t come between me and Evie. He hadn’t made her fire me. Chasin had invited me into his life and family. He included me.

I was just so shocked and horrified he knew I couldn’t think straight.

If you’ve calmed down, why didn’t you tell Jonny where you were when he texted?

Because I needed time to figure out why my only thought while I was escaping was to run to Jonny.

And now I’ve lost my mind.

Perfect.

Super.

What am I supposed to do now?

Text him where you are, drama queen.

Awesome, now I was sitting on Jonny’s back deck arguing with myself.

I heard footsteps crunch on the gravel and turned to see Jonny walking up.

Thank the good Lord in my lunacy I’d hadn’t voiced my thoughts.

Right, because he doesn’t already know you’re crazy.

I seriously needed to get a handle on my internal rumblings.

Jonny climbed the stairs, took a few steps on the wood planks, then stopped and leaned against the railing. He said not a word. But he didn’t look mad. His face was soft, his blue eyes warm the way they got when he was happy. Which was weird but I wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth. If he wasn’t mad at me for blowing him off, I wasn’t going to bring up what kind of bitch I’d been to him.

“I overreacted,” I admitted. “Chasin told me he knew I had a juvenile record and I…I don’t know what happened. I panicked. But it was more than that. It was like there was a rope around my neck and it was tightening. I couldn’t breathe. Then this overwhelming shame came over me and I needed to get away from it so I ran away.”

Jonny didn’t say anything; he just looked at me as if he were hanging on my every word. Like he cared about what I had to say.

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