King Sized Beds and Happy Trails (Beds Series) by Ann Becca & Marie Tessa

Author:Ann, Becca & Marie, Tessa [Ann, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cookie Publishing
Published: 2014-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Lexie

Sean wraps his arm around my shoulders, his embrace nowhere near as warm as Ryan’s, and I look back at my best friend and smile. Only he knows what that ring means to me. And to think, I was going to throw our friendship away because I, out of nowhere, can’t control my urges when I see those sexy eyes.

Losing my ring sucks big time, but it also stopped me from making the biggest mistake of my life. I’ve never been a strong believer in “things happen for a reason,” because why would I be stuck with a drunk for a mom and a dad who abandoned me? But maybe in some weird and twisted way they do.

You can’t always go with what feels right, sometimes you have to go with what’s practical. And even though Ryan and I feel so right, it’s not practical. You don’t kiss your best friend and you definitely do not date him.

It’s an invisible line, but it’s a thick line. Crossing it would be like crossing the Mojave with no water. It will drain us of all that’s good until we’re nothing more than dried out replicas of what we used to be.

I refuse to let that happen. Sean is gorgeous in his All-American boy way. He’s funny and up until last week I was in love with him, but most importantly—he’s practical. If I lose Sean, I know I can survive. I’d never survive without Ryan. So I rest my head against Sean’s chest, and we walk away. And I don’t look back.

Sean guides me to a big, red plush couch in the corner by the pool tables. Kevin, Mike, Jill and Kiki—yes that’s her real name—sit on the couch opposite of us.

These are the same people who whispered to each other when Sandy verbally attacked me at Skippy Lee’s.

Silence stretches out across the two couches while the girls do everything to avoid eye contact.

Awkward.

I look down at my nails, Pink Before You Leap. I thought it was fitting when I was in Kaylee’s room debating if I should tell her about Ryan. Funny how it was the color she had on the nightstand.

Sean slides his arm around my shoulder and pulls me close. I should be shooting rainbows of happiness out of my ears right now, but all I can think about is Ryan and what he’s doing.

My hand goes to my ring, only to stop because it’s gone. Lost. Possibly never to be found again. I bite the inside of my cheek to keep the realization from making its way to my tear ducts. Then I find the ring Ryan gave me and the hole begins to close.

“We’re going to go back up to the mountain,” Sean says, completely oblivious to the fact that my cheek is now bleeding at my desperate attempt to hide the emptiness I feel inside. Ryan would have noticed the way my face is clenched. How my cheek puckers when I bite it.

I swallow the taste of blood and force a smile.

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