Kiss Me Again: a Stepbrother Romance (Second Chances) by Hart Alana & Beaumont Emilia

Author:Hart, Alana & Beaumont, Emilia [Hart, Alana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartfelt Books
Published: 2015-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

10

Lucy

It was the first time I had let any of that stuff out. I could hardly believe my own ears, as everything I'd been holding back for that last few years seemed to just tumble out of me. Oddly, having finally admitted to it all, I felt lighter.

He didn’t seem to be shocked by anything I had said. He had always known me so well and it seemed he still got me better than anyone else ever had, even Alison.

I raised my eyes to look at Cole and instantly remembered our kiss, the one that had made my knees tremble. I bit my lip trying to force myself not to think about it, not right now. I had to hold onto my fury. It was the only thing that had kept me going all these years… and yet, one look at his soft kissable lips was melting my resolve. I wanted him to do it all over again; to touch me, to slip his tongue into my mouth and make those shivers dance like static over my arms again.

“Luce, you have carried all that for all these years. I hated it that you suddenly became my sister too. It sucked having to see your sexy legs everywhere I turned in the house, and the memories of those times I caught you in the shower have been imprinted in my memory ever since, but none of it was like you think it was. Mom and Tom didn’t ever betray your mom. Jo wanted them to get together, wanted them to keep our families together, wanted to make sure that two heartbroken people wouldn’t be lonely. Yes, they did fall in love too – but your mom was pushing them together before she was even gone.”

“Yes, everyone kept trying to tell me when I was sixteen. I remember all the excuses. I know nobody thought I was listening, but seriously, did anyone expect me to believe that crap?” I retorted, angry again.

“My mother would have been mortified to think her husband cared for her so little that he could remarry, and even worse have a child with anyone within a year of her dying. It is sick and twisted, and just too damn convenient to blame the dead woman. No Cole, you won’t get me to forgive them. I think maybe I forgave you a long time ago, but I am not even close to being ready for that.”

He looked at me sadly, and I knew he felt that I meant that this was goodbye.

Our burgers arrived, and we ate in silence.

Every bite was like sawdust, and I almost choked trying to swallow it down. I just wanted to escape and mourn the loss of my best friend all over again. Not only had I lost Cole all for the second time, but my beloved Apollo, the guy who had made me feel so safe, had given me such hope for the future.

I tried not to think about the kiss, that brutal and bruising clinch we had shared in the alleyway.

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