Life Rewired (Aspen Friends, Book 3) by Galli Lynn

Author:Galli, Lynn [Galli, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
Publisher: Penikila Press, LLC
Published: 2013-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

23

Natalie was still working on the house when I drove up to talk to Vivian. The rest of her crew was off, but she would probably go well into the night. I wanted to smile because I knew how much this house meant to Vivian and would mean to Natalie. They’d be done a month early at this pace.

I stopped just inside the door, taking in all the changes. The place looked almost done to me. Natalie and Vivian probably had a million finishing details on their punch list, but it looked like every drawing Vivian had shown me of the final phase of her dream home. If I weren’t so disturbed by what just happened, I’d be happy just standing here.

“Hey, Molly.” Nat came in from the kitchen to greet me.

“Hey. Is Viv around?”

Her brown eyes showed curiosity at my urgent tone. “She was taking care of Mason and Teddy, but she’s probably at the cabin by now.”

“Great, thanks.” I turned to leave.

“Is everything okay?”

I paused to look at her. I liked her a lot, but we weren’t buddies. We could be, but she placed a lot of importance on my friendship with Viv. She didn’t want to force her way into it, which made me like her more. It was always so obnoxious when a friend’s new girlfriend just assumed she’d become my best friend, too.

I studied this woman who let Viv and me stay as close as we’d always been without showing any passive-aggressive resentment. We didn’t have heart-to-hearts, but she knew Falyn well. Maybe she could provide a different point of view.

“Falyn was in prison.”

Her chin dipped once. “She told you.”

“No, a cop told me.”

“It bothers you.” Not a question. Natalie didn’t really question people. She observed and made comments if asked.

I might as well be just as frank. “It does.”

“She’s not that person.”

Exactly what Falyn had said. “You don’t worry?”

I didn’t have time to feel mortified by the implication of my question before Natalie answered, “I don’t. She’s the electrician that taught me everything I know about electrical work and the woman who looked out for me on jobsites. She’s more concerned about my business than her own job. She’d sacrifice circumstances in her life to ease mine. I know she’ll never do what she did again. I know it, but best of all, she knows it.”

That rang true. So why was I having such a hard time? It just hurt to know that this woman I’d been growing to care so much about hadn’t told me something that anyone would consider a crucial part of her. Hurt a crazy amount, actually.

“Did you know her girlfriend at the time?”

Her face flinched in distaste. “I met her a few times. Didn’t like her.”

“Was she the reason?”

“No one can force Falyn to do anything.”

I knew that, too. Why did I feel so sure of things about her and now so unsure of things about her?

“What was she like?” Why was I asking that? Of all the things to ask.

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