Losing Me by Scarlett Haven

Author:Scarlett Haven [Haven, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

Trouble.

After Sofia gives me the tour, Sebastian’s mom, Jennifer, takes me to the room I’ll be staying in. Coincidentally, it’s on the opposite side of the house from Sebastian. Something tells me she might have done that on purpose, from the way Sebastian glares at her.

Ha.

I love seeing him with his family.

“Do you need some help?” I ask Jennifer, who is cooking something. It smells amazing.

“You cook?” she asks.

I nod. “I’ve cooked for my family since I was ten years old. My mom... or... you know, the woman who kidnapped me... didn’t know how to cook. I had to learn to survive. When she found out I was actually good at it, it became my job.”

“Sebastian told me about that,” she says. “I’m sorry.”

I shrug. “Not your fault. Besides, my dad found me. And now I’m here and I’m happy.”

Sebastian walks up behind me. “My mom’s not telling you stories about me, right? Because none of it’s true.”

I turn to see him looking at me with such a genuine smile on his face.

He’s happy.

I love seeing him like this.

“No, but now I’m intrigued,” I say. “I want to know what you were like as a kid.”

“I was a cute kid,” he says. “Right, Mom?”

Jennifer laughs. “Cute, yes. But also mischievous.”

“He’s still mischievous,” I say.

“You wound me,” he says, clutching his chest dramatically.

I just smile at him, wishing he could be like this all the time.

“You two get out of here,” Jennifer says. “Dinner won’t be ready for about thirty minutes.”

“Okay. I want to take Serenity outside anyway,” he says. “She hasn’t seen the lake yet.”

“Be good,” she says. I think she’s joking, until I see the look Sebastian gives her.

I follow Sebastian out of the kitchen.

“What did she mean by that?” I ask.

“Nothing,” he says.

Okay...

We walk out onto the large back deck. There is a staircase and pathway that leads to a boathouse. I would love to see what it looks like here in the summer, but even in the winter it’s gorgeous.

“This is amazing,” I say.

“It is,” he says.

“Did you ever live here?”

“No,” he answers. “They moved here after I left for Spy School. This is the first time I’ve been.”

“How did you know where they were?” I ask. “I thought you didn’t know.”

“When we were in New York, your dad told me,” he says. “He said that I might find the information useful. I didn’t realize at the time what he meant. He must’ve known we’d need to come here.”

“I’m glad you got to see them,” I say.

“Me, too,” he says. “I’ve missed them so much.”

“I bet.”

“Matthew will be here soon, too,” he says. “My stepdad. I’m excited for you to meet him, too. He’s actually a good guy—a good dad.”

“Does your mom like me?” I ask.

He turns towards me, leaning against the railing of the deck. “Of course. What’s not to like?”

“I don’t know,” I say. “I’ve never met anybody’s parents before.”

“It’s not like we’re dating.”

“No, I know. I mean, I’ve never had friends before I was rescued in Florida,” I say.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.