Love at the End of Days by Tera Shanley

Author:Tera Shanley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Published: 2014-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

Vanessa took a detour in the woods and came around on the other side of the truck. Even if she’d thoroughly dried all of her tears, her cheeks would be flushed and her eyes puffy, and she’d rather swallow a sticker patch than listen to the guys’ jabs on this one. This little disaster was her secret shame.

She shouldn’t be so upset. It’s not like she didn’t know he had feelings for Laney. The sadness in his eyes that first day, when she’d seen Mitchell again and he’d seen Laney, made it obvious he was still into her. A week with her wasn’t going to change his heart. Love wasn’t magical or logical. From what she’d seen of love, it didn’t even feel good as much as it hurt. Hopping into the Terminator, she yanked the door closed behind her and turned her back to the men laughing around the fire outside.

Tonight she’d be pathetic and nurse her wounded pride, and tomorrow she’d pretend that little intimacy party with Sean in the woods hadn’t even happened. At least she found out now and not months from now, so there was that.

Why did her heart actually hurt? It was hard to breathe without a nagging, stinging pain that only served as yet another layer of annoyance over the entire situation. She’d only known the man for a second, and he’d ignored her for most of it. Screw him and his perfect body.

Laney. Pfft. She couldn’t believe he freaking called her Laney. It would probably be funny in the morning. Or at least a year from now when she compared worst boy stories with Eloise one future night over shots of Ricky’s rotgut.

The door to the truck opened, and Finn stuck his head in.

“You don’t have to worry about Sean and me anymore, so spare me the lecture.”

His dark eyes were steady and worried. “Are you all right?”

She meant to laugh, but it came out a sob and then a defeated sigh. “Yeah. I will be. Thanks.”

“Yep. You’ll spell Carpenter in a few hours so get some shut eye, okay?”

She nodded, and the closing door rocked the truck. For the next two hours she tried to do as Finn had suggested, but only managed to stare at the back of the bench seat in front of her and replay the night over and over. For a moment, she’d had him before Laney took him back. She’d felt so good and warm and wanted for an instant. Now her stupid heart hurt even more at the absence of a man. Homesickness warred with the uncomfortable anticipation of seeing Mitchell again. She didn’t feel the same about him anymore. Maybe she had Sean to thank for that. He’d shown her she could feel something for another, and it was time to move on. Way past time. Still, she didn’t look forward to the awkwardness around the others who thought she was the rejected one who deserved the pitying looks. Those were the worst.

With a growl, she sat up and kicked the door open.

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