Love on the Ledge by Córdova Zoraida

Author:Córdova, Zoraida [Córdova, Zoraida]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781626815803
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2015-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Hayden adjusts himself on the ride back to the house. Gary and Leti ended up collecting more seashells than we did. He promises to see Leti that night and goes off in his own car. I know that if I return home without her, we’ll both never hear the end of it.

“So,” Leti says in the car, “did Sky ask you to the wedding yet?”

I turn in my seat and smack her.

Hayden laughs. “Be careful now, ladies. I’m having a hard enough time focusing on the road.”

Leti bursts into a giddy laugh. “Gary already said yes. I think River will eventually get around to asking Sgt. Pepper. That just leaves the maid of honor.”

Hayden makes the turn to our house. When we’re on the right side of the lane he turns his gaze back to me.

“I’m sure if and when Sky wants to take me to the wedding, she will ask me. No pressure though. My tux from Jake and Suzy’s wedding still fits.”

But when we get to the house and Xandro’s car is still in the driveway, Hayden’s beautiful smile falls.

Leti gets out of the car first and takes the seashells with her. I unbuckle my seatbelt and turn to him, readying myself for a goodbye kiss.

“Thanks for today.”

He nods. “No need to thank me.”

I should tell him that today was amazing, that I haven’t felt that way in so long. But all he does is glare at Xandro’s car.

“Where did you go, Hayden?” I try to use his words back on him. I trace my finger along his jaw. Turn his face so he sees only me.

Whatever it is, he doesn’t want to say.

“Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?” I ask.

“I’ll be here actually,” he says. “Gazebo time.”

“Then I’ll wait. We can get dinner or something.”

It’s like something switched in his brain between our blissful moments on the beach and now.

“Maybe, Sky. I just—” He looks down at his lap, at Xandro’s car, at me. “That guy’s still in your house.”

“Hayden, it’s not my house. I have no control of who my family invites over.”

“Look, I’ve been in this situation before, and in the end, I’m the one who loses.”

“What are you losing, Hayden? There’s nothing to lose. Xandro is just—” I hesitate.

“He’s the guy your mother would rather see you with. I’m the guy who put a hole in your uncle’s roof.”

It hurts to hear those words coming from him. Hayden is beautiful from the inside out and I want everyone to see that.

Xandro’s the guy my family is pushing on me because they don’t trust my judgment. Because they don’t think I’m capable of finding someone who will fit their laundry list. But I am. I think I have.

“He’s nobody.”

“I’m sorry.” He grips the wheel and shakes his head. “You don’t owe me an explanation. I’ve gotta go.”

The abruptness of it leaves me speechless. There are no kisses or longing stares. There’s just a goodbye, the rev of his engine, and his taillights turning on my street.

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