Matter Point by GG Shalton

Author:GG Shalton [Shalton, GG]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-26T05:00:00+00:00

Amanda was waiting up for me when I got home. She smiled as she saw me walk into the living room.

“You’re up?” I asked.

She nodded, a mug in her hands. “Heartburn. The baby must have a lot of hair.”

“Hair?”

“People say that if you have heartburn while pregnant, it’s because the baby has a lot of hair, but I’m not sure if it’s true. Drinking warm milk seems to help.” She took a sip. “I heard you won. Did you have fun at the restaurant?”

“I did. Someone paid for our meal, but I guess that’s normal when they win. Trace made the winning touchdown.”

“Oh, I bet Barbara is thrilled.”

“Barbara?”

“Mrs. Jenkins.” She took another drink of her warm milk. “Speaking of which, they invited our family to dinner next week.”

I lost my smile. “I don’t want to go to another dinner with the Jenkins.”

Amanda bit her lip. “Is Trace really that bad? I thought you liked each other.”

“That’s the problem.” I leaned back on the sofa. I knew she was waiting for an answer, but I didn’t want to talk about it.

“Can I help at all?” She sounded truly concerned.

“Maybe. Can you tell my dad that I don’t want to go?”

“Ariel, did Trace do something?” Her tone lowered like she wanted me to confide in her.

“It’s nothing like that. He just acts like he owns me even after I told him that I’m not interested. Even tonight he hugged me and wouldn’t let go. I didn’t like it.”

“Some boys may think that you’re just playing hard to get.”

“I’m not playing anything. Paisley says every girl at school wants Trace and I’m so lucky that he likes me. But Trace is a player.”

She raised her brow. “Ah. I get it.”

I met her eyes. “So, I don’t have to go?”

“I didn’t say that, but I won’t push you to be with him.”

I looked at my shoes. “Can you just make an excuse?”

“I will see. Meanwhile, I think you need to be sterner with Trace and let him know how you feel.”

“I know. It’s just not easy.”

She smiled and got up from the sofa. “You’ll figure it out. I’ll see you in the morning.”

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