No Easy Choices (A New Adult Romance) by Cade Trista

Author:Cade, Trista [Cade, Trista]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-08-14T21:00:00+00:00

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“They voted,” Kennedy said quietly, slipping back into our room several hours later from the darkened hallway, pushing the door closed slowly like she was scared that someone was standing out there. “I don’t understand.”

“Oh, c’mon Kennedy, what’s there to understand? I never fit in with this bunch, so it would just make sense that they would want me gone. So, what, am I homeless now, or do I get to stay long enough to find a new place to live?” I asked, sitting up in bed with my knees pulled to my chest. It had been an emotional evening, not because these girls who were supposed to be my friends were downstairs voting on whether or not they ever had to speak to me again, but because a really awesome guy who may or may not be my future husband is the heir to a drug cartel.

“No,” Kennedy said, coming to sit on my bed with a confused look on her face, “they voted to keep you.” She looked like that shook her to her very core, unnerving her somehow. I tried not to look offended at the thought that I might get to stay. “I...don’t understand what’s happening.”

“Oh, wow, that didn’t hurt at all, Kennedy. Thanks.” I flopped back over on my side and faced the wall.

“No, I mean, don’t take it wrong! I’m really glad you’re staying! I just, like, don’t understand. They’ve never voted to keep a sister when it comes up for a vote, especially when it’s the president who calls the vote because of her behavior.”

“First of all, I didn’t do anything wrong except have a lovely dinner—twice—with a nice guy who happened to not tell me everything about himself. And second, there’s no way I’m staying,” I said, putting up a hand to hush her when Kennedy started to protest. “How can I possibly stay here when I know the others had to hold a debate and have quorum in attendance to even be my friend? I want nothing to do with friends like that.”

“Andie,” she said, not only saying my name correctly but also saying it with something that sounded a lot like respect, “you have to stay. That’s what’s wrong with the whole system here, these girls rush a sorority because their mommas told them from kindergarten it was the only way they’d ever grow up to marry a doctor, become president of the garden society, and have a home that gets featured in Southern Living. I know, because it’s what I was always taught growing up. I even had a baby dress that said ‘Future Theta Lady’ on it, just so all the other boys at Mom’s Day Out would know they had to strive for greatness to win me. That’s sick. And it has to change, but it never will unless we can get a whole new kind of girl in here.” She ducked her head a little bit to look me in the eye. “You are a whole new kind of girl.

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