Nun Too Soon: A Forced Proximity Romantic Comedy (Bad Habit Book Club 1) by Lissa Sharpe

Author:Lissa Sharpe [Sharpe, Lissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smartypants Romance
Published: 2024-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

We make pretty good time, the two of us taking turns driving, passing the hours with some deep questions, some bullshit. I learn that Helen is deathly afraid of snakes, that the place she’d most like to travel to is Greece, and that she didn’t leave the convent to become a romance writer, though she laughs at the question. “I’m happy being a librarian. The writing stuff is just for me, kind of a way to work some things out.”

I don’t point out that, at least from what I heard, what she mainly seems to be working out is her libido, but I do tell her about my dream of road-tripping across the country in an RV, my childhood dog Mooch, and my manly fear of cockroaches.

She asks me some questions about my line of work, too: “So why don’t you carry a gun? Wouldn’t that make your job safer?”

I shrug. “Maybe, but it might also make it harder.” She seems genuinely curious, so I explain, “Despite what the movies make it look like, most of my job is talking to people. Asking questions. And people close down real quick when they see a gun.” I shrug. “Besides, I have other ways to take care of myself.”

“Krav Maga,” Helen says, seemingly without thinking, and then proceeds to turn bright pink.

I give her the side-eye, not saying anything. Krav Maga, huh? Seems like someone’s been watching quite a bit more Bama Bounty than she’s been letting on. I don’t comment, though, because embarrassment is another way to shut down conversations fast. And I find, to my surprise, that I really want to keep Helen talking.

The time passes by surprisingly quickly. Close to the six-hour mark, Helen motions to one of the signs. “We’re not too far from Mobile. Should we stop, stretch our legs, have a pee break?”

I’ve been bracing myself for this moment. As soon as I knew we’d be taking the I-65 from Nashville, I knew we’d be driving through my old stomping grounds. But Mobile is a big city, I remind myself. The likelihood of running into my dad, my brothers…Vera…is slim to none. Especially in a random gas station just off the highway.

Still, I catch myself tightening my hands into fists. “Sure,” I say, forcing my tone to stay neutral. “Why not?”

I think I do a pretty good job pretending, until I glance over at Helen and see her frowning at me. “What’s wrong? You sound weird.”

Can Sister Helen read my thoughts? That’s a disturbing idea. More disturbing for her than me, I’d guess, based on some of the things I’ve been thinking about. Things I definitely should not be thinking about, even if I can’t get the image of her in that thin white shirt off my mind… I clear my throat. “I, uh, I haven’t been back to Mobile since…”

Helen’s read my Wikipedia page, so I don’t need to fill in the blanks. Her eyes widen. “Seriously? Not even for Christmas?”

“Hard to be in the

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