Only With You (The Jane Austen Academy Book 5) by Cecilia Gray

Author:Cecilia Gray
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Love & Romance, Girls & Women, Juvenile Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Teen & Young Adult
ISBN: 9781938268052
Publisher: Gray Life, LLC
Published: 2014-05-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Given how late it was and that they had worked straight through lunch, "fun" was currently defined as "food" for Emma and Anne. They'd seen a taqueria en route to the animal shelter, and the tantalizing smells of grilled meat and fresh corn tortillas were still strong in their minds. Emma's mouth watered thinking about it hours later.

Still, while food was important, so were appearances. Emma dragged Anne upstairs to her bedroom, where Anne made herself at home on the bed and flipped through a magazine. Emma streamed in a pop channel and blasted it on her speakers. She changed into layers—jeans, a lace white tank, and a thin, jade-colored wrap cardigan that matched her eyes. She felt naked until she finished off the look with a dozen long-chain necklaces, hoop earrings, and a few gold knuckle rings. Her head bobbed to the quick beat of the song as she hummed her way to the bathroom. A swipe of lip gloss, a tousle of her hair, and she was ready to go.

She toyed with the brief, immature thought of not telling the boys where they'd gone, but realizing Knight would worry, she did him the courtesy of texting their plans as she and Anne left the house.

Everything okay? was his reply.

The answer was no. Everything was not okay. But she didn't know what to say or how it could be fixed. Maybe she was just tired and angry and hungry, and even though Knight would normally be the perfect anecdote to a bad mood, the thought of calling on him now was unsettling. She knew, for the first time in her life, that Knight wasn't going to make things better.

Duh, she wrote back.

Anne and Emma sang along to blaring music from the car speakers until they pulled into the parking lot, which was crammed full with cars parked at odd angles so more could fit.

"A good sign," Emma said as they circled twice to find a spot. Her stomach grumbled as they walked up to the taqueria. They passed packed outdoor benches before they made it inside and even then had to maneuver full tables and the busy salsa bar to reach the line that trailed to the counter.

The closer they got to the counter, the more intricate their order became. What had started as just getting "a taco"—as they both had insisted—slowly morphed, until by the time Emma made it to the register, she asked for, "Nachos. Two carnitas tacos. Chips and guac, plus a watermelon agua fresca." She'd run it off later and throw in some sit-ups for good measure.

Anne fumbled beside her before saying, "Same."

Emma raised a brow. "You sure about that? This much food is not for the faint of heart."

Anne rubbed her stomach. "Plenty of room."

The hot, fresh order was quickly placed on two sets of trays, which Emma and Anne grabbed. When they turned around, though, there was still no place to sit. Every booth, every table, every inch of space was crawling with denim shorts and bikini tops, tanned shoulders and bleached blond hair.

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