Plot Twist by K.L. Montgomery
Author:K.L. Montgomery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountains Wanted Publishing
Itâs dark when the fireworks start. Iâve blocked out the other dozen or so people in Jack and Claireâs backyard. I think some of their neighbors joined us? Who knows. All Iâve been able to concentrate on is how I can position myself close to Lindy when the fireworks start without her thinking Iâm a crazy stalking weirdo. I hand her a glass bottle âitâs some sort of fruity alcoholic libationâlike a peace offering as I stake out a spot next to her on the stone wall of the terrace.
I can be just friends with her, right?
I keep thinking about that speech I gave her yesterday. The one where I said I recently got divorced, and I canât be embarking on any new relationships. So, she bought that, right?
I bought that, right?
Iâm sitting so close to her that I can smell the soft floral scent of her hair wafting into my nose. Itâs intoxicating. At least I think itâs her hair and not the fact Iâve had three of these fruity things Iâve been drinking.
âI havenât been to see fireworks in years,â she admits, finally making eye contact with me. The brightness of her skin when the moonlight bounces off it illuminates her face like a pearl.
âWhyâs that?â Suzanne and I used to see them over the river in Wilmingtonâor weâd go to Philly. Sometimes New York. It was one of her favorite holidays, and we almost always ended it with a bang. Literally and metaphorically. Maybe thatâs why I keep wanting to move closer to Lindy? My body is conditioned to think itâs getting some action momentarily. I can only imagine what Shark would say about that if he were here.
âOh, you know. Itâs just me and my parents, and they go to bed at like eight every night. So no fireworks for them.â
âI see. So you live with your parents?â I confirm.
An embarrassed laugh spills out of her mouth. âGeez, make me sound like a loser, why donât you?â She boldly slaps my knee, and it doesnât hurt, but wow does the sensation travel to places I donât expect it to go. Though, if what I said earlier about being programmed has any truth to itâ¦
âOh, Iâm sorry, I donât mean to implyââ
She shakes her head. âNo, no, itâs fine. My parents are older, and Iâm there to take care of them. Theyâre just really forgetful, thatâs all. My brother lives in Baltimore and doesnât get down this way much, so I try to help them out since Iâm here andâ¦you know, single.â
She puts some emphasis on the word âsingle,â but as soon as she shares it, her body seems to freeze with panic. I want to lay my hand on her knee and soothe her. She slapped my knee a moment ago. Doesnât that mean I can touch hers? And solve the mystery about the softness of the fabric of her dress?
I go for it. Obviously the alcohol has turned off the mathematical probability calculator embedded in
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