Prose Before Bros by Smartypants Romance

Author:Smartypants Romance [Yardley, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smartypants Romance

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Thuy was still feeling the aftereffects of her talk with Drill the previous night. It wasn’t like they’d done anything — he hadn’t even stayed that late, leaving before midnight. But she’d shared with him a secret she hadn’t even told Maddy. She’d trusted him with her past. All because he was wrestling with his own.

They were a fucked-up pair, she thought, as she shelved books. Families could be a special form of hell, leaving an indelible stamp on you. She’d spent enough time doing everything she could to pretend that she’d simply been born fully formed in college, to no family. But talking with Drill reminded her that she’d survived a lot.

And gotten out stronger.

She frowned, flitting through the cookbook section, putting away old, large volumes. She picked up a book on knitting patterns, and put it on the shelf behind her.

She hadn’t really thought about how the crazy, horrific stuff of her childhood had made her strong enough to withstand the rigors of life. Getting her MLIS online, while working two jobs to pay for it, had been nuts — but compared to what she’d gone through, it had been a cakewalk. Even Maddy would joke that living up to the expectations of her coaches and teachers was nothing after living with her perfectionist father. Maybe Drill’s time at the club was the same way.

Still, she’d had a refuge. She’d had the library. From the time she’d gone to school on, library time was her absolute favorite thing. The gorgeous picture books, even beat-up, torn and taped, were fascinating to her. She learned to read very early, and borrowed as many books as she could. When she’d gotten old enough to get out of the house by herself, she and her brother would wander to a nearby public library. Her brother tended to just play video games like Minecraft or try to watch porn on the computers. She, on the other hand, would go straight to the children’s section and read like crazy.

Libraries inspired her, gave her a place to escape. That was why she’d gone into library science in the first place.

There was such a renaissance in YA literature at this point, too, she thought as she put away some biographies. It was really a pity that the Green Valley library didn’t have a bigger selection. She knew that it was hard, especially when you were cash-strapped. Still, there was obviously a need.

It was only her second day on the job, and she didn’t want to pressure Julianne about it too much, especially since she’d need to take some time off in the new year to pack up the apartment she’d shared with Maddy in Oakland and get it moved out to Tennessee. But she did promise Kevin she’d talk to the woman about the time limits on computer usage. Maybe she could bring up the YA books as well.

Squaring her shoulders, she pushed her now empty library cart into the back room. She passed Naomi working at the circulation desk, about to finish her shift.

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