Recapitulation (Songs and Sonatas Book 3) by Jerica MacMillan

Author:Jerica MacMillan [MacMillan, Jerica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Jonathan

I flop back on Gabby’s bed when we get to her room after dinner, dessert—an almost sinful apple crisp—and more talking. Marissa and Peter eventually left, and I pled jet lag, but I really just wanted some time alone with Gabby.

Holding my hand out to her, I beckon her to me. “Come here. I need to hold you.”

She smiles, climbing onto the bed with me and fitting herself against my side, one leg sliding between mine, her head pillowed on my shoulder, her hand moving across my chest, our feet dangling off the end of the bed. I wrap my arm around her, drop a kiss on her head, and let out a sigh. With my eyes closed, I soak her in. Her scent. The feel of her body against mine, even if we’re both fully clothed still. I have plans to rectify that soon. But right now I’m happy to be here with her.

“So your dad’s always that intense, huh?”

Her hand leaves my chest, and I open my eyes to see her covering her face. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry. Yeah, he kinda is. He didn’t give Abby an interrogation like that when she came the first time or anything, but you heard how he put her suitcase in the guest room instead of Lance’s that first Christmas. Lance was furious and threatened to go stay in a hotel if Dad was going to be like that.” She pulls her hand down to look at me. “Mind you, they were living together by then too. So it’s not like they didn’t sleep together every night anyway. I don’t know what his deal is. I think he’s in denial that all his kids are grown up or something. And he doesn’t handle it well.”

I grunt, and lay my head back again. “Well, at least he seemed to come around. I’m glad your brother was there to deflect some. I think that helped.”

“Yeah. Probably. He and Lance have been butting heads for as long as I can remember. They’re a lot alike, really. They just have different ideas about how Lance should live his life. Actually, that’s kind of his problem with you too. He wasn’t happy I decided to go to Marycliff, and now here’s this guy swooping in and stealing me away. Making it so that the chances of me coming back here are slim to none.”

Glancing at her, I raise an eyebrow. “Was there a good chance of you coming back after graduation anyway?”

She snorts. “Probably not. But I wasn’t going to tell him that before I had to. You think I’m crazy? I saw how he and Lance were when I was growing up. I didn’t need that kind of tension before it was necessary.”

My hand starts running through her hair, and she closes her eyes at the gesture, a little smile gracing her lips. “And now you have it your sophomore year.”

Her eyes slide open. “You made it necessary sooner than I’d planned. But it would’ve happened one way or another anyway.

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