Reservation (Preservation Series) by Wade Rachael

Author:Wade, Rachael [Wade, Rachael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Rabbit Hole Press
Published: 2013-02-26T03:00:00+00:00

9. BOUNDARIES

“Oh, he’s here!” Sam came bounding out of the kitchen and toward us. Ian stepped past me to let himself in, and Amy glided behind him, her hand linked through the crook of his arm. I bristled as she brushed up against my chest. “Look who I ran into at the market this morning, Ry. Long time no see, right?” I glared at her, watching as her expression shifted, her eyes bouncing between me and Ian in confusion.

Wrong, but I wasn’t telling her that. I wasn’t telling anyone about our little run-in at O’Malley’s. I stored that one away in the Never Happened file, and that was exactly where I intended to keep it—along with anything else that reminded me of who I was before Kate.

“No kidding,” I mumbled half-heartedly. Sam’s smile fell as her confusion grew. She turned to greet Ian and then the blonde, conniving temptress attached to his hip. She was wearing a ridiculously short, tight baby blue dress, her tits trussed up so high they nearly hit her chin. My eyes fell to the floor, catching her silver heels. They must’ve been at least six inches. She always loved showing off her toned, curvy legs.

She and Ian exchanged greetings with Sam, but I couldn’t focus on their conversation. Everything was blurring together, their voices filtering through a hollow, echoing hole. My gaze landed past them and across the room, directly on Kate. She was smiling and laughing with Jess, flipping through some magazine. My face was on the cover.

“Ahem.” Sam tapped my elbow. “How about you help me finish up in the kitchen, Ry? Dinner’s just about ready. Ian, Amy, help yourselves to the hors d’oeuvres in the living room. There’s also wine, beer, and water. Take your pick.” She pulled me toward the kitchen, waiting until the wooden door stopped swinging behind us to speak. “Okay, talk. What is going on and why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”

“Why the hell are they here?” I demanded, my arms crossing defensively.

“Um...because I invited them?”

“Why would you do that?”

“Why wouldn’t I?” Her puzzled gaze shifted from left to right. “Wait, you’re mad? I thought you might like to see Ian, that’s why I offered for him to come when I ran into him this morning. I didn’t think you’d mind.”

“You don’t even like Ian! You said he’s a punk and that he was a bad influence on me.”

“That’s because he is a punk and he was a bad influence on you,” she scoffed, “but he was also your best friend for a long time and hell, I dunno, I just thought you might want to catch up, maybe make amends or something. You said you hadn’t heard from him. I didn’t think you’d go mental!”

“You have to make them leave.”

“What? I can’t do that, Ry, it’s rude!”

“Since when do you care what the hell people think? You and Jess never worry about being rude. I don’t need to catch up with him. I ran into him the other day.

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