Romance in the Rain by Anthology

Author:Anthology [Anthology]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Anthology R
Publisher: Kristine Cayne
Published: 2012-10-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

JD lay in Maya’s bed, staring at a crack in the ceiling. They had spooned for a while before she rolled away—taking most of the covers with her—and curled into a ball on her side with her back to him. From the evenness of her breathing he was pretty sure she was sleeping now. It was hard to believe she was really there, next to him. He touched her side, resting his hand there until he felt the slight rise and fall of her body as her breath passed through it.

He woke a few hours later, shivering with cold. Maya was gone; the covers heaped in a pile where she had lain. JD pulled the blanket over himself and tried to fall asleep again, but he couldn’t. The surf roared outside the open window and a salty sea breeze wafted in, along with the cries of seagulls and other birds hunting for breakfast on the beach. He got up and pulled on his boxer shorts. His jeans were lying on the floor in the living room and he pulled those on, too. Through the French doors he saw some tufts of sparse grass and low-lying bushes give way to a long expanse of beach and ocean, monochromatic under a grey sky.

The air was dense with a thick mist or fog that JD felt in his lungs every time he inhaled. The single paned windows were streaked with moisture and black in the corners. The house was old and weathered, and in the morning light he could see the scratches in the hardwood floor and the telltale swelling in the corners of the room where moisture had rotted out the drywall.

As he entered the living room, Smoky twined herself around his legs in greeting and then ran to the front door and mewed plaintively.

“I can’t let you out,” JD told her. “I don’t know the house rules.”

There was a coffee press on the kitchen counter, half-full. JD touched it; it was still warm. His head ached and his tongue felt thick and fuzzy. He was sure he didn’t smell too great, either. He poured himself a cup of coffee and drank it down in one medicinal draught, then went out to the truck to get his razor and a change of clothes. He didn’t know when he’d be able to take a shower again. As he opened the front door, Smoky ran out. JD sighed but didn’t chase her. He didn’t think Maya would mind.

The beige minivan was still parked next to the truck, which meant that Maya hadn’t left. Maybe she was taking an early morning walk on the beach.

The water pressure in the shower was low, but at least it was hot. Showered and refreshed, JD stepped onto the tiled floor and shaved, looking into the mirror over the sink and using a bar of soap in lieu of shaving cream. He nicked himself a couple of times and grimaced with irritation. Hopefully Maya wasn’t experiencing morning-after regret. He sure wasn’t.

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