Searching for Mine: A Searching For Novella by Jennifer Probst

Author:Jennifer Probst [Probst, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, jennifer probst, 1001 Dark Nights, Searching for
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2016-02-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?”—Emily Brontë

The next couple of weeks, Connor settled in to a comfortable rhythm.

Luke accompanied him when he needed to plow, and they got into a habit of stopping at the diner afterward for cheeseburgers. On Monday and Wednesdays, he showed up with his homework and hung out until Ella got home.

Connor was used to being solitary, so it surprised him how easily he fell into a new routine and began to look forward to spending time with Luke. Through him, Ella had softened and often invited him over to the house for dinner. As the grueling winter hurled its fury in various ice and snowstorms, they huddled inside for warm food, hot cocoa, and sometimes the occasional board game.

His paper began to take shape at a slow, grueling pace. Sometimes, he’d bitch about the convoluted style of feminine whining from her assignments, but now she just laughed and challenged him by offering up various facts and shared stories about their lives that were so vivid, he found himself reluctantly intrigued.

Connor wasn’t sure when it happened, but he knew somehow, some way, they’d become friends.

He refused to analyze the reason or try to dig deeper. He was too afraid if their odd relationship was examined too closely, it would disintegrate under a strong wind and disappear forever.

He usually worked on Saturdays, but he found himself with an afternoon free and no motivation to take on an odd job or do homework. The snow had melted just enough to clear the roadways, and the upcoming March week promised sun and a good thaw. On impulse, he walked next door and rang the bell.

Luke answered, his face lighting up when he saw him. “Hi, Connor. Come on in.”

He stepped inside and Ella came around the corner. Her hair was twisted up in a messy knot, and she held a broom in one hand, with a dirty rag in the other. She gave him an evil smile and crooked her finger at him.

“Ah, he’s stepped into our lair, Luke. You know what that means, right?”

“It’s a fate worse than the plank. Worse than the guillotine.”

Connor glanced between them, grinning at their silliness. “You guys are seriously scaring me.”

“Any brave soul who ventures forth in the Blake household has to clean!” Ella declared.

“I’m outta here.”

Luke laughed and blocked the door. Ella held the mop out like the Wicked Witch about to cast a spell on him. “Too late, Dunkle. You get the bathroom.”

“Forget it. I came to see if you guys wanted to go snow tubing, but since cleaning seems more fun, I’ll go check with someone else.”

“Snow tubing!” Luke jumped up and down. “Mom! Can we go?”

Ella wrinkled her nose. “But we didn’t finish cleaning.”

“Mom! Please, oh, please. I swear I’ll finish later when we get home. Some of the guys at school were talking about it, oh, please.”

Connor crossed his arms in front of his chest.

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