Seaside Letters: A Nantucket Love Story by Denise Hunter

Author:Denise Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2015-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sweetpea: Have you ever felt like you just weren’t enough?

Eighteen

Sabrina turned and pulled the blanket over her shoulders. A thick wedge of moon brightened the sky, illuminating the tree outside the window, and a gentle breeze ruffled the sheers. The air smelled of rain and salt from the storm. How long had she been lying here? An hour? Two? She refused to look at the clock for confirmation.

Her only consolation was the squeak of the sofa bed in the living room as Arielle tossed and turned. At least Sabrina wasn’t the only one kept awake by the argument. Then she felt guilty for the thought. Really, what had Arielle done wrong? She’d inadvertently stepped into Sabrina’s mess.

But would it kill her to help me?

Tucker must be wondering why she hadn’t called or written. But if he’d been so eager to meet Sweetpea, why hadn’t he contacted her? Surely he was eager to see Arielle. Especially now that he’s seen her in person.

Maybe she could fabricate a family emergency that called Arielle away. Still, that wouldn’t prevent him from wanting to know where she lived. And if she’d come to the island for the express purpose of meeting him, why wouldn’t she disclose her address?

She turned again, tugging at the sheet that had bunched around her legs and tangled with her feet. Arielle’s words haunted the corridors of her mind. “Everyone gets hurt sooner or later. You have to pick yourself back up and have some hope.”

If only it were so simple. There was no hope where Tucker was concerned. Not when it came to a real relationship. She’d sealed that fate her first week on the island.

“Sabrina?”

Her eyes snapped open. Arielle stood in the doorway, dimly lit by the moon.

“Are you awake?” her cousin whispered.

Sabrina rolled onto her back and checked the time. She’d been awake for two hours. “Yeah.”

Arielle entered the room, and Sabrina scooted over as she eased down on the bed’s edge.

“I can’t stand for things to be like this between us,” Arielle said. She’d stayed out past dark, and by the time she’d returned, Sabrina was in bed.

“Me either.”

They sat quietly, listening to the wind rustle through the leaves. Somewhere in the distance, a dog barked. Sabrina loathed the guilt that pricked her conscience, but she deserved it. She’d created this mess. Although she wished Arielle would help, it wasn’t her cousin’s responsibility.

“I’m sorry I got angry,” Sabrina said. “I didn’t mean what I said about you being uninvited.”

“I’m sorry too.”

Thunder rolled in the distance, and raindrops hit the roof, first in loud dollops, then in a steady patter. Sabrina got up and pulled the sash until it clicked in place, then crawled back under the covers.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do about Tucker,” Sabrina said finally. “But it’s my problem, not yours.” Maybe it was going to blow up in her face. If she told Tucker Arielle had to leave the island, maybe he’d give up on the relationship. Maybe she’d never hear from him again.

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