Shattered Rose (Winsor Series) by Gray T

Author:Gray, T [Gray, T]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: T.L. Gray
Published: 2013-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

It was six o’clock on a Friday night, and I was still lying in my bed. It was pitiful, and I was at my wits end with it. I got up, determined to be a stronger person, a better person. I made my bed and threw on some decent clothes. I would go into Asheville and walk the gallery strip, knowing that I would feel better tomorrow.

My mind lingered on the closet. I still had food in there. It would be so easy. Issy was gone until tomorrow, and no one would ever know. I looked at the calendar. It had been six days, the longest I had gone since breaking up with Jake. I took a breath, and pushed the thought out of my head. No! I was not going to do it!

I grabbed my coat, determined to escape the temptation and almost ran right into Parker, who was about to knock on the front door.

“Hey!” he said, obviously surprised to see me in such a rush. “I was worried about you. I thought you were going to meet me?”

I backtracked into the apartment, feeling more uncomfortable around him than I ever had before. I turned and set down my coat, trying to stop my hands from fidgeting with my shirt.

“Yeah, sorry about that. I just wasn’t up for studying today,” I lied, still not making eye contact with him.

I heard him shut the door and walk towards me. “Your place is great. No wonder everyone fights for these apartments. Its twice the size as mine.” He put his hands on my arms and I jumped, heading right into the kitchen.

“Do you want a drink?” I asked, trying to sound natural. He gave me a confused look and then went over to sit on the lip love seat, running his hands back and forth over the upholstery.

“Let me guess…Issy?” he asked with grin. He was trying so hard to lighten the mood, and each time he did, I felt more horrible. It was like there was a chasm between us that I couldn’t cross, and suddenly the guilt of Jake started to overwhelm me. I stood in the kitchen, not saying anything, and he got up again to walk over to me.

“Avery, what’s going on?” he asked, careful this time not to touch me.

“Nothing, I’m just tired,” I lied. “It was a rough couple of days, and I’m really not up for doing anything tonight.” His proximity to me made me sad. The comfort and closeness I’d always felt with him wasn’t there. Tears threatened my eyes, and I walked away again to my bedroom. I heard Parker sigh and then footsteps behind me. I didn’t know why he wouldn’t just leave.

“Ok, so you are starting to worry me. Did something happen last night after we got off the phone?” His voice was full of concern, and he took my arms in his hands again, firmer this time so he could turn me around to face him. “You can talk to me.

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