Something True: Atlanta Outlaws by Cole Aja

Author:Cole, Aja
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2020-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

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“Hey, Nomi? Nomi, wake up.”

“Hmm?” I shake my head, “Tired.”

“I know gorgeous, but it’s important. Your place flooded, they need to talk to you.”

That wakes me all the way up, and I take my phone, jamming it to my ear.

“Hello? What happened?”

The next few minutes go by so quickly, and at the end of the conversation, I’m frustrated and in a bit of disbelief. I end the phone call and stare at Jackson, who’s pulled over and watching me intently, waiting to hear something.

“There was a leak, and by the time they knew about it, it just…erupted. Or something like that? I can go by tomorrow to see the damage and grab anything I can salvage, but they have to replace the flooring and something about pipes so there’s no telling when me or the other tenants affected can move back in. They’re willing to let me out of the lease with my deposit back or allow me to move into another unit at the same price until it’s ready.”

Starting up the truck again, he pulls out onto the street and gets on the ramp for the expressway, opposite the direction of my apartment.

“Where are you going?”

“You’re staying with me, at least tonight. Tomorrow, you can decide what you want to do, but please don’t argue with me about it right now.”

I narrow my eyes, because I was definitely going to tell him to take me back to my parents.

But never let it be said that I don’t know when to pick my battles.

“Thank you.”

I can see him smile from the corner of my eye.

“You’re welcome. Go back to sleep, I’ll wake you when we’re home.”

I’m silly enough that it doesn’t escape my notice that he said when we’re home and not, when we’re at my house or anything that laid another boundary down between us.

I know my thinking is dangerous, because there’s absolutely zero guarantee that he’ll be able to get past me keeping my secret, not when he’s still obviously dealing with what his ex put him through. And I can’t really blame him, because I’d probably feel the same way if I were him.

At the same time…everything starts somewhere, and I’m still foolish enough to believe that if it’s meant to be, then a little hiccup like getting past trust issues won’t stop us.

But there are still things I don’t know about him, and I wore rose-colored glasses for too long with one man already…I have to make sure that I fight through the urge to do that again.

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