Sparkling Hope by Sophia Lilly & Sophia Lilly

Author:Sophia, Lilly & Sophia, Lilly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lilly Sophia
Published: 2023-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

Luna

Weston left the bar after returning from the hallway with the guest bathrooms. It was obvious to anyone in the bar with eyes in their head that the two had a fight.

When Carter came out with a bloody nose, I thought he was pretty much cashing in, but then when I saw his red, swollen hand and Weston’s face shortly after, I wasn’t so sure. Weston’s lip was bleeding badly, and his jaw was swollen.

The blood from his lip had dripped onto his gray hoodie, and I would have loved to run after him.

I couldn’t leave that bar to chase after Weston without Aria pulling my hair. Carter handed the ice pack back to the bartender and thanked him.

I turned to him on the stool and looked at his blood-crusted nose. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I’m fine," he gently touched his nose.

My tongue burned to ask him what happened, why they were fighting, and how Weston was doing, but I forced myself not to ask him that.

"He’s an asshole, Luna. But just so you know, he’s never been as vulnerable as he is with you. He likes you, believe me."

I knew he was an asshole, but he hadn’t made it clear that he liked me.

But instead, the opposite.

What should I believe? I didn’t think anything as long as I didn’t hear these words from Weston himself.

I just wanted to go home and crawl into my bed.

"See you around," Carter walked back to the others and sat on the bench next to Henry.

Aria, Landon, and I were already in the mood to leave before Carter and Weston came out of the hallway with bloody noses and lips.

After we paid for our drinks and Aria said goodbye to Henry, we left the old building.

"Do you need a ride?" offered Aria after we had already said goodbye to Landon.

"No, it’s fine. I’ll call my Mom back" I held up my cell phone, and the screen showed my mother’s missed call.

"Let me know if anything happens," Aria said, and I nodded.

The cool November air settled on my skin in the form of goosebumps, and I buttoned my coat all the way down before dialing my mother’s number.

"Hey Luni, we finally reach each other. It’s been weeks."

"Mom, you’ve been out since Saturday."

"That’s almost the same. How are you?"

How was I doing? Good question.

Other than falling in love with Weston, telling him about Dad and the car accident, us making out in the hot tub, and having sex as a result? Good.

"Good. How’s Nebraska?"

Luckily, I wasn’t facing my mother. I was horrible at lying, even more, when I had to say it to the person’s face. She bought it from me. Maybe it was the tequila shots I had drunk over the evening.

"Sunny but pretty cool. I bought a coat here in Nebraska," she enthused.

I grinned.

Even though she had only been gone since Saturday, I missed her.

Since we’d been staying temporarily at the Sinclairs’, we’d barely had time to talk. I was happy that my mother had the chance to fly with Camila, but that also meant that we saw less of each other.

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