Spurred On by Sabrina York

Author:Sabrina York
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-12-02T11:14:32+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The kiss surprised her.

Not just because he dropped it on her lips when she least expected it, but because of how it felt.

Not maddening and passionate, but comforting and warm. It made her anxiety melt away and filled her with a great sense of well-being. She’d never felt that from a Cody-kiss before and she had to admit . . . it was nice.

Maybe being friends with him wouldn’t be so bad after all.

And as friends went, he was pretty awesome. She was still blown away by the generosity and compassion with which the Silvers had embraced this disaster. How painful would it have been to face this alone?

Funny thing was, Sidney had always defined herself as a loner, someone who never needed anyone and preferred to handle things on her own. As a rule, she went out of her way to avoid depending on anyone.

This sense of . . . belonging was new to her, different and, dare she say it, something she had secretly craved her whole life.

So secretly, she’d never even realized it herself . . . until she experienced it.

It seemed almost too wonderful to last.

Ah, but there she was again. That was the old Sidney talking. The cynical soul who always anticipated the worst and sometimes brought it on herself.

She wasn’t sure she wanted to be that Sidney anymore.

She certainly didn’t want to be alone anymore, to handle it all by herself, to refuse any helping hands.

It was so . . . nice allowing someone to help. Especially when they wanted to. Even though it was a challenge for her to release her hold on the reins. Or maybe because of it.

“Oh, hey there.”

Sidney flinched. Tibby’s voice, as always, was like nails on the chalkboard.

She flashed Sidney a fake smile and glanced around the waiting room. “Where’s Cody?”

“He went to get coffee. Did you need something?” Honestly, Tibby was the most annoying person on the planet.

“Ah. I just wanted to ask him a question about Saturday night.” Her eyes were bright, and too avidly fixed on Sidney’s face. “Did he mention that we’re dating?”

It took some effort, but she trained her features not to react. “Mmm.”

“Because we have a date. Saturday night.”

“Well, he’s in the cafeteria.” No doubt he wouldn’t appreciate her throwing him under the bus, but the last thing she wanted was a friendly chat with Tibby. Sidney was pretty sure she didn’t have a date with Cody. For one thing, Ben had mentioned Cody wasn’t dating anyone. For another, his reaction to Tibby earlier was far from that of a man besotted.

And, for another . . . eww.

Unfortunately, Tibby didn’t seem to be in a rush to corral Cody. She sat down next to Sidney—far too close. Apparently she’d just spritzed herself with whatever bug spray she called perfume. The odor made Sidney cross her eyes and cough.

This was a hospital. Hazardous materials should be banned.

“So . . .” Tibby said. “I hear you’re dating someone?”

“Mmm.” It was none of her business.

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