Sweet Queen by Luna Maye

Author:Luna Maye [Maye, Luna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

19

Shelli

The little house was quiet and calm as Shelli sat up in bed, pulling her fluffy down comforter with her and wrapping herself up like a puffy pink burrito. She quietly grabbed the little brown book out from under her pillow and peeked over the side of the bed to be sure Cal was still sleeping on his pallet on the floor.

The stubborn man had refused to go back to the guest room, wanting to stay close in case she got scared again in her sleep or needed something in the night. His head was cradled on his hands and he curled on his side. Cal’s arms were wrapped around the pillow and she was pretty sure he’d be an octopus-style cuddler if she ever let him move up into the bigger bed with her. His face was calm and serene as he slept, and she envied his ability to rest so peacefully, so soundly as her own inner turmoil forced her into action.

She put one foot over on the opposite side of the bed, carefully pulling herself up onto the floor, blankets and all. Tiptoeing along the side of the bed toward the door, she frequently looked over her should to be sure Cal didn’t hear her move.

She hadn’t told anyone about the journal she discovered during the day and even though she knew her new-found friends would probably have allowed her time and space to read it, she wanted to form her own opinions before anyone else found out about the diary.

Making her way to the front door and easing it shut behind her, the latch clicked into place loudly, but hopefully not loudly enough to be heard in the back bedroom. She waddled in her cozy burrito to a lounge chair close to the hot tub in the courtyard and struggled to get herself completely wrapped back up in her sturdy blanket. In early fall, the valley was still warm during the day, but it cooled quickly at night, and a light breeze blew through the compound.

While she searched for the courage to open the little journal still clutched in her hands, she laid her head back and looked at the stars. It was so beautiful here, unlike anything she’d experienced in her time in Dallas. The people, the food, the warmth of the whole place overwhelmed her at times and she felt a little guilty for not missing her high society friends, brunch dates and overpriced coffee shops.

Even if she never regained her memories, she knew living here, with the Honeys, was an experience she could never regret. She allowed herself to picture raising a baby here — Cal taking him or her out to the woods with him, letting them play with Andy in the courtyard or with Mina and Victor’s little one. The club was full of the best built-in babysitters she could imagine, but the only downside to the whole scenario in her head was the missing pieces in her mind. She needed to know about Cal, where he fit in with her life before, and about the scars.

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