Taming of a Rebel by Eada Friesian

Author:Eada Friesian [Friesian, Eada]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

twenty-one

Miranda had no idea why she was even there. Everything told her to turn around and leave, but she went against that gut instinct. Rebel rocked against her side as Miranda clutched her so she didn’t escape. As she went to knock on Tori’s door, Rebel leaned in and pressed her palm to it, as if she was knocking.

“Yeah, that’s right. We knock when we want to let someone know we’re here.”

Miranda’s cheeks flared with heat. She had definitely knocked the last time she’d been at Tori’s. Hard. Repeatedly. And when she’d been let in? Let’s just say it was well worth her anger. Though none of that would be happening tonight because Harley was around.

Speaking of, Harley opened the door and busted out in a grin that matched her mother’s million-watt smile. “Rebel!”

“Hey, Miranda,” Tori said with a sly smile on her lips.

Miranda could so easily melt into that look, but she hesitated to let herself do it. This was what was holding her back. This was why she hadn’t wanted to come tonight. Something was off, but she couldn’t put her finger on what it was other than her. But so much had changed in her life over the last two and a half months. She’d been off her game starting then.

“Hey.” Miranda set Rebel down and let her run off with Harley.

Tori glanced over her shoulder before stepping out of the apartment and pulling Miranda in for a hug and a kiss. As soon as their lips touched, Miranda sighed. And it wasn’t because it felt good. It did feel good. Anytime Tori was in her arms was amazing. But it was the undergirding of devastation that overwhelmed her.

What was wrong with her?

“I’m really glad to see you again.” Tori took Miranda’s hand in her own and led her inside. As soon as they were through the doorway, she dropped it and straightened her back as if nothing was going on.

The hot and cold threw Miranda every time. She couldn’t keep up with it. Mostly, she didn’t want to. This wasn’t a relationship, so she didn’t have to force herself to pretend to hide what wasn’t there from the kids. She just had to keep reminding herself of that.

“Aili will be here in a few minutes.”

Miranda’s shoulders tightened. “Aili?”

“Yeah.” Tori’s eyes shifted to Harley and Rebel as they raced back into the living room. “I thought we could go out—properly.”

Miranda’s stomach sank. This was a date. Not only was this a date, but she was pawning Rebel off on Aili, the director at her daycare. Everything in her was a live wire, just waiting to be let loose to electrocute whatever came nearby, preferably Tori who thought this idea was anywhere near what Miranda wanted.

“Is that okay?”

What was she supposed to say? Miranda glanced down at Rebel as the two of them played together on the floor. “What did you have planned?”

“Just a dinner out where we didn’t have small eyes watching us.”

“Siena won’t mind?” It was

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