Tangle of Strings (Sweeney Sisters Series Book 4) by Ashley Farley

Author:Ashley Farley [Farley, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Leisure Time Publishing
Published: 2017-01-17T23:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

Annie

Thea dropped Annie off at home after school on her way to work at The Grill. She crawled into bed, drew the covers up over her head, and fell fast asleep. The sound of voices in the hallway outside her bedroom woke her an hour later.

Her door flew open and Bitsy skipped into the room, stopping short at the sight of Annie in the bed. When she tiptoed over to her side and saw that Annie’s eyes were open, Bitsy asked, “Do you want to take Snowflake and me for a walk?”

“Not today, Bits. I have a lot of homework.”

Bitsy’s eyes traveled the room, falling on Annie’s backpack on the floor beside the door. “Then why aren’t you doing it?”

“I was taking a nap. I needed to work up the energy to study.”

Bitsy climbed into bed beside Annie. Placing her tiny hand on Annie’s tummy, she asked, “Is the baby gonna make you fat?”

“I don’t know, squirt. Can we please not talk about it?”

Bitsy cocked her head to the side. “Why not?”

Annie brushed a strand of lank brown hair out of Bitsy’s face. “You know how mad it makes you when we’re having a family party and all the grown-ups keep telling you it’s time to go to bed, but you want them to forget about your bedtime so you can stay up late?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Well, that’s how I feel. I just want everyone to talk about something else for a change.”

“Okay,” Bitsy said, even though Annie was pretty sure she didn’t understand. The little girl hopped off the bed and started for the door. “I’m gonna get a snack. Do you want one?”

“Sure. I’ll have whatever you’re having.”

Bitsy spun around, her tiny finger pointing at the ceiling. “Don’t move! I’ll be right back. We can have a tea party in your bed.”

Annie settled deeper beneath the covers. She thought back to her encounter with Cooper in the hallway. She could still feel his body against her, hear his voice close to her ear. My feelings for you haven’t changed. Maybe they could have a future together after all. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine being married to Cooper with their orange-haired little girl or boy playing at their feet. His family had plenty of money to help them. But she didn’t want their support. She preferred to make her own way in the world. She’d be stupid to say no if his parents offered for them to live in the guest cottage out at Moss Creek Farm. At least for a while. She could work at Sweeney’s while Cooper got his degree. She wondered if the College of Charleston had a graphic design program. Charleston was only forty minutes away. Not such a long commute. Or he could spend the week with his mother at her show house—the current renovation project she never stopped talking about—and come home on the weekends. What was she saying? Love conquers all? Did she and Cooper love each other enough to make a

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