The Best of Fools (Jane Austen Book 2) by Marilyn Grey

Author:Marilyn Grey [Grey, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: the longest ride, nicholas sparks, pride and prejudice, Romance, clean, sweet, british, beautiful, jane austen, american, long distance, sense and sensibility, the notebook
Publisher: Winslet Press
Published: 2015-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

I checked my bags a few more times and a text from Alistair popped up.

Haven't talked to you in a while. Busy little duck?

I responded: Quack, quack. We have a lot of catching up to do. My biological mom emailed and I talked with my parents. Actually kinda cleansing.

Alistair: Can you talk on the phone?

Me: Can't right now. Super busy and running late. Maybe soon though.

Alistair: Jane.

Me: Yeah?

Alistair: Jane....

Me: Yeah...

Alistair: Ok... Talk soon.

I didn't tell him I was on my way to the Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire as my first stop and that Donovan would be traveling with me. Didn't tell him that I'd be just over two hours from his home in Bristol, where we originally intended to meet and spend time making music together. Music I didn't know how to create, but he promised to teach me.

Zoe poked her head into my room. "Need a ride to the airport?"

I shook my head as I mentally checked off everything I needed. "Nope. Autumn is taking us."

"Is, um ... is Donovan waiting outside in the car?"

"I would hope so."

"Oh, um, then..." She ran down the stairs and down the next set of stairs before the apartment door even closed behind her. I shook my head. I swear that guy had a love potion stacked somewhere that he desperately needed to provide a cure for so that girls could handle the aftermath.

I straightened my bed and did one last mental run through, then picked up my two bags—I pack light—and headed outside.

Zoe turned into a ten-year-old boy band fan as Donovan soaked up the attention from the car. So utterly annoying. I shoved my stuff into Autumn's trunk as she laughed, then I got in the backseat. Autumn drove away from Zoe before she climbed into the car and Donovan climbed into the backseat.

"Ladies first," he said.

"Huh?"

"I mean, ladies get shotgun."

"Oh." I pointed. "You want me to climb up there and take that seat?"

He gestured for me to do just that.

"Uh ... okay..." I managed to get up there and buckle up. Autumn smirked at me.

"I can see your face in the rear view, you know," Donovan said.

I laughed. "She'll always think we're in love and destined to be together. It'll never end."

"Unless you both marry someone else," she said. "Then maybe I'll believe it."

"We've had a close friendship and some intense times, but that doesn't mean we're meant to be," Donovan said. "Right, Jazz?"

I stared out the window. "Mmmhmm."

"How do you know when you're meant to be with someone?" Autumn asked.

"The way I feel about Han. It's like. my heart walks away whenever she leaves the room. If I want to stay alive, I gotta follow it."

My head bobbed in the side mirror as I pretended not to hear that.

"You think Han is the one?" Autumn laughed. "Come on! You say that about everyone."

"It's different this time," I said, eyes still on the passing trees.

Neither of them responded.

I turned and looked at them both. "What? It is."

"It is," Donovan said somberly.

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