The Hope That Starts (Double Blind Study Book 5) by Hutchinson Heidi

Author:Hutchinson, Heidi [Hutchinson, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

I'm A Mess

It turned out that Harrison's way of dealing with his conscience was to just... not. In fact, outright denial and avoidance seemed to be the order of the day.

***

He woke up before Zelda and watched her peaceful face in the early rays of dawn. Her skin was smooth, creamy. Her dark lashes lay on her cheeks, hiding those brilliant green eyes. The soft snore that escaped her lips was more endearing than anything.

Harrison felt a sharp pain in his chest.

He could love her.

He could love her like he'd never loved anyone or anything.

He could lose his heart in her.

Brushing a stray curl out of her face, he knew he could be happy with Zelda. For the rest of forever.

Carefully, he raised himself above her sleeping body and exited the small bunk. He needed a minute to get his head together. He was thinking irrationally and it wasn't okay. Zelda was a real person, with real hopes and dreams. He had no right to take those things away from her, to get caught up in a feeling that would fade. In a hope that couldn't last.

Running completely on autopilot, he changed his clothes, got his coffee and headed out the door. He was nearly to Zed and his escape to the gym when Sway caught up with him.

“Dude!”

Harrison glanced sideways at his friend, who was breathing heavy from his sprint from the bus.

“We can't leave yet,” Zed announced when they were close enough to hear him. “Blake is on his way.”

Harrison nodded and leaned his back against the door of the van to wait. Sway followed suit. They both stood silently, sipping their coffee in their to-go containers.

Harrison let his mind focus on what day it was and therefore what muscle group he'd be working. Monday. That meant chest. Which was good because he felt tight in his chest and he could use a decent tearing apart.

***

Zelda bounded down the steps, expecting to find her partner in crime at the coffee machine. The ridiculousness of their evening before was fresh in her mind.

Her dreams had consisted of more Hobbit music and being rescued from a burning building.

You would think that having a dream that involved the threat of burning alive would have caused more apprehension.

Not for Zelda.

In the dream she was only a little scared that the building might turn to complete ash before Harrison reached her. But she could see him coming for her. And she knew he would reach her in time. The building wasn't a huge loss. She had never liked it anyway.

When she reached the kitchenette and found it empty, she felt her stomach wobble. Maybe everyone was still sleeping.

She made her way to the Keurig to make herself some coffee and wait for the others to join her. Lifting the latch that contained the K-cup, she found a used one inside. It was still warm and three used ones were in the trashcan.

“Huh,” she said out loud as she realized that not only were Sway and Harrison awake, but they'd already left.

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