The Sassy Bride: Gone with the Brides by Ciara Knight

Author:Ciara Knight [Knight, Ciara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939081650
Publisher: Defy the Dark
Published: 2017-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Six

All day Sunday I tried to call Cathy, but she wouldn’t return my calls. I couldn’t blame her, but then again, I could. She should’ve been there for us when we needed her, or sent money, or something. Heck, I didn’t know what I wanted from her after all these years.

Avery poured a bowl of cereal. “Did you apply to any colleges yet?”

I rubbed my temple. “No. I’ve had so much on my mind, I haven’t done anything with that.”

“So, you practically threatened to end my life if I don’t go to college, but you won’t even fill out the applications? Hypocrite much?”

“Do as I say, not as I do,” I said in my worst motherly tone.

Avery rolled her eyes. “Well, at least you’ve got parenting down now.”

Zoey bounced into the room. “Good morning. How’s it going?”

We both looked at her and sighed, her overexuberance too much for six-thirty in the morning. “You’re awful happy this morning.”

She only shrugged. “I’m a morning person, what can I say? Why are you even up, Sadie? It’s your day off. We’re not ten anymore, so sleep in.”

“I did sleep in. It’s two hours later than I normally get up.” I chuckled and poured a cup of steaming coffee.

“Guess you’ll be glad to be done with that. After you get married, you can even take afternoon classes. Heck, you could sleep half your day away, like Avery.” Zoey grabbed a mug and poured her own cup of coffee.

“Hey, watch it.” Avery took the mug out of her hand. “Guess you don’t need this since you’re such a morning person.”

Zoey snagged an apple and headed for the door. “That’s fine. I’ve got a long drive to school anyway. I should’ve left last night, but I had laundry to do. Guess I need to stop coming home to do my laundry on weekends.” She threw the apple in the air and caught it. “I need to be there in time for an exam, so I better bolt.”

“Um…” I fought to find the words that I’d been wanting to ask the last forty-eight hours. “Have either of you heard from Cathy?”

Zoey stopped dead in her tracks. Her mouth fell open, but she quickly recovered and about-faced to leave.

“Freeze and spill,” I ordered.

Zoey back-stepped. “It’s not a two-minute conversation, and I have class to get to.”

Avery slid into a seat and took a sip of her coffee. “Nice try. I happen to know that you’re running off to meet some guy you’ve been dating for a hike.”

I shook my head. “Why’d you lie?”

Zoey shrugged and turned to face us. “I didn’t want to talk about dating right now. It’s been a while, but every time I think a relationship is going to work out, it implodes.”

I analyzed her face, the darting gaze, the bit lip. “It’s more than that. You wanted to get out of talking to me. As a matter of fact, you’ve hardly spoken to me in two days. Why’s that?”

Her eyes shot wide and then narrowed.

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