The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction / Romance
ISBN: 9781939045010
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Micha

She’s preoccupied during the drive and so am I. I was so pissed off about my father that I got into the car about to do something reckless, however, then I saw Ella wandering down the street, and I followed her. The way she walked was very entertaining, her auburn hair blowing in the wind, and the way she swayed her ass in the short denim shorts she was wearing. It calmed me down watching her sit up on the hill and draw, but I can’t stop thinking about the phone conversation.

“We should go somewhere,” I announce when we drive onto the main road.

Ella jolts in her seat and turns away from the window. “I should probably go home.”

“Come on.” I pout, hoping it’ll win her over. “Just come with me somewhere and we can relax.”

She’s tempted. “Where exactly?”

I turn the volume of the stereo down and let my arm rest on the top of the steering wheel. “To our spot by the lake.”

“But it takes forever to get there.” Her eyes rise to the dark sky. “And it’s getting late.”

“Since when have you been afraid of the dark?”

“It’s not the dark I’m afraid of.”

I sigh and downshift. “Come on, just you and me. We don’t even have to talk. We can just sit in silence.”

“Fine,” she surrenders, tossing her sketchpad into the backseat. “Just as long as you don’t ask me questions.”

I hold up my hand innocently. “Scouts honor. I’ll keep my questions to myself.”

Her eyes narrow. “I know you’ve never been in the scouts before.”

I laugh, feeling the pressure lift from my chest. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll keep my questions to myself, but with everything else, all bets are off.”

She pretends to have an itch on her nose, but really it’s to obscure her smile and it makes me smile myself.

***

Its pitch black by the time we reach our spot on the shore that’s secluded by tall trees. The moon reflects against the water and the night air is a little chilly. I get my jacket out of the trunk and offer it to Ella, knowing she’s cold because of the goosebumps on her arms and the way her nipples are poking through her shirt.

She slips the jacket on and zips it up, covering up her perky nipples. I sigh, hop onto the hood, and open my arms for her to join me. Hesitantly, she climbs onto the hood, but stays at the front, with her feet propped up on the bumper, gazing out at the water.

I scoot down by her and keep my knees up, resting my elbows on them. “What are you thinking about?”

Her eyes are huge in the moonlight. “Death.”

“What about death?” I wonder if we’re finally going to go back to that night.

“That Grady’s going to die,” she whispers softly. “And there’s nothing I can do about it.”

I brush her hair back from her forehead. “You need to stop worrying about everything that can’t be controlled.”

She sighs and leans away from my hand. “That’s just it, though.

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