The Space Between Us (Brainiacs in Love Book 1) by Melanie Summers

The Space Between Us (Brainiacs in Love Book 1) by Melanie Summers

Author:Melanie Summers [Summers, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gretz Corp
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00


19

Beam Me Up Scotty…

Gwen

Longest fishbowl flight ever. Apparently we were on some special chopper that flies faster and farther than the rest of them, meaning we’ve been up in the air for three whole hours. Three hours of me sitting in the back corner with only Dr. Napper’s urn and my nervous bladder to keep me company while the rest of the group chatted and laughed together—including Ty, who seems to be more than willing to let Savannah and Karen flirt away with him. In fact, he seems to be enjoying it, while I sit here alone, disliked and seething with jealousy every time Savannah touches his forearm while she laughs (which is a lot). I started counting and we’re up to twenty-four times already.

Oh, there she goes again. What could possibly be so damn funny? I mean, I get that the guy is witty, but he’s no Nate Bargatze.

I sit back and close my eyes, wishing I could press a transporter button on my poncho and be instantly beamed back home where people don’t hate me. Oh, to be sitting at my desk in my cozy office with Allie right now. Hell, I’d even take a full shift in the server room with Chad because this sucks moldy fur balls. I’ve alienated everyone on this trip—Thiago because I’m ‘a problem,’ Rohan because I scared off half the group, Ty for showing my ‘ugly’ side and for pestering him for money, and everyone else for shitting on what they do. So, yeah, sign me up for four more days of this fun!

The worst bit (besides the guilt at hurting Karen, Niles, and Savannah’s feelings) is that Ty is never going to look at me the same way again. I’ve totally blown it with him. Not that there was anything to blow. It’s not like we were ever going to end up together, but somehow, I desperately want him to like me. And the crazy part is, it’s got nothing to do with the funding. I want him to like me because I just do. He’s a good man hiding out as a hardened, closed off one, and I need him to know I’m a good person too. Underneath the arguing and the defensiveness. And yes, what he said to me hurt, but if I put myself in his shoes, I can see why he’d be irked.

The fact that he thinks so much less of me now is killing me. I can tell he wants to be as far away from me as possible (given the fact that we’re on an aircraft together), and all I want to do is get closer to him. He’s like a black hole—he’s got a gravitational pull so strong, I don’t have the energy to fight getting sucked all the way in. Only now, he’s repelling me. Or perhaps more accurately, he’s repelled by me.

What I need is a plan. A good plan always makes me feel better. New goal: Keep my effing mouth shut and don’t offend anyone for the rest of the trip.



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