The Truths We Told by Blair E.K

Author:Blair, E.K.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Secrets & Truth Duet, Book Two
Publisher: E.K. Blair
Published: 2020-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

TRENT

The house is quiet when I roll out of bed and step into the hallway. When I crack open Kate’s door and peek inside, I find her curled up in her sheets, still sound asleep. Deciding not to wake her, I close her door and head down the hall, passing Audrina’s room on my way to the stairs. There’s no question that girl is still out cold.

“Morning,” Steve says when I walk into the kitchen. He’s standing by the coffee pot, wearing workout gear, and pouring sugar into his mug.

“I didn’t think anyone was up yet.”

“I hit the gym religiously at five thirty every morning.” Grazing the spoon along the rim of his cup before setting it on the counter, he tells me, “Mugs are up there.”

I pull one from the cabinet and pour myself some coffee.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah,” I lie. After leaving Kate’s room, I found myself tossing and turning for most of the night, wrestling with these damn feelings she’s managed to bring to life.

“Come on; let’s go out back.”

I follow him through the quiet house and out to the large terrace that overlooks the expansive lawn.

“How late were you guys up last night? I’m surprised the girls are still asleep.”

“Not too late. Around midnight,” I tell him when I take a seat in one of the chairs.

“I think the three of them are spending the morning together before you head back to Miami.”

“That’s what Kate said.”

“You up for a few hours of surfing?” he suggests.

“Yeah, man. I’m always up for hitting the water.”

Steve nods and takes a drink before setting his mug on the wicker coffee table. Leaning back in his chair, he asks, “So, Kate hasn’t told me much about you. When did the two of you meet?”

“We actually met freshman year.”

“That long ago?” he notes, and when he leans forward and rubs his palms together, he asks, “So, you knew Caleb?”

His name catches me off guard because I have no idea what this guy knows about Kate’s ex, so I tell myself to tread carefully. “Yeah, unfortunately.”

He nods as he looks down for a second. “Unfortunately?”

“I never liked the guy.”

He reaches for his mug and takes another sip before turning and giving me a look of no bullshit—a look of a protective father who’s ready to drill me.

“Kate won’t talk about what happened between them, which doesn’t sit well with me,” he says. “The fact that she felt the need to run back here after they broke up was troubling—it still is. I just want to make sure she’s okay.”

“She’s doing better.”

“Better?”

It’s understandable that he would want to know what happened, but it isn’t my place to tell him. “Look, I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to betray her trust, but between us, that guy was a total dickfuck.”

“In general or to her?”

“Both.”

He drops his head and squeezes his hands together. “I’m typically good at reading people. He seemed like a nice enough kid when I met him.”

“Nah, man,” I say.

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