The Winter Reunion by Rhonda McKnight

Author:Rhonda McKnight
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Elevated Press
Published: 2016-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Kim had been blowing up my phone yesterday and now it was ringing again. I squinted at the clock on the nightstand. Six a.m. I was going to get her.

“Heifer, are you crazy?”

“You should have called me back last night.” Kim was a morning person. She rose at 5:30 whether she had to work or not, put on a full load of makeup, and made sure every hair on her head was in place. I guess someone who sold beauty needed to do that, but at this hour all I wanted to do was roll my unbeautified self over and get more sleep.

“Wake up!”

I sighed and stretched. There was no ignoring her. I’d be busy for the rest of the day and I had no assurance I would even have a good signal in other places in Pine. “I was too tired to call last night.”

“Whatever,” Kim sang. “Update, chick. What’s going on in Pine, Pennsylvania?”

“You mean other than me fighting with Stephen every time he opens his mouth?”

Kim sighed. “Yeah, I guess. Is there anything else to tell?”

“Not anything good. I wrecked a rental car, ruined my Uggs, and fell asleep without twisting my hair last night.”

“Leave it to you to mess up a good time and a good hairdo.” I could see Kim rolling her eyes through the phone. “What are you and the video man fighting about?”

“Everything,” I sighed. “The earth is round, snow is white, you ruined my life. We have lots to fight about. But I don’t know – I don’t think that’s what’s bothering me. It’s him. He’s not behaving the way I expected him to.”

“What does that mean?”

“He keeps pushing me. He’s being emotionally intense.”

“I knew it! He’s still in love with you.” She paused. “He was in love with you before, right? You never clarified that.”

“We were kids. I guess you could call it love.”

Kim chuckled. “Please stop with the negative drama. Tell me what he’s like. Is he as fine as he looks on television?”

“I don’t keep up with him on television, but I can confirm that his pictures on social media do not capture him.”

Kim screeched. “That presence, chile. The Holy Spirit is big.” Kim made a clucking sound with her teeth. “Keep going. I need this fix.”

I hated to admit this, but truth was truth. “He seems like a really nice guy. He hasn’t changed much. He’s not like a typical jock. Sometimes they’re full of themselves. He’s still smart like he was in high school. He’s kind and considerate. Everyone loves him, but not just because he’s an athlete. He gives back and puts his heart in it.”

“And what about the two of you?”

“We have been – I have been letting him have it. I’m angry with him, Kim.”

“Do you still love him?”

If I wasn’t already laid out on the bed, I would have had to sit. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel something really strong. He’s – it’s like I can’t get him out of my system.

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