The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi

Author:Eden Appiah-Kubi [Appiah-Kubi, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542029179
Google: HS_6zQEACAAJ
Amazon: B08KQ1P4J8
Goodreads: 56605592
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2021-07-19T23:00:00+00:00

CHRISTMAS BREAK

Will

Though he’d never been a big fan of the show, today Will was intensely grateful for Saturday Night Live. It was the reason Zara hadn’t left for Providence as planned. The original host had caught the flu, and now she was going to be hosting the Christmas episode. It was great for Zara and good for Will. He needed to talk with someone who knew the whole truth about Jordan and wasn’t Lily. After texting her from the runway, Will hopped a cab from JFK straight over to 30 Rockefeller. He dropped into her dressing room to vent—and, embarrassingly, cry.

Zara hugged him for a full three minutes, then listened, taking off her stage makeup as he raged. Once she had a clean face, she told Will that they were hitting up the new Austrian bakery four blocks over to talk things through. Before long he was eating a very good Sacher-Torte with an even better espresso. Zara was rehashing his fight with EJ to see if she’d missed anything.

“So EJ hit you with vague accusations from Jordan. Did she say what they were?”

“No, she clammed up after she mentioned his name. I think she’s worried about violating his privacy. The poor fool. Jordan’s smart. He’s using EJ’s high-and-mighty sense of honor against her.” Will took another large bite of his dessert. It was fantastic, though he couldn’t say he was enjoying it.

Zara shook her head. “I don’t understand why she still believed him after you told her about Lily?”

Will swallowed his mouthful. “I didn’t tell her anything,” he replied bitterly. “She’s not entitled to my sister’s story after the way she treated me. She’ll find out the hard way.”

He glanced over at his friend. She sat up stiffly and folded her arms. He must have failed some sort of test, again.

“You would let her fall into one of his traps because she wouldn’t go out with you?” Zara’s voice rose. “You know what kind of man he is. You know what he’s capable of!”

Will looked around. Thankfully the bakery was empty. He couldn’t look at Zara right now.

Zara pursed her lips. “Let me ask you. If there had been a guy in Lily’s class at Hanover Academy who knew about Jordan but also had the sweetest crush on her . . . if that guy decided not to warn Lily out of spite—for any reason—would you ever forgive him? Think a moment before you respond.”

Will felt his face flush but remained mutinously silent. After all, they both knew the answer.

“I just don’t understand why she believed him about me!” he cried.

Zara rubbed her forehead. “Okay, take me back. What did you do for EJ after the Fall Formal?”

Will tilted his head in confusion. “What do you mean?”

Zara dropped her head back. “Remember when you were a mean, snotty asshole to everyone for a night, including a bunch of people you just met? It’s the same night you got drunk and passed out in public.”

Will bit his lip and frowned. He didn’t remember that night, but both Zara and Lee had brought it up since then.

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