The Rush (The Siren Series) by Higginson Rachel

Author:Higginson, Rachel [Higginson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-03-20T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

The elevator ride to the apartment was silent and awkward. I felt Ryder trying to catch my eye while Nix stared straight ahead, his jaw tight with agitation. I simply watched my shoes, unable to bare Nix’s frustration or Ryder’s curiosity.

“This way,” Nix instructed once the elevators opened.

We followed dutifully behind. Ryder cleared his throat, still trying to get my attention.

“This is a really nice building, Ivy,” he announced, no longer trying to be discreet. Not that he would see a reason to be anything but normal.

“Thanks,” I mumbled. My body was rigid with anxiety, my stomach flipped riotously as I waited for the blade to drop on this guillotine.

“My dad and I live in a loft downtown, but it’s an older building so it’s not nearly as nice,” Ryder went on.

Nix opened the door to the apartment and held it for us. “Is it one of those with all the exposed brick?”

Ryder sounded more confident when he answered, “Yes, it is. My dad loves the architecture downtown.”

“I do too,” Nix replied sounding deceptively friendly. “I recently rented one off thirteenth.”

“Ours is closer to tenth, but we looked at ones over there,” Ryder explained. I met his eyes then and he sent the question of who Nix was through his stare.

“Ava,” Nix called out when the door closed behind us. “Ivy brought a friend.”

My mother appeared in the foyer with a plastic smile on her face. Her eyes darted to Nix when she realized my friend was a boy. I looked back to the ground completely ashamed of the situation for everyone.

“I’m Ava, Ivy’s mother,” my mom introduced herself to Ryder casually. “You are?”

Ryder took in my mother with widened eyes. She was gorgeous as ever, with her auburn hair down and soft around her shoulders, her tight pencil skirt and silk blouse. She was perfection and Ryder could easily see that. “I’m Ryder Sutton. Ivy and I go to school together.”

“How nice,” my mom murmured, narrowing her forest green eyes just a bit. “Why don’t you come in?”

She turned on her heel and led us all to the delicate dining table. Nix sat down and the rest of us followed suit, except for my mother who disappeared into the kitchen to make drinks.

“Ivy is going to have a glass of water,” my mother announced from the other room. “Would you like one, Ryder?”

“Yes please,” Ryder called back.

“So what class do you have together?” Nix started the conversation going. He was pushed away from the table with one foot causally resting across his knee. One hand rested on his bent knee, while his other arm draped across the back of my chair. My nerves were strung tight this close to him, but even more so because of Ryder watching me from across the table. It was like he thought he would finally get his answers here. I had just admitted to a bad home life not ten minutes ago and now he had a front row seat to find out why.

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