This One Moment by Stina Lindenblatt

Author:Stina Lindenblatt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Nolan

“So you want us to be fuck buddies?” Hailey said a little too loudly. I inwardly cringed at how she could’ve come to that erroneous conclusion. Our relationship so far hadn’t screamed, Hey, let’s have a normal dating relationship.

A few moms near us glared at Hailey and her colorful language. I ignored them. “That’s not what I’m saying at all. I want to be with you, Hailey. I want to go to sleep with you curled against me. I want to wake up and the first thing I see is you. I know I don’t have the right to say this because I’m leaving soon, but it’s how I feel.”

I meant every word. But what I didn’t say but meant was that I wanted this for the rest of my life. Only it wasn’t possible with the career I had signed up for. At least not for now.

“I want that too,” she said, the words almost a whisper.

Temporarily forgetting where we were standing, I closed the distance between us and kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, her lips.

She parted them, and I plunged my tongue into her mouth. I flicked it against hers, a tease of what was still to come, then pulled away. “Maybe we should continue this discussion at home.”

She grinned, understanding what I really meant. The only thing I planned to discuss when we got home was which room she wanted to fuck in.

I threaded my fingers with hers. Her smirk faded to a sad smile. “Have you been to their graves yet?” she asked.

I tugged on my hand, needing to get away from her and this question. But she only held on tighter.

“You should really go there, Nolan.”

“I can’t.” The words came out as a whisper, and I closed my eyes, squeezing the picture of their funeral from my brain.

“I know, but I’ll be there with you. It might help you deal with the nightmares.”

My eyelids flew open and I stared at her. “How did you…?”

“How did I know? I’ve heard you tossing and turning. I’ve heard you call out during the night.” She ran her thumb under my eye. “And it’s obvious you’re not sleeping much. You looked tired when I woke up from the coma, but that was nothing compared to now. Now you look exhausted half the time.” She swallowed. “You weren’t having nightmares in L.A., were you?” When I didn’t answer, she continued, “It’s why you need to either go back to L.A. or face your ghosts. You need to visit your mom and your sister.”

I wanted to make a joke, lighten things, change the direction of the conversation, but a nagging voice told me she was right. I owed it to them. I might have tried to move on with my life, but I’d never forgotten them.

“Okay,” I said. “I’ll go to the cemetery.” I tightened my hold on her hand. “But you promise you’ll come with me?” I looked into her warm brown eyes and saw my pain reflected back at me.

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