Through Her Eyes: A Novel by Harrison Ava

Author:Harrison, Ava [Harrison, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: novel
Publisher: AH Publishing
Published: 2016-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Thirty-six days since I spoke to Parker

Eight days since I met Chase

I WAKE TO A sweet aroma filling the boat. When I find Chase, his eyes sparkle when he smiles at me from across the galley. His long strides eat up the distance as he makes his way to directly in front of me, then leans down to place a soft kiss on my lips. My cheeks warm.

“’Morning.” He kisses me again. My lips turn up against his, and my cheeks heat with what must be a crimson blush.

“’Morning.”

“What should we do today?” His voice sounds husky.

“Anything,” I whisper against his mouth as I lean in and kiss him again. Now that I’ve had a taste, I hunger for him and can’t get enough.

“Anything? Is that so?” A huge grin spreads across his face.

“Oh, shut it.” Giggles begin to escape but are quickly cut off by him descending yet again. His mouth moves leisurely, savoring every delicious taste. He catches my bottom lip in his and sucks before pulling away and leaving me breathless. A whimper escapes my mouth as he pulls his body from mine and reaches for a coffee cup.

“Here, sit. I was just making you breakfast.”

“I could get used to this.”

“Good, that was the plan.”

“What are you making? What was the wonderful smell that woke me up?”

“French toast. It smells ridiculous, right?”

“I’m so confused. You went from not cooking to making French toast?”

“It might smell good, but it could suck for all you know.”

“Like anything you do could suck?” He raises his eyebrows. “Knock it off, Chase,” I laugh at him before he can even speak.

“It will be ready in about five minutes, so I guess only time will tell.”

“How did you even learn to make French toast?”

“Google.”

“There’s Internet on this boat?”

“You’ve been on this boat for days. How did you not know that?”

“I, um. I haven’t checked.”

“Wow, I can’t believe that. I do so much of my business on Instagram, I couldn’t imagine not checking.”

“You’d be surprised how easy it is when you have no one waiting to hear from you.” Silence descends upon us like the mist on a hazy day.

It stretches between sips of coffee, until it’s almost deafening.

“What about your parents?”

I reach across the table and pour myself another cup. “When will breakfast be ready?”

“Why do you do that?” He asks, as I add sugar to my cup.

“Do what?”

“Change the topic when I mention your family?”

“Because they aren’t good people.”

“They can’t be too awful if they created you.”

“They’re assholes. She’s an alcoholic, and he’s an enabler. He’s a handsome man who doesn’t give two shits about anyone but himself and his precious empire, and she’s a beautiful woman who used to be a model, but now is a shell. Years of drinking have robbed her of her beauty, but if you ask her, I robbed her.”

“Do you think she will ever get better?”

“Yeah, she will get better. Every month when she goes to her spa, she gets better. But then she comes back and bam, she hits the bottle again.

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