Thrust & Throttle by Emma Slate

Author:Emma Slate [Slate, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781955098182
Publisher: Tabula Rasa Publishing, LLC.

I floated awake, coming slowly into consciousness, but I refused to open my eyes. After dinner, Duke and I had lain down on the couch, with me nestled between the couch cushions and him. My head was on his chest, his arm was around me, and a blanket was covering us both.

“You guys look cozy,” Waverly whispered.

“There’s leftovers on the counter,” Duke whispered back.

“What did you order?” she asked.

“Sushi.”

“Ew.”

“Try it before you say that,” I said, finally opening my eyes.

“Crap, did I wake you?” Waverly asked.

“Yeah, the door shutting did. Don’t worry about it. And seriously, the sushi is amazing.”

“Raw fish on rice? Not sure I can get behind that,” Waverly said.

“We got steamed dumplings, too,” I said, struggling to sit up, but it was challenging trying to move against Duke’s bulk.

“Is this how it’s going to be when Duke moves in here?” Waverly asked as she tromped toward the kitchen. “I come home to you guys spooning on the couch and leftovers on the counter?”

“He’s not moving in here,” I said immediately.

“It would be cramped if he did,” Waverly said. She reached for a dumpling and bit into it. “Okay, that’s amazing.”

“Amazing enough to attempt a dragon roll?” I asked.

“Why not, I’m suddenly feeling adventurous. Which one is it?”

I angled my leg over Duke and slid off the couch. “Let me make you a plate of the best stuff.”

“Did you guys order the entire menu?” she asked.

“Duke is big and he eats a lot,” I teased.

“Hey, you were keeping up with me,” Duke said, sitting up and scratching his chin. The dryer had beeped after we finished dinner and Duke was fully clothed by the time Waverly came home.

As I made her a plate, Duke asked her, “Would it bother you?”

“Would what bother me?” Waverly asked.

“Wasabi,” I explained, pointing to the mound of green. “It’s spicy, so be careful. And pickled ginger. It’ll change your life, I swear.”

She nodded, took the plate from me, and went to sit on the floor. She set the plate onto the coffee table and looked at Duke. “Would what bother me?” she asked again.

“If I lived here,” Duke said, eyeing me out of the corner of his eye.

I shot him a glare.

Waverly shook her head. “Aside from the space thing, nah. Just as long as I don’t hear you going at it with my sister, I think it’d be okay.”

Duke looked at me. “I wouldn’t move in here. There really isn’t enough space. Not with you needing a place to do your homework and Willa’s need for an office.”

“Homework,” Waverly said glumly. “School blows. It really does.”

“I didn’t care for school much either,” Duke said.

“Try your rolls,” I said.

“In a sec,” Waverly said. “How’d you stick it out? I mean, I’ve got two more years, plus summer school. Summer school, Duke. The best part about school is the freedom during the summer.”

“I stuck it out because I had Willa breathing down my neck. She’s the reason I graduated. She and Savage.” He leaned back against the couch.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.