Troublemaker by Heather Beck

Author:Heather Beck [Beck, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kiss & Tell Publishing
Published: 2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Eleven

Warm water from the rainfall showerhead cascaded down Ava’s body, washing away her sleepiness. She’d spent most of the night lying in bed, restless, as she thought about Javier and his secret. It was no secret that she’d fallen hard for him, and she knew he felt the same way about her, but this was a perfect example of how Javier was right – there were still a lot of things she didn’t know about him. It also brought to mind the not-so-little secrets she was hiding from him. She sighed, usually not one to let a guy get into her head like this, but when it came to Javier, it was pretty much impossible for her not to think about him.

Ava turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, reaching for the white, fluffy towel that hung nearby. She dried herself off and was almost finished dressing when she heard a creak coming from outside her bathroom door. Her eyebrows furrowed and her heart started to beat a little faster as she quickly pulled a dark blue baby tee over her head and swung open the door.

“Morning, sis,” Tessa said. She cast Ava a wide smile as she placed a tray of food on her nightstand. “I was hoping to surprise you with breakfast in bed, but I guess I missed that boat.” She giggled. “Sorry about that.”

“What’s all this about?” Ava asked, her heart returning to a more normal pace, relieved that it was only her sister. She looked at the tray to see a plate of scrambled eggs and toast, a glass of orange juice, and even a small vase filled with pretty flowers. “It’s not my birthday, you know.”

“I know that, silly. I just thought, well, it would be a nice gesture.” Tessa looked down at the floor, suddenly ashamed. “I know breakfast in bed can’t make up for yesterday, but I hope it shows you how truly sorry I am.”

“You already apologized.”

“Yeah, but somehow, it didn’t seem like enough.” Tessa fell silent before looking back up at Ava and gesturing toward the food. “Eat up, or it’ll get cold.”

“It looks delicious,” Ava said, sitting down on her bed and reaching for the tray. “And, just so we’re clear, your first apology was enough. But if you really want to make me breakfast every day, I wouldn’t complain, either.” She gave her sister a playful smile before taking a bite of the fluffy eggs, cooked to perfection.

“Anytime,” Tessa said, her mood cheery once again. As Ava ate, she wandered around her room, casually browsing through her open closet until her eyes finally fell upon a framed family photo that sat on her dresser. “Have you talked to dad lately?” she asked, picking up the picture.

“It’s been a couple of days,” Ava admitted. “You?”

“Same here. I wanted to talk to him yesterday morning, but Mom was on the phone with him forever. By the time she was done, he had to get to the studio, and I didn’t even have a chance to say hi.

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