Turning Back (The Turning Series Book 2) by JA Huss

Author:JA Huss [Huss, JA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Science Future Press
Published: 2017-04-11T18:30:00+00:00

The bed moves, waking me up. The sliding barn doors are open and Rochelle is just slipping through them, tying a white robe around her naked body. Bric is gone. I get up, pull on yesterday’s pants, and follow Rochelle.

She’s in the baby’s room with Bric. He’s holding Adley, who is sniffling back tears. He hands her over to Rochelle, who smiles at me when she slips past, on her way to the kitchen.

“What time did you get up?” I ask Bric.

“About an hour ago. I heard Adley waking up. But Rochelle was still out, so I came in here to see what the problem was.”

“What was the problem?” I ask.

“Diaper.” He makes a face.

“You changed a diaper?” I ask.

“Yeah. I did OK. You ever change a diaper, Quin?”

“No,” I say. “I wouldn’t even know how to start that process.”

“I looked it up online, just to make sure I had it right. But I did OK.”

We laugh and follow Rochelle into the kitchen. She’s getting a bottle ready for hungry Adley. When that’s done, she takes her over to the living room and slumps down on the couch.

“I gotta go,” Bric says. “I need a suit and I didn’t bring anything over. But I will.”

“When?” Rochelle asks. “Tonight?”

“No,” Bric says over his shoulder. He’s heading back to the bedroom. Probably to find his clothes. “I have the Club this weekend, Rochelle. You know that.”

Rochelle makes a face. “What about you?” she asks me.

“I won’t be by either. You said you wanted weekends to yourself, right? Well, this is the weekend.”

She frowns, clearly unhappy with that answer. “Are you still punishing me?”

“No,” I say. I might be. “But I have a different life now. I have plans this weekend.”

“So Sunday night?”

I kinda feel bad, so I shrug instead of saying no. “We’ll see.”

“You have plans at midnight on Sundays now too?”

“No. But I do have plans on Monday morning with Smith. It’s something we just… do now. And I like it. So I’m just not sure yet.”

“OK, then.” She takes her attention back to Adley. “Last night was good, but I guess we’re back to real life.”

Bric comes out of the bedroom, tying his tie, his wrinkled suit coat over one arm. “I’m gonna be late,” he says, leaning down to kiss Rochelle. “Come by for breakfast. Or lunch, if you want. Dinner. Whatever you want, Rochelle.”

She nods, but he’s already on his way to the elevator.

“Catch you later,” I say.

The elevator must be waiting on our floor, because it opens as soon as Bric calls it. He disappears inside, saying, “Yup.”

“When do you have work?” Rochelle asks.

“Now.” I laugh. “I have a nine o’clock conference call.”

“What are you doing tonight?”

“Drinks with Robert. You remember Robert?”

“Sure.”

“We go out on Friday nights.”

“Oh,” she says. Clearly she was not expecting to be alone this weekend. But she asked for it. I guess I am still punishing her. “So breakfast in a couple hours?” she asks.

“Can’t.”

“Lunch?” She’s really annoyed with me now.

“Sorry. I’m just really busy today.

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