Under the Owl Tree by Sara Daniell

Author:Sara Daniell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult, YA, romance, realistic, realistic teen fiction, teens, teen, teen fiction, teen pregnancy, Georgia, love, teen sex, drama, john green, gayle forman
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2017-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

I jumped a little when the door opened and Zach came in. He saw me with the pictures, but he didn’t look angry. I put them all back together, set them in the cabinet, and pulled out a movie.

He walked over and took the pictures out of the cabinet. “I shouldn’t have put those in there.”

“Are you mad?” I stood.

“No. Why would I be mad?”

“I don’t know. Just making sure. So are we in trouble?”

“That’s complicated. I’ve talked her into not telling anyone until I tell Elliot myself.”

“We shouldn’t have kept this a secret. This is my fault.”

“It’s not your fault. You were worried about your parents. I’ll tell Elliot tonight.” He yawned and plopped down on the bed.

“You should get some sleep.”

“I will.”

I kissed him. “I’m gonna go talk to Quinn. I don’t know her that well, and I feel like she’s going to hate me now.”

“If she hates anyone right now, it’s me.”

“Well since I’m gonna be staying here, I really should go talk to her so things can be less awkward.” I kissed him and went downstairs. Quinn was working on her laptop.

She smiled at me a little. “I don’t hate you.”

“Umm, I don’t—”

“Yes, you do. You look like you’re scared to death.”

I laughed nervously. “Well...”

“I don’t approve because Zach is... Well Zach. And you’re so young. Granted, Sam and I both found our soulmates in high school, and Brink was older than me, but still. It’s Zach.” She closed her laptop. “Are you in love with him?”

My forehead creased. “I don’t know. I really care for him. I’m so messed up right now. I’m fresh out of a total mental breakdown. Can you ask me that later?”

She laughed. “Sure. Let’s talk about something else because now that you’re a part of this family, I should get to know you better.” She patted the spot next to her. I sat on the stool.

“Ask me anything,” she said, giving me her full attention.

I was slightly weirded out. This conversation just took a huge turn, going from do you love Zach to a game of twenty-one questions. It was weird, but I went with it.

“What do you do for work?”

“I help Brink keep up with emails and help him file. I’m also over a scholarship foundation that is named after Sam. We award teen moms full-paid scholarships.” She smiled brightly.

“Wow, that’s awesome!”

She nodded. “It is. So now it’s my turn to ask you something.”

“My life has been nothing but baseball. There’s not much to ask.”

“What’s your favorite color?”

“Black.” I chuckled.

She looked at me oddly. “Black?”

I nodded.

She laughed. “Favorite food?”

“That’s easy. Junk food. All of it.”

She laughed.

“Twinkies are her favorite,” Zach said sleepily as he came downstairs.

I nodded. “If you want to be specific.”

He dragged himself over to me. “I have to go to the restaurant.”

“Is everything okay?”

He grabbed his keys from the counter. “One of my cooks quit. I have to go work.”

“I’ll come help.” I got off the stool.

He gave me a slight smile and yawned. “Sounds like a plan.

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