Unsteady Rhythm (House of Archer Book 2) by Raine Thomas

Author:Raine Thomas [Thomas, Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Iambe Books, LLC
Published: 2017-05-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Sydney’s heart thundered in her chest as she turned from Keith with those parting words and got into the car.

“Drive,” she said.

“You got it,” George replied, reaching over to put an arm over the back of her seat as he guided the car out of the parking lot. “Was that him?”

“Yeah.”

“Hot damn. You really didn’t do him justice. He has that broody and intense thing really working for him.”

“Well he’s straight, so you’re out of luck.”

George clucked his tongue, making her smile. He was her cousin—the very one who had taken her to her senior prom—and a very dear friend. They bonded years ago over being seen as black sheep in their families, him for being gay and her for going away to college rather than marrying a good man in Bakersfield and starting a family like her parents wanted. George was the one who had helped draw her out of Bakersfield, inviting her to room with him while she got her first year of college under her belt.

When she had called him the day before to say she needed a day away from her life, he had dropped everything for her. She appreciated it more than words could say. She had been feeling so bereft.

She’d even broken down and called her parents just to feel connected to someone who loved her. The call had only served to depress her more. Her parents had lasted ten minutes before asking her when she was going to give up on her idea of exploring the world and come back home to meet the perfect guy they had found for her.

The saddest thing was she almost considered doing it.

Lily had tried her best to get her to talk about what was troubling her, but Sydney hadn’t felt there was any point in creating ill feelings between Lily and Keith. Lily would see him all the time. Sydney hadn’t expected to see him again outside of this single studio session.

She wasn’t quite sure what to think about seeing him again the next day. On the one hand, she never tired of looking at him and he was so sweet with Lex. She knew they would have fun.

On the other hand, just being near him was complete and utter torture.

She had tried really hard to work up a head of steam towards him before the studio visit, hoping it would keep her from hurting so much. It hadn’t worked.

Yes, what he’d said had been harsh, cutting, and unnecessary. And anger was certainly one of the emotions she felt towards Keith. But there were too many others for her to be able to hold onto just that one.

“You okay over there?” George asked.

She leaned her head back against the headrest and felt his arm there. She knew his stern expression and the arm over the seat thing had been done for Keith’s benefit.

“Not really,” she admitted. “But thanks for helping me save face.”

“Anything for you. Did I sound hetero enough?”

She found a smile. “Totally butch. I’m sure he has a man crush on you now.

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