What The Heart Learns by Gadziala Jessica

Author:Gadziala, Jessica
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

NINE

Riley

"What do you mean you are in Stars Landing?" Ronni, Riley's sister snapped over the phone.

Riley could hear her walking around the hardwood floors in her apartment, spritzing her houseplants that she never personally remembered to spritz. But Ronni was the more responsible sister, the kind who looked into plant care when she was asked to plant-sit for her sister.

If she wasn't mistaken, she could hear her niece babbling in the background, the two-year-old who had an adorably almost bald head still, all wispy white-blond hairs that had this tendency to stand on end like she'd just rubbed a balloon over her scalp.

"Ronni, it's complicated," Riley started, knowing it really wasn't all that complicated.

"Complicated?" Ronni shot back at her, and in her head, she could see her sister turning halfway around as though she was standing right behind her, hand going to her hip, brows raising. "Taxes are complicated. This is simple. I know you lived it, Ry, but you didn't get to see your depressive episode from the outside. It was scary, okay? You just shut down. You were empty, desperately trying to fill the void with books. I mean... you barely touched food. And we all know how much you like to eat."

"I know I was a mess, Ron. But I also really shouldn't have let it get to me that much."

"True. It's part of the job. But, it did get to you. And while we all understand your need to put a face to a review - this is pushing it. This isn't healthy."

"You don't even know what's happened," Riley insisted, her sister being the only one who was capable of making her feel like a little girl, making her immediately feel on the defensive.

"Okay," she said, spritzing away again. "What's happened then?"

"He's actually a pretty nice guy."

"He" she shot back, the spritzing suddenly stopping. "Oh, God, Ry. Please tell me you're not sleeping with him."

She wasn't.

She could say that with confidence.

After the breakfast had been a dinner.

After that dinner, she went into the shop the next morning to browse. They'd gotten into a heated debate about Mary Shelley and Lord Byron, and she had stormed out.

But when he'd showed up with coffee after closing the shop, she went out onto the front porch with him and shared it.

Watching the sun go down.

It was practically from a damn movie.

"I'm not sleeping with him."

But she was pretty sure it was heading that way. And soon.

He never even touched her, but her body buzzed when he was near. Her core tightened. Her pulse quickened.

Everything within her would cry out What are you waiting for? Make a move already!

"Well thank God for that. Get out of that town. To Kill A Queen comes out in a few days. You don't want to be there when he reads it, right?"

"I'm really proud of To Kill A Queen," Riley insisted, tone going sharp, chin jutting even though her sister couldn't see her.

"Of course you are. And you should be. It's your best

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