When It Rains by Celeste B

Author:Celeste, B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: B. Celeste
Published: 2022-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

April 2020

Mom rolls the dough out on the kitchen counter, causing a big plume of flour to cover her stained shirt. “Remind me not to let your father convince me to bake things for his damn coworkers again.”

I grab a slice of the banana bread she made yesterday and pluck a piece of walnut from the baked good. “Oh please. You love Ronnie too much not to bake him things whether Dad asks you to or not. He’s the only other person besides you who loves snickerdoodles.”

She always looks for an excuse to bake her favorite treats since Dad is as picky of an eater as me.

Brushing off her shirt, she gestures toward the bread I’m breaking apart. “There’s plenty there if you want more than one piece. You need some meat on those bones.”

I give myself a once over. My leggings show off the thickness of my thighs and my sweatshirt is baggy enough to give the illusion of a small waist. But considering Sebastian feels the need to feed me every time we see each other, and I have no struggles sneaking chocolate on my own whenever I can, I’d hardly call myself skinny.

“I’m fine,” I inform her, popping a piece of the bread in my mouth and chewing.

Her focus goes back to the dough. “Reid mentioned that you had plans the other weekend when he asked if you’d be around the apartment.”

Mom’s not-so-casual pry would normally make me change the topic, but I feel my lips kick up slightly before I can stop them. “Yeah, I was busy.” Peeking through my lashes, I see her watching me toy with my food with an inquisitive gaze and feel a ball of nerves form in my chest as I debate my careful answer.

Then I admit, “I had a date.”

Through my lashes, I see her hands stop moving the rolling pin. It only lasts a moment before she collects her obvious surprise. I rarely talk about the dates I go on because the men never turn out to be anybody special.

I told myself I’d only bring up a man if they were special to me—if I thought it was the real kind of love that could go somewhere. And the incessant tug that has wrapped around my heart since the second Sebastian walked into my life tells me that this is exactly that.

That four letter word spreads warmth throughout my body that leaves me smiling at my banana bread.

Mom says, “Good for you. You deserve to go out and have fun.” Her voice is far too casual for me to believe she’s not secretly jumping inside. I know her too well. I appreciate her effort to keep things as relaxed as possible though.

I only hesitate a moment before blowing out a breath and giving her the details that I can tell she won’t ask no matter how much she wants to know. “His name is Sebastian.”

Her eyes widen for a moment before a softness takes over them. “Sebastian,” she repeats to herself.

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