White Water: An epilogue novella (Ryder Bay Book 5) by Jordan Ford

Author:Jordan Ford [Ford, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Publisher: Jordan Ford Books
Published: 2019-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

17

Lettie

I hug the book to my chest as I amble down the sidewalk. I don’t really know where I’m going and I’ll no doubt get lost, but I’m not ready to call Jace and ask for directions. I don’t think he brought his phone to the beach anyway.

I should really return soon, though. If I just spin and walk in a straight line, I should make it back without a problem.

But there is a problem.

I don’t want to go back.

I don’t want to hang out on the beach with those pretty bikini girls and those sleazy guys.

I shouldn’t think that about Jace’s friends. When he was introducing me to them last night, I could see how much they meant to him.

And I tried. I tried really hard.

But I’m not a party girl. Small gatherings, I can handle, but a ton of people talking loudly over each other, dancing to thumping music and drinking alcohol around me? That’s not my style.

Jace seemed comfortable though, and it made me wonder how much of himself he’s been hiding in Ryder Bay. Is he doing it for me? Or has he honestly changed after what happened with his friend Hayes?

I don’t know.

Rubbing my forehead, I try to push out the confusion, but it doesn’t really work.

I’m not a huge fan of change. I’ve never loved it. Never coped well with it.

I mean, I adjust eventually, but it seems to take me longer than other people. It worries me, and I’m suddenly consumed by nerves. Anxious, irritating nerves that want to taunt me and tell me that Jace is back home where he belongs. That, come summer, I’ll be saying goodbye to the love of my life.

I don’t even know how I’m going to do that.

Stopping, I glance over my shoulder and wonder why I’m walking away from him now. If we’ve got limited time, I should be spending every spare second with him.

But I don’t want to have to put up with Vic again. The guy just wouldn’t let up. Sitting too close to me, trying to flirt and distract me from my book. It wasn’t even good flirting. It was this sleazebag stuff full of innuendo. I couldn’t stomach it, so I stood up and just walked away.

“Tell Jace I’ll be back soon,” I murmured over my shoulder as I sped up the beach. I soon found a path leading to the road and I took it.

I’m not sure how long I’ve been ambling along for, but I can see a Ferris wheel in the distance. I pause to look at it, wondering if it’s the one Jace climbed. It has to be.

The bounce of a basketball distracts me, and I glance to my left, noticing a guy in a wheelchair. He’s dribbling the ball, his crazy curls buffeted by the wind as he heads for the hoop, then jerks his chair to a stop and aims for the basket.

It misses and he grunts, speeding after the ball and collecting it up. His wheelchair isn’t standard issue.

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