Wiping Out (Snow-Crossed Lovers Book 2) by Carrie Quest

Author:Carrie Quest [Quest, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-07T18:30:00+00:00

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Piper

When we get home, Adam disappears into his room to find his camera. He starts throwing stuff around and Chuckles darts out his door a minute later, fur standing on end, and scuttles under my bed. I follow him into my room and kick the door so it’s almost shut. I need some privacy.

I need to think.

This morning I panicked. I could tell Adam had one foot out the door, and I knew he wouldn’t stay if I told him the truth.

That there is no way in hell I will be able to give him up after the Olympics. I shouldn’t have said it, but I did. It was the only way I could think of to keep him with me, and for a few hours I actually believed it myself. I believed it hard on the way to the eye doctor, and even during the appointment, when Dr. Denham told Adam he did a great job taking care of me and then looked a little scared when Adam growled at him about the pain killers being useless.

It’s not like Adam to get quite that salty, but I probably wouldn’t be all sweetness and light to someone who caused him pain either, so whatever.

I was pretty sure it would all be okay during brunch, even when he disappeared into the back to ask the waitress to make me my favorite mint chocolate milk shake after he noticed it was no longer on the menu. But I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that I was fooling myself when we hit the snow sculptures.

Being there with him, wandering around and holding hands in the fresh air and winter sunshine and watching Adam take pictures and come alive, was the nail in my coffin of delusion. Because there he was, the way he used to be, with the same quick movements and excitement in his eyes. Adam in full color again: lit up with a purpose and a passion.

Irresistible.

Mine.

The whole time I was in line for coffee I was playing with my phone, writing and deleting emails to my new boss, trying to craft the perfect it’s not you, it’s me and my need to devour my temporary boyfriend on a more permanent basis message. Then I remembered how hard I worked—for years—to get this internship. How it’s the key to getting in to grad school. I deleted all the drafts. I bought our coffees and told myself that a month with Adam was worth any price. We strolled around for most of the afternoon and it was absolutely perfect. I couldn’t have asked for anything more.

Goddamn it.

Now he’s sitting across from me at the brewery, candles flickering on the table between us, holding my hand and staring deep into my eyes. It’s romantic. It’s perfect.

It’s horrible.

Because every time he rubs his thumb across my knuckles or brings my hand to his mouth so he can drop a kiss on the inside of my wrist I fall even deeper in love with him.

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