Aiden: A Fake Marriage Shifter Romance (Bradford Bears Book 1) by Terra Wolf

Author:Terra Wolf [Wolf, Terra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Five

Julia

“You aren’t ready yet?!” Lacey’s annoyed voice snapped me out of my daydream.

“I was having a nice moment and you just ruined it,” I said as I turned around to glare at her.

“A nice moment? You were staring out the window.”

“Exactly. It was peaceful until you showed up.”

“Cry me a river,” Lacey said with a roll of her eyes. “Get dressed. We have to leave in ten minutes. Mom and Dad are already freaking out that we’ll be late.”

“They’ve been freaking out since I got here, what else is new?”

“Just hurry. Please,” Lacey hissed.

“Well, since you said please,” I teased. I walked over to the closet and pulled the door open. I grew up in this room and had unpacked my things the night before, but I still felt like I was living in someone else’s home. The five years since I’d last slept in that bed and opened that closet door had put up a permanent wall between me and my parent’s home. Nothing felt like mine.

I pulled out a dark dress and some heels. Laying them on the bed, I stripped down to my underwear without realizing my sister was still in my doorway.

“What?” I snapped, “I’m getting dressed.”

“Don’t you own anything black?” Lacey asked, her eyes glued to my dress.

“That is black,” I explained with a shake of my head.

“No, Julia, that’s blue,” Lacey said. She walked over and picked up the dress. She held it up to my nose.

I took a step away from her and rolled my eyes.

“Fine,” I said. “It’s blue, but it’s a navy blue so no one will be able to tell the difference.”

“You didn’t pack a black dress?” Lacey’s voice was beginning to gain it’s mothering quality. The last thing I needed was a full-on Lacey-style lecture right before a funeral.

“I must have grabbed the wrong one,” I shrugged.

“Haven’t you heard?” A voice called from the hallway. “Navy is the new black in New York City. Our Julia here has to stay up on the latest fashion trends if she wants to stick it out in the bit city.”

“Thanks for that, Aunt Miriam,” I called back.

I caught Lacey’s eye and we both erupted into silent giggled. Just like that, all tension faded from the room and Lacey helped me step into my dress without any further comment. She zipped me up and leaned against the dresser while I slipped on my shoes.

“So, tell me,” she began, her tone suddenly serious. “How is it being back?”

“Honestly, Lace, I don’t know.” I shook my head and gestured around the room, “All of this, it just feels surreal. It feels like an entirely different life. I’m not the same girl I was when I lived here.”

“I know that,” Lacey nodded. “We all do, Pipe. No one expects you to be exactly the same. We just wanted to see you.”

“I know and I’m glad I’m here.”

Lacey gave me a skeptical look. I stared at her defiantly for a few seconds before I sighed and let a small smile escape onto my lips.

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