Autumn and Summer by Danielle Allen

Author:Danielle Allen [Allen, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00KNG9V5G
Published: 2014-05-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13: Summer

Looking over the glass balcony, I finished the last of my whiskey. I let the smooth, fiery liquid coat my mouth, savoring it, before I swallowed. With an empty glass in my hand, I glanced over my shoulder at our group. Tatiana and Jason were making out on the couch. Olivia and Autumn were talking to a couple of Jason’s friends. There were ten of us in total and I’d been too preoccupied to really engage with anyone. Leaning over the railing, I noticed how the crowd had grown. Since we had walked in, the DJ played music low enough so that people could converse, but as it approached 10 p.m., the volume was inching up.

Sneaking up on me, Autumn appeared at my side.

“Oh shit!” I jumped when I noticed her, startled. I looked over to where she had been talking to the group and back at her. “How the hell did you get over here so fast?”

“I called your name three times before actually walking over here. You have been zoned out all night.” She bumped me with her hip. “What’s wrong?”

“I’m fine.” I put my glass on the table closest to me and then turned to my best friend. She was turned toward me giving me her full attention. She sipped from a bottle of water and her eyes were trained on me. Immediately, I knew that she knew that I was bullshitting.

Wordlessly, she raised one arched eyebrow and I felt compelled to confess.

We tell each other everything. And I want to tell her about my date with Ethan. I’m going to tell her about my date with Ethan. But I don’t even know what to make of the fantasy I had about Xavier. I don’t know if I’m more freaked out that I had a fantasy about Xavier while I was making out with Ethan or how wet I got imagining it was Xavier, I thought as I bit the skin around my thumb with a pained expression.

“I promise I will tell you everything when we get home. Promise!”

“I am not going to have a good time if I’m worried about you all night. So answer one question for me,” Autumn started, lowering her voice. “Is it bad?”

“Well...” I trailed off. A look of concern flooded her brown eyes and I shook my head profusely. “No, no, no… it’s not bad. It’s just confusing. I feel confused about what happened on the date. It’s not bad. You’ll understand when we talk at home. I promise!”

She squeezed my hand and said, “As soon as we get home.”

I bumped her with my hip. “I’m going downstairs to get another whiskey. It’s almost ten and I don’t want to miss a minute of whatever is about to happen.”

She looked at me suspiciously. “You know there’s a private waitress for this section,” she said slowly. “Why don’t you just put in an order?”

“I just want to get out for a bit.”

“You want me to come with?”

“No, I’m good. Thank you.

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