Avalanche: A Blind Date Gone Wrong Romance by Sade Rena

Author:Sade Rena [Rena, Sade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

When I finally rejoin the masses downstairs, the front door is wide open with both girls standing in the entryway. My foot lands on the hardwood flooring, sending a gentle thud through the space, catching their attention.

I scurry over to the sink to rinse my hands and make myself something the drink. I freeze and glare out the window at the boys outside shoveling the last of the snow blocking in Xander’s truck. From here, I see the road is mostly clear, but I can’t tell how far down the plows actually went.

My gaze falls on Xander who’s flinging dirt-covered slush over his shoulders. He’s wearing that bun I’ve grown to like, and even though I want to be pissed with him, I can’t deny my attraction to him.

The faucet jerks from the water pressure, and I snap my gaze downward to shut it off. I sigh and turn to aim for the fridge. Karen is watching me, a sympathetic expression on her face.

But I ignore her and open the freezer and load several cubes of ice into a cup and pour juice over it. She redirects her attention, and for that I am grateful. I saunter over to the recliner and flop down on it, pulling a knee to my chest before taking my phone from my back pocket.

Pointless really, we’ve barely had a cellular signal all weekend. But at least I can scroll through my pictures and appear to be busy.

A few moments later, the guys reenter, stomping their boots on the doormat along the way. Noah’s voice fills the once-silent room as he complains of frostbitten fingertips.

Ian removes his coat and snags a few water bottles from the kitchen, throwing one to Noah and the other to Xander, who slowly closes the door behind him. He darts his gaze toward me but quickly allows it to falter when he sees me staring back at him.

“We were thinking about taking a quick hike, since they’ve cleared most of the paths.” Noah breaks the seal off his cap and takes one large gulp.

“That sounds fun.” Jasmine glances around for acceptance. “Well, maybe not for Ariya,” she teases when she sees the yeah right look I give her.

“You’re not going to go with us?” Noah asks.

“Hiking isn’t really my thing. But I’ll be cheering you on from right here in this chair,” I joke.

“Boooooo,” Ian adds. “Xander, you in?”

“Naw, y’all go on. I’ll be heading out once they’ve finished clearing the path.”

I perk up at his statement, tucking a braid behind my ear and pretend I don’t care about his announcement. Truth is, I didn’t think I cared about his leaving until the words left his mouth. Now, there’s a pit in my stomach at the thought of it. I take a sip of my drink and blink away any notion of my reaction and wrap my arm around my bent knee.

“All right then. Grab your coats,” Noah says to Jasmine and Karen who run off upstairs and return a few minutes later dressed for the weather.

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