Breath Of The Heart by June Victoria

Author:June, Victoria [June, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-26T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Emma

The end of term came and with the exception of a few easy exams, I was free of school. My worry now was the Walker Christmas party. Genie had convinced me to spend an extra day at her parents' home before the big party. We'd go Friday night, have a spa day Saturday, the Walker Christmas party that night before I'd grab my things and take the bus home on Sunday.

And on the subject of getting home, Dad was highly suspicious. He asked a hundred different ways why I wasn't going home with Jake. That prompted me to send Jake a text, our first correspondence since Thanksgiving when he decided to spend it with Bianca and not return to Pine Falls. We had to come up with something, otherwise all I had left was the truth.

As I packed the last of my things for the weekend at the Walkers', my phone rang Jake's familiar bullhorn tune. I stared at my screen, Jake's name popping up. My hand shook. Why was I so nervous?

"Hello," I said.

"Hi, Emma, I got your text. Instead of texting back and forth, I figured I'd just call. It's quicker that way."

"Well, you read my text so you see the dilemma."

"Tell your Dad that I'm staying through my exams and that's why I'm not coming home right away."

I knew he wanted to rush me off the phone, but I wanted to talk. I loved hearing his voice again even though it had an edge to it, like I'd been bothering him from something really wonderful like a hot steamy bath with horrible Bianca.

"You know that Dad is going to ask me more questions when I get home. I'm going to have to tell him something soon."

Jake cleared his throat. "Haven't we already been through this? You said you'd tell him Zach is your boyfriend and you moved in with him."

His words hit me like a pointy hammer. "Dad won't believe that."

"Then you need to convince him. I think he needs to know you're living with Zach now." I could hear bitterness. Was he mad that I was living with Zach, or did he just dislike Zach in general? I couldn't read him.

"I don't like that idea at all."

"It has elements of truth to it."

He was so smug and it irked and pissed me off. The old me, the girl from six months ago, long before the cabin incident, would have gone along with Jake's BS, but in those short few months I'd grown up a lot, and my epic punch to Bianca's face had a lot to do with it.

"Why should I protect you?"

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. Why should I protect you? In your scenario you and Bianca come off unscathed while I have to explain to Dad why I not only didn't tell him about my imaginary boyfriend, but now I've moved in with said imaginary boyfriend. How does that work? Maybe I should just tell Dad everything, right down to all those nasty texts."

Jake let out a huff.

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