Broken Hearts by Rebecca Jenshak

Author:Rebecca Jenshak [Jenshak, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebecca Jenshak

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Sienna

Thursday evening, I go to Rhett’s apartment. It’s a busy week for the both of us trying to manage classes, practice, and spending every free second together. Tonight is the last night we’ll be able to hang for a few days.

Tomorrow I head off to Phoenix for a competition and before I get back, he leaves for regionals.

“I have news,” I say while we work on school stuff. He’s sprawled out on his side studying management policies and I’m sitting in the middle of the bed with my laptop rereading the acceptance email I just sent. “I accepted the job with Dalton.”

“Really? Congrats! So you’ll be in Appleton?”

“Yeah.” It doesn’t feel real. I’m not as excited as I thought I’d be, but I know it’s a good job and it’s the best starting salary that I’ve been offered, by far.

“Awesome. We’ll only be a few hours apart.”

Five. Yes, I already checked.

His bedroom door is open and Maverick steps in. “Sardines?”

I make a face of disgust. Yuck. “No thank you.”

“Not the food, the game,” Rhett clarifies. “It’s like hide and seek but you have to squeeze into the space once you find people.”

“Oh yeah. I’ve played.”

“We do it on campus and it’s awe-some,” Mav singsongs the last word.

“We don’t have to play,” Rhett says, but his knee bounces and he’s already got one foot on the floor.

“It’s fine. I could use some fresh air anyway.”

On the walk to campus, Dakota slips her arm through mine and tugs me toward her.

“We’re stealing her,” she says.

“Get your own.” Rhett tries to yank me back, but Dakota’s quicker and she’s strong, too.

She whips me away, leaving Rhett gawking after us. “No. This isn’t happening. You guys have forced me to hang out with you and your boyfriends and girlfriends. Hell, I even had to pair up with those two—” He points to Adam and Reagan. “I finally brought a girl and I want to hide with her.”

“Correction. He wants to make out with her in the dark,” Heath says.

“That too.” Rhett gives me puppy dog eyes.

“You kept her in your room all evening, and now it’s our turn.” Dakota smiles smugly at him. “Boys against girls. Go hide. We’ll even give you a few extra minutes.” She’s biting back that smile now and mutters, “You’re going to need it.”

The guys perk up at that.

“We get to hide?” Rhett asks.

“Unless you’re worried?” Dakota challenges.

Mav scoffs. Rhett rubs his hands together. They start off, already scheming where to hide.

“Remember the rules,” Ginny calls after them. “No going inside or on top of buildings.”

They don’t answer, but she laughs and shakes her head. “What are the odds that someone gets hurt?”

“Adam will guarantee that doesn’t happen,” Reagan says. “He’s done nothing but stress over it all week.”

“Sounds like my brother.” She tilts her head and her hand goes to the end of one blonde braid. “You know, he’s a pretty decent human sometimes.”

“How long until we go find them?” I ask. They’ve wandered off far enough I can no longer hear them talking.

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