Burning Attraction by Beale Ashley

Author:Beale, Ashley [Beale, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Ashley Beale
Published: 2013-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Thanksgiving

Almost two weeks go by before school lets out for Thanksgiving break. I see both Avery and Carson around school several times. Each time I run into one of them, we will have a normal conversation, but it doesn't last long. Just the basic 'how's it going?' you'd give any friend. I've been with Pierce three more times since I showed up at his place, and it feels amazing each time. It's the best release in the world, because in those moments I'm with him, I think of nothing and no one but myself. It's a release from stress, from frustration, from it all. And Pierce and I have defined our relationship as strictly friends with benefits.

This afternoon I'm heading over to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving and I'm dragging ass. Aubrey and her family usually joins us, but today she is meeting Mason's parents, so things have changed. Now I'm going to be bored out of my mind with just my parents and myself.

I arrive and see there are several cars here but I don't question it. There is always colleagues of my dads showing up randomly, holidays included. When I get in the house I hear Aubrey's mom talking with mine in the kitchen, so I make my way in that direction. I hadn't realized she was going to be here even though Aubrey wasn't. I guess it makes sense though, she wouldn't just drop everything because her daughter wasn't joining. But that also means I have to deal with Stella today, and I do my very best at ignoring her in school. It isn't as easy when she is in my home, eating at my dinner table.

When I walk into my parent's kitchen I'm taken back by the guests in our home. The first one I spot is Trish, Avery's mom, then Margo, which is Aubrey's mom, Stella, and two other older women I don't recognize. I smile at everyone and walk to my mom, giving her a hug. "Hi mom, happy Thanksgiving."

"Happy Thanksgiving love. You know Trish, Margo and Stella," my mom says, pointing at the three people I do know, "then this is Isabella and Janielle. Ladies, this is my daughter, Cassandra. She attends school with Stella here, as well as Margo's daughter, Aubrey." Everyone says their hellos as do I in return.

I stay out of the conversation as everyone talks about boring crap that I have no interest in, but I don't want to be rude and walk off. Our housekeeper, Ellen, pops in, "dinner is about to be served Mrs. McKnight."

"Oh, wonderful Ellen, thank you so much." We all follow my mom into the dining room, where she has actually set out name tags in front of the place settings. She can be so weird sometimes. I walk around the table until I see mine, and sit. I look at the name tags on either side of mine, the first one reading Isabella Jacobs the second reading Avery Manning. Shit, I

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