Castleton Hearts Box Set: contains Just One Night, Just One Week, and Just One Wedding by Cameron Chelsea M

Author:Cameron, Chelsea M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-19T16:00:00+00:00

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I pulled into my driveway and there was someone sitting on the front steps of the cabin.

Natalie.

“How did you get here?” I asked.

“I paid Gretchen to drive me,” she said.

“Okay,” I said, walking toward her. “And why did you come here when you could have just texted?”

“Because I wanted to talk to you in person,” she said, standing up and moving aside so I could open the door.

“Come on in,” I said.

“Thanks,” she said.

I set my stuff down and Natalie went to the couch she’d slept on less than a day ago.

“Do you want anything?” I asked.

“Maybe just a glass of water?” I poured one for each of us and took my place beside her on the couch.

“So?” I asked.

“So,” she said. “I wanted to apologize about last night.”

“For?” I asked. I needed to know if she remembered, and what she remembered.

She met my eyes. “For asking you to kiss me. I wasn’t that drunk, Em. I remember.”

“Oh,” I said.

“I’m just…sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking. This breakup has been so weird, and I guess I am just lonely, and I’m sorry. I hope we can move past it.”

She twisted and twirled the bracelet around her fingers.

“Yeah, no, it’s fine,” I said. “No big deal.”

I was lying through my teeth, but I hoped that if we could never talk about it again, it would go away. I could forget about it. I’d forgotten about a lot of things in my life. Why should this be any different?

“Good,” she said, letting out a breath and smiling softly.

“Now that that’s over, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the beach this weekend? It’s supposed to be really hot,” she said.

I said that I did and we made plans and talked about work and she told me funny stories about Preston. All she needed to do was work for Preston’s parents for a while and she’d have enough saved up to maybe get her own apartment.

“Oh, and I have to stop by Linley’s on Sunday because Gray is moving in and I want to see if they need any help,” I said.

Linley had told me they’d hired movers, but they’d still need help unpacking and so forth. Gray lived about an hour away with roommates, so he wasn’t bringing a lot of big stuff like furniture with him, but he had all his woodworking stuff that needed to go to the apartment or Linley’s parent’s garage.

“I’m happy to come along and help,” she said. “We should bring them a housewarming present.”

So many of my friends were doing big things lately.

“We can go in on a present together, if you want,” she said.

“Good plan. Just let me know and I can send you my half.”

Natalie nodded and looked up at the clock.

“It’s getting late, I should get home.” She was giving off the exact opposite energy as last night. Like she couldn’t get away from me fast enough.

“I’ll drive you,” I said, standing up.

“No, it’s fine, I can just pay Gretchen,” she said, pulling out her phone.

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