Changing Forever (Rains Standalone) by De Jong Lisa

Author:De Jong, Lisa [De Jong, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa De Jong
Published: 2014-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

AFTER EMERY STORMED OUT of my room earlier, I sat in the same spot for over two hours, staring at the wall. My shoulder wasn’t bothering me anymore or maybe it was, but I didn’t feel it because my chest hurt more.

I had to check on her to make sure she was okay. I had to see her to make sure I was okay.

I wasn’t after she left.

I wasn’t until I was in her room, my lips on hers. She forgave me. Now, I have to forgive myself and part of that requires giving her a piece of me. This thing we have is about more than sex, and I need to show that to her. I should have done it after she told me about her mom, but I wasn’t ready then. Maybe I’m not ready to let the past out in the open now, but I want Emery to know that she’s more than just a game to me. She means something …

Her fingertips blaze a trail on my back, relaxing me as my breathing evens out again. She trusted me. Now, I have to show her that I deserve it.

“My dad died when I was eleven,” I say quietly, my lips moving against her neck.

Her fingers stop, and she nudges me, trying to force me to look at her. “Drake.”

I need to keep talking, or I may never be able to get it out. I’ve detached myself … too much.

“He grabbed his coffee one morning, kissed each of us on the top of the head, and climbed into his car. It was the same routine he had every morning, but that morning he was upset with me …” I stop, trying to swallow down that part of the memory. Now that I look back, he had every right to be angry. I always acted like a punk where my sisters were concerned.

“Drake,” Emery whispers, pulling me back.

Her fingers lightly comb through my hair as I take a deep breath and continue. “A few minutes after he left, we heard sirens but didn’t think much of it because we lived close to a busy highway. My mom grabbed our lunches from the fridge, and we all climbed in the car to go to school.”

The next part is difficult. Emery must sense it because she slides out from under me, laying her cheek against the pillow beside mine. Face to face, nowhere to run but to the truth. To something I’ve never told anyone. “We drove through our neighborhood like we always did, but when we got to the stoplight along the highway, red and blue lights were flashing everywhere. I guess that’s what I was looking at when I heard my mom scream. I’ll never forget that scream,” I say, lowering my voice. Even now when I close my eyes, I can still hear the gut-wrenching sound that I heard that day. A lump forms in my throat, but I swallow it down again.

“Oh my God,” she whispers, pressing her palm to my chest.

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