Clouded by Envy by Candace Robinson

Author:Candace Robinson [Robinson, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Parliament House

“Hey,” a male voice whispered. Bray’s eyelids flickered open to big brown eyes staring down at her.

“I don’t want you to make peach pie,” she responded and closed her eyes, immediately opening them again. Bray gazed up at Wes and then looked around the large space—a bed, dresser, messy desk with landscape sketches scattered across, and framed musician posters on the walls. She was in Wes’s room, but she remembered falling asleep on Luca’s shoulder.

A tear slid down her cheek, and she wiped it away. “Sorry, I know I’m not supposed to fall asleep in there.” She was resting softly in the middle of one of Wes’s comfortable pillows.

“That’s not why I moved you. Luca isn’t a still sleeper—he tosses and turns the whole night, and I didn’t want you to get crushed. Trust me, I know. He’s kicked me a few times when we’ve had to share a bed before.”

Wes was sitting up in the bed, studying her, and all she could think about was that stupid memory. Would Ruth have had a heart attack that day if she and Brenik had said no to pie when she’d asked?

“Just so you know, I don’t even like peaches, so I won’t be making a peach pie anytime soon. Blueberry might be another story.” He smiled. Something in his expression hinted that he was trying to make her feel better. She had obviously mentioned more than she should have during her sleep. Bray would never eat another peach pie again, but she would eat a blueberry one.

She sat up in a flash. “Can we make one today?”

“I don’t even know how to make blueberry pie, much less a pie,” Wes said.

“Did someone say pie?” Luca asked as he strolled into the room, rubbing sleep from his eyes.

“No pie,” Wes said with a tone that didn’t invite further discussion.

Luca glanced at Bray with a grin. “Two against one,” she said, smiling mischievously at Wes.

“Fine. I’ll buy the ingredients, but you two can do all the work,” he said, his voice filled with amusement.

As they all agreed, the three of them went to the store together to buy the ingredients. Wes won the argument about whether to buy a premade piecrust or make it homemade. Knowing he would end up with the hassle, Wes said no way to the homemade crust.

Putting the whole pie together only took Bray and Wes about fifteen minutes. They mixed sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon—then sprinkled it over the blueberries and poured the mixture into the piecrust that Luca had lined into the pan.

Bray cut the remaining pastry into thin strips and latticed the top. Then Wes set the pie in the oven to bake.

“Do you mind if I go to Kyle’s house for a little while? He’s got this new video game for the Sega I want to play,” Luca pleaded.

“You don’t have to beg me to go to your friend’s house. Go have fun for a while.” Wes tilted his head in the direction of the front door.

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