Dancing with Fireflies by Denise Hunter

Author:Denise Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

JADE COULDN’T SLEEP. SHE WANTED TO BLAME IT ON HER growing belly or her swollen ankles. It wasn’t her body that fought the darkness, though—it was her mind.

She’d gotten caught up in a TV movie, not realizing until too late that the main character was going to be attacked. She’d grabbed the remote and shut it off. It wasn’t so easy to shut off the memories.

She turned to her side, wishing she could lie on her stomach. The clock’s red numbers glared back at her: 11:52. She had work in the morning. Had to get some shut-eye.

One of the elephants crossed over her head, making the ceiling groan. Someone else couldn’t sleep either. She gave up a few minutes later and grabbed her phone off the nightstand. She’d planned to text Cody, but when Daniel’s name appeared below his on the screen, she clicked on it instead.

YOU UP? she tapped out, then hit Send. He was probably fast asleep like she should be. She should’ve texted Cody. Things were going well with him. He was fun, engaging, a good listener. He didn’t pry or ask too much of her. The idea of twins hadn’t scared him away, and he’d even asked to feel the babies move last week. She hadn’t expected that. He was a little too attached to his cell phone, but everyone had his faults.

A text came in. CAN’T SLEEP? Jade propped up on her pillows.

I MISS SLEEPING ON MY STOMACH. BIG BELLY, SWOLLEN FEET . . . ARGH!

NEED A BEDTIME STORY? ONCE UPON A TIME . . .

HA. TELL ME ONE ABOUT POLITICS. WILL PUT ME RIGHT OUT.

I THINK YOU JUST CALLED ME BORING.

WHO ME?

GOOD TIME TO REMIND YOU I’M YOUR BOSS. AHEM!

DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD. I HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIRT ON YOU, AND I’M NOT AFRAID TO USE IT.

PLEASE.

YOU CHEATED ON MARCIE LEWIS.

I WAS IN 7TH GRADE! AND IT WAS ONLY A KISS ON THE CHEEK.

YOU HOLD BARBIE DOLLS HOSTAGE AND CHARGE LITTLE GIRLS A CANDY RANSOM.

LET IT GO, JADE.

YOU DROVE ILLEGALLY.

WHAT? WHEN?

YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR. MY DAD’S TRUCK.

FROM YOUR HOUSE TO THE BARN? THAT’S NOT ILLEGAL.

SAYS YOU. IT’S ALL COMING OUT, I TELL YOU.

THAT’S NOTHING. I GOT A FRIEND PREGNANT WITH TWINS TWO MONTHS BEFORE WE WERE EVEN TOGETHER . . . UH SORRY—DIDN’T SOUND RIGHT . . .

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, ROUND TWO. :)

I THINK THAT RUMOR’S FADING, BTW.

LET’S HOPE.

MOM MADE A BIGGER DEAL THAN IT WAS. JUST A HANDFUL OF BUSYBODIES WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS.

STILL . . . I’M SORRY . . .

STOP THAT.

IT DOES SEEM TO HAVE DIED DOWN. HELPS THAT I’M OUT WITH CODY A LOT THESE DAYS.

THAT’S NOT WHY YOU’RE DATING HIM . . .

WHAT? NO. I LIKE HIM. HE’S GREAT. SNUFFING THE RUMOR IS JUST A CONVENIENT SIDE EFFECT.

YOU TWO GETTING SERIOUS?

IT’S ONLY BEEN 3 WEEKS . . . WELL, PLUS THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE.

LOOKED PRETTY COZY AT THE REGATTA. ;-)

GREAT JOB ON THE SPEECH BTW. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT, OFF THE CUFF, FIND JUST THE RIGHT THINGS TO SAY.

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