Evolve (Soulmates Book 4) by Dykes Nicole

Author:Dykes, Nicole [Dykes, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-04T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Jackie

3 Years Later…

I threw an empty bottle in the trash and looked over at Maddy who was picking up trash off of the floor in her apartment. Her place was totally trashed from the surprise birthday party we had for her, but something told me she couldn’t have cared less. She had a huge grin on her face as Jake wrapped his arms around her. They looked so happy together.

A lot had changed in three years. Maddy had been engaged to a guy she met in college and she had recently broken the engagement and moved back here after her college graduation. Michelle, Paul, Shelley, Andy and I all graduated from college and Jake moved back from Alaska.

I watched Maddy and Jake together and it seemed like they were going to make it work this time. I felt strong arms go around my waist and pull me back toward a hard body and grinned when I heard Andy’s voice in my ear, “You ready to get out of here?”

I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck. “I can’t yet. We can’t leave Maddy’s apartment like this on her birthday.” It was just Maddy, Jake, Michelle, Andy and I left in Maddy’s tiny apartment after the party.

He leaned down and kissed my forehead, “Okay, what’s left to do?”

I handed him a trash bag, “Lot’s of trash pickup.”

He took the bag and went around picking up trash and I moved into the kitchen to help Michelle. She was putting dishes into the dishwasher, “People are fucking pigs.”

I laughed, “Yeah. I don’t know how it got so messy; we didn’t even invite that many people.”

“Yeah I know.” She glanced at Maddy and Jake and shook her head, but had a slight smile on her face, “You think they are gonna work out this time?”

“Yeah I do. They love each other.”

“Sometimes love isn’t enough.”

I was putting away food in the fridge, “Sometimes it is.”

“I guess so. So how is living with Andy?”

Since graduation, Andy and I had pretty much been living at the lake house. When Jake came back Andy asked me if I would move in with him and I agreed. We found a cute little house to rent and moved in together a few days before. “It’s great. I mean not as great as living with you, Michelle, but it’s been really nice so far.”

She laughed, “Well I knew it wouldn’t be as good as living with me was, but I’m glad it’s working out.”

“Yeah the only thing that sucks is we are on totally different work schedules.” Andy had received his degree in physical education and had worked his ass off taking summer classes and really thrived in college. He got a great job at our old high school teaching P.E. and was the assistant football couch, which in our little town was a total honor.

I had received my degree in television journalism and interned at the local news station my junior and senior year of college and when I graduated they offered me a job on air.

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