Falling by Kris Bryant

Author:Kris Bryant [Bryant, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635553741
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

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“Compliments of Virginia.” I handed Piper a blanket that she spread across her knees. Even though it was August, when the sun set, the evenings cooled. The bonfire provided heat, but I was chilled from my sunburn. Jason loaned me a long-sleeve flannel shirt that looked more like a dress on me, but I appreciated it nonetheless. Fashion wasn’t a thing on a ranch, although Marisa always looked fantastic. She was wearing jeans and a tight flannel shirt that accentuated her small waist and nice breasts. Different boots, I noticed. They were new and beautifully crafted. Every single person was wearing boots except for me. I had sandals. They were athletic sandals, but I was definitely the outsider. I leaned over to Piper.

“Take me shopping for boots. I look and feel ridiculous.”

She leaned in so close that I could have turned my head and kissed her. The alcohol was flowing freely and Piper was indulging. We’d had s’mores about an hour ago, but my stomach couldn’t handle alcohol after the two sickeningly sweet s’mores. I was the only one not drinking.

“You look great, but sure, I’ll take you,” Piper said. She looked at my lips.

The crooked smile on her face was so damn cute. I wanted to reach out and touch her lips, feel their smoothness under my fingertips. Friends did that, right? No, they didn’t, I reminded myself. It was so hard to keep in mind that she wasn’t available, especially when she looked at me that way.

“Okay, this week. I doubt I’ll be back up here before our trip, but I’ll need time to break them in.”

“Spoken like a true cowgirl.” Piper clinked her glass to my water bottle. She rested her head on my shoulder and I forgot to breathe. I took small gasps of breath so my shoulders wouldn’t move up and down and interrupt the moment. I refused to make eye contact with anyone so I stared into the fire and thought about the last three and a half months. I’d survived falling from the sky. I should have been embracing life and taking all the chances. Instead, I was sitting at a bonfire under the Wyoming night sky, pining for a girl who wasn’t available but whose mere presence put me back in a tailspin.

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