Fortunate Son by Jay Crownover

Author:Jay Crownover [Crownover, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jay Crownover
Published: 2021-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Bowe

“ARE YOU SURE you want to do this?”

I looked over at Remy as I closed the trunk of her tiny sports car, careful not to crush my guitar case. My best friend was leaning against the side of the bright red car, arms crossed over her chest, eyes hidden by mirrored sunglasses. Her wild, curly blond hair was piled on top of her head, and the dimple that was usually present in her cheek was nowhere to be seen. I knew she didn’t approve of my choice to go to Denver for the rest of the summer, and she hadn’t bothered to hide her hesitation and disappointment in my determination to make the trip since she showed up at my place a week ago. When I called and asked her to come to Colorado with me for the rest of the summer, she immediately told me no. There was a list of reasons she didn’t want to go back home, and only half of them had to do with the fact that everything in Denver reminded her of Hyde. I don’t know what it was about those Archers and their issues with their first loves, but it seemed to run in the family. I’d resigned myself to going alone when Remy suddenly popped up on my doorstep and told me she changed her mind. If I insisted on going after Ry, she was going with me. I was both relieved and skeptical of her choice. It wasn’t uncommon for Remy to change her mind about something, but it was unusual for her to waver on what she believed to be best for someone she cared about.

I shrugged and wiped my palms on the back pockets of my shorts. “What’s the worst that could happen?”

She sighed heavily and lowered her shiny glasses down the bridge of her nose to look directly at me. Remy’s eyes were a startling mix of bluish-gray and light brown. They were an intense hazel that seemed like it was born of her mother’s odd eye combination. Her brother got an eye for each color; Remy got them all swirled together in a hypnotic mix.

“The worst that could happen is you fall in love with my cousin. Listen, I love Ry like a brother, but that boy’s life is already all planned out for him. There is very little flexibility in the path he’s on. The last thing I want is for you to get all tangled up with him and forego your own plans and forsake your incredible talent. I don’t want you to sell yourself short just because you had a setback, and I don’t want your entire life to become about some dumb boy.” She tapped her sneakered foot on the ground and gave me a very practiced pout. “I get that you’re disappointed your first big show wasn’t everything you wanted it to be and that you pissed off your friends by breaking up the band. I just don’t think running away is the answer, or your style, Bowe.

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