Laura and Mel Series Box Set by A.K. Rose

Author:A.K. Rose [Rose, A.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-11-17T23:00:00+00:00

FOUR

“I need to pack up my apartment next weekend,” Laura announced from afar as she brushed her teeth for bed, her words garbled as she worked the toothbrush. “I got an email today that the landlord has it rented. The new tenants are eager to move in.”

They had been planning their wedding for weeks now, and it seemed foolish to continue to keep separate apartments. Besides, Laura hadn’t been back to her place for more than a few suitcases full of clothes and necessities since they’d become engaged.

“Do you want my help?” Mel was turning down the sheets, and it hit her how routine their routine had become. It was comforting to share the mundane tasks of each day with her best friend, her partner in life. It was a relief to be living the life she wanted, to not be hiding behind secrets and lies in another country.

“Only if you want to. I am going to line up a mover tomorrow, so it’s just a matter of going through stuff and packing.”

“Okay, well, just let me know. Hon?”

“Hmm?”

“I’ve been feeling like I need to take Lolly to London for Thanksgiving, to see her dad. It seems like a good time since she’ll be off school, and it’s not a holiday there, so it would be just a visit without all the pomp and circumstance.” Mel knew this was a reasonable request, but wondered if it would cause concern if she jetted off to see the father of her child and left Laura alone for a major holiday. Clark was the reason their relationship disintegrated the first time, and she’d worry if the roles were reversed. Co-parenting with someone on another continent complicated their lives.

“That’s fine. I can keep myself amused here. I have an idea for a new book. It would be good to have some time to work on it.” Laura slid into bed, her hair in a ponytail, the Wellesley t-shirt she wore showing signs of its age, its collar frayed.

“Oh, new book. It’s about time. I want to hear about it when you’re ready—hopefully, I don’t play a role in this one. I wondered, though,” Mel said as she moved from her side of the bed to straddle her lover, to look into the eyes of her one-and-only, “do you want to come? To London?”

“What? No. I don’t need to meet the man who stole you away from me for fifteen years. No, thanks.” She shook her head left and right to sell it. There was no way Laura was going to London. She had no desire to meet Clark Smyth—it would not happen. He would remain a mystery to her. A sperm donor that gave them Lolly, nothing more.

“Are you sure?” Mel asked, moving even closer. “It would be fun. We could show you the sights, you could stalk the Queen.”

“I’ve never been surer about anything, ever,” Laura insisted, picking up the hard-backed book on her bedside table. She was corralling every fiber in her being to act fine with the fact that she would be alone on Thanksgiving while Mel was with Clark.

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