Left Behind: Left Behind Series #1 by D. J. Pierson & Kim Young

Author:D. J. Pierson & Kim Young [Pierson, D. J. & Young, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00KRVSZT0
Published: 2014-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Kacie

Staring up at the twinkling stars in the clear night sky used to make me feel better. Although Gram was here then, so it’s very possible it never had anything to do with the stars. Dealing with all of this bullshit wasn’t what I had in mind when I decided to come home. My parents are one thing, but Evan was completely unexpected. He came out of nowhere. Never in my life have I wanted anyone this badly. Not even Nate. Why the fuck do I have to fall for someone at the worst time? And with Evan, of all people? When we’re together, he makes me feel like the only girl he’s ever wanted. When he touches me, it’s almost as if he takes control of my soul. For some reason, I always do exactly what he wants or expects of me without conscious effort. How does that happen with someone I only recently met?

Sitting out here isn’t helping, so I decide it’s best to head inside and get ready for bed. Before I manage to collect myself enough to get up off of the chair, I notice a shadowy figure coming from the yard next door. This is just icing on the fucking cake. What makes him think now is a good time for company? Without saying a word, Jake flops into the empty lounge beside me and holds out a beer.

“Smart move,” I say, taking it from him. “I was just about to send your ass home.”

He chuckles. “Please don’t. Jade and Kyle just went upstairs. I really don’t want to be around for their first time.”

Leave it to Jake to make me laugh when I have no desire to. “Yuck.”

“Seriously,” he agrees. Jake leans back in the chair, crosses his legs at his ankles, and sips on his beer. “So, you want to tell me what Evan did wrong tonight to make you bolt out of the club?”

Why can’t he just sit there and shut the hell up? “He didn’t do anything wrong. That’s the problem,” I respond.

“What?”

For a few moments, I don’t answer. “He spent time with me tonight even though he was working. He was ready to kill Ava when she tried to start shit. Then the whole thing with Connor.” I shake my head. “The look on Evan’s face when he saw how upset I was…”

“Then why did you want to leave so badly?” he asks, not waiting for me to finish. “Why are you so upset?”

“Because,” I sigh.

“I’m not a mind reader. Care to elaborate on that?”

“I’m getting too close. I need to take a step back.”

“You need to take a step back? What the hell does that even mean?” Jake wonders.

“I like him more than I should. If I don’t distance myself now, it will only hurt more later on,” I admit, more to myself than to my friend.

Jake swings his legs over the side of the chair to face me. He sets his beer down on the ground between us and grabs onto the side of my chair.

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