Making the Move: Mill Street Series #2 by Calla Jessica

Author:Calla, Jessica
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessica Calla
Published: 2019-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

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After our tour of Rambling on Sunday and a trip to the movies with the sisters, Josh and I were exhausted. Isabelle, concerned about sleeping arrangements, insisted I take Josh’s room and that he sleep on the couch, but he snuck in anyway and slept next to me.

I loved being in his childhood space together, even if it meant a twin bed and posters of Britney Spears surrounding us. Mostly because I was getting used to sleeping with him and didn’t want to stop.

Early Monday morning, I woke when I heard the girls downstairs getting ready for school. I started to sit up, but Josh pulled me back down, shushing me. “They’ll hear you and bother us. Let them all get to school.”

Soon, the house was quiet, and Josh and I fell back to sleep. We didn’t emerge until lunchtime. His mom had left a list of chores for Josh and two sandwiches in the fridge for us. After we ate, we headed out to shovel.

As I struggled with the heavy snow, I decided that maybe I should have chosen to play my “fiddle” instead because shoveling was for the birds. In the city, the snow just seemed to disappear. I’d never thought about how.

The air was chilly, but not frigid. It actually felt kind of nice to be out of the house. Before we knew it, the buses and carpools returned with the King sisters. While we finished shoveling, they worked inside on Millie’s prom dress and Charlie’s fourth grade book report. As great as it was to have people around, I liked the quiet of the outside too.

Josh seemed to read that. He leashed up Elmo for a walk, and we took off, enjoying the scenery and the crunch of the road under our boots. The snow made everything look so pretty. Sparkly. Like a painting.

When we returned to the house, Josh and Elmo disappeared into the shed and I explored a little on my own, getting lost in the trees. I hadn’t felt that alone in a long time, like in the corn maze when I was a kid. This time though, I didn’t mind it. I knew I’d never get lost with Josh around to find me.

I wandered until Josh hunted me down, like I knew he would. Once we reached the porch, I declared myself exhausted, but Josh kept going, heading into the woods and shoveling a path to God only knew where.

I sat on the porch swing and pulled out my phone. First, I called Rachel. Her family crisis had worked itself out, and now she wanted to know everything that was going on with me and Josh. Evading her questions, I answered vaguely then made an excuse to get off the phone.

Next, I called my parents. Mom answered on the first ring.

“How’s Dad?” I asked as soon as she answered.

“He’s doing well. He won’t stop working, but you know your dad.” I could tell from the tone of her voice that she was frustrated with him.

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