Mark My Words by E.L. Koslo

Author:E.L. Koslo [Koslo, E.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Cherry Publishing
Published: 2022-04-12T18:30:00+00:00

NINETEEN

Christine

Cape Cod

The ferry was running behind — something about scheduled maintenance at the main dock in Boston Harbor taking longer than usual — which spelled disaster for me making it back to Boston in time for work today. I should have left on the last ferry Tuesday night, but Nana had purposely misplaced her keys to try to keep me here longer. I felt terrible that she was so desperate for company that she was lying to keep me captive, but I also knew that Pietro would keep her plenty occupied.

He’d been seated at the breakfast bar again this morning, eating a freshly baked blueberry muffin, a robe pulled on over his pajamas. They hadn’t even tried to hide the fact that he’d spent the night again, and while disturbing, I was glad that Nana had someone worth traumatizing her grandchild over.

Isobel had practically forced me to take vacation days last week, but this week was bound to be hectic with Chase and Evan making an appearance, so I needed to get back to the office. As far as I knew, Isobel still hadn’t managed to get Chase to agree to the book tour, but once Chase was trapped in her office, it was only a matter of time until Isobel coerced her into doing what she thought was best.

I still hadn’t interacted with Evan — other than when I’d unknowingly caught him in the city with Chase — so I was curious what he was like beyond what little information dickhead and Sam had divulged about him. Although if the book tour went ahead, I’d be spending plenty of time with Chase and Evan...and Sam by default.

He hadn’t called after our little Tinder conversation, but I wasn’t sure what I expected. I wasn’t sure how to take his silence after I told him I was trying. Nana had convinced me maybe I didn’t need to run from getting attached to Sam. Our future beyond the next few months was still uncertain, but I didn’t want to intentionally push him away anymore. I was scared though, and I knew I’d probably do something stupid instead of talking to him about how I was feeling. This whole relationship business didn’t come easily to me.

Finally, after sitting in a café next to the dock for three hours staring at the cursor on my computer screen lost in thought, the ferry pulled into its position, and I packed up my bags to head down to board the boat.

The water was choppy, a late spring storm on the horizon in the forecast for the afternoon. I’d intended to go over my last set of edits using the free Wi-Fi on the boat, but the rocking had forced me to close my laptop and settle in with a view out the windows, watching the landscape of the coastline gradually transition from quiet beaches to urban buildings and skyscrapers by the time we hit the harbor in Boston.

I was already running late for work, but a

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