More Than This by Alexa Land

Author:Alexa Land [Land, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

A few hours later, after lots of drinks, a big meal, and cake, I leaned back on the outdoor sofa and grinned as I watched Ari. He’d joined the band, and they were teaching him to play the ukulele. His sleeves were rolled up, he was barefoot on the grass, and he’d tucked a pink hibiscus flower behind his ear. He was just the most adorable thing I’d ever seen.

Aunt Glyn handed me a cup of coffee, then sat beside me and watched him too as she said, “That’s a very special young man you have there. I’d suggest holding on to him.”

“Oh believe me, that’s definitely the plan.” The band members moved on to choreography, and Ari followed their moves awkwardly, then burst out laughing and looked around for me. When our eyes met, he gave me the sweetest smile, and I whispered, “I know it’s only been a week, but I’m falling hard for him, Aunt Glyn.”

“It’s mutual,” she said, as she put her feet up. “That boy’s crazy about you.”

“Do you think so?”

“Definitely. That birthday present says a lot, too. That’s not something he’d give to just anyone.”

August would probably be furious when he found out I’d be taking a break from our training for that trip, but there was no way on earth I was going to miss out on that. Plus, it was actually the perfect place to be as my birthday approached. Ari had mentioned the rental house was on ten acres of land and very private. If my powers surged all of a sudden, I was already in the desert and could just go off on my own and vent the excess energy into the ground.

There hadn’t been the need to do that for the last week. All the time spent practicing with August had burned a lot of energy and left me feeling more stable and in control than I had in a long time. But I knew that could change abruptly, and I loved the idea of being someplace where I could deal with it right away, as opposed to getting in the car and driving for several hours when the need arose.

After a few minutes, Ari returned the ukulele to the band, then jogged over to me and took my hand as he said, “Dance with me, Griffin.”

The band was playing an up-tempo number, but I’d learned Ari always wanted to slow-dance, regardless of the music. We went out onto the lawn, and I took his hand in mine and slipped an arm around his waist. He looked up at me and said, “Thank you for bringing me to meet your family. I’m so happy you have these wonderful women and so much love in your life.”

“They’re all crazy about you, which comes as absolutely no surprise.” He reached up and caressed my cheek, and a moment later I chuckled and said, “I just recognized the song.” It was the all-ukulele rendition of Shake It Off by Taylor Swift.

“I’ve decided ukuleles are the best instrument ever.

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