Nonverbal: A New Adult Best Friend's Brother Romance (Love Beyond Words Book 1) by Raina Ash

Author:Raina Ash [Ash, Raina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink Fox Publishing
Published: 2022-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Paige

AFTER THE MOVIE, I PASS ON spending the night with Brody. I tell him I need my space sometimes, especially when my skin is more sensitive. He understands and kisses me good night. He’s always so understanding. It makes my heart ache.

I thank him for the comics because I don’t yet know how to tell him I can’t accept his gift. He says, “Of course. Happy to contribute to your new collection.” Then he kisses me again. My heart aches more.

I lay in bed for a long time listening to the crickets outside my window. Cricket music. I wish I could make music with my legs, something I’ve fantasized about since I was little. I dreamed of being the only woman in the world with cricket legs, so no one would care that I don’t use my throat to form words. A superhero. I would hop long distances to chase bad guys, and the music from my legs would immobilize them. Sometimes I would make music so beautiful they’d fall asleep. Other times, my notes would make their ears bleed.

My tactic would depend on the person. Some bad guys are actually good guys who only are misguided, so I would be nicer to them.

I sit up to look out the window. Frank is awake. I can see him in his living room, rocking in his recliner and watching TV. He’s always awake at night. I think the only time he sleeps is after he drinks in the morning.

I can’t believe it’s been a year since Amber and I became best friends. Before that, we talked online when I watched her cam show and bugged her for advice about how to orgasm. We didn’t become real friends until one particular night. This night. One year ago.

She didn’t look right during her show. First, she was completely naked. You’re not supposed to get naked right away if you want guys to give you money. You save the goods for private chats. Her words were also slurred and her eyes sleepy. She kept talking about life being stupid because everyone dies. You spend all this time learning skills and building things and improving yourself, only to die. Then she swallowed a bunch of pills with several gulps of vodka and passed out.

I had her address because she invited me over once. She was a strange woman on the internet, so I never went, but I kept the address. Seeing her that night on her cam show left me unsettled. I couldn’t shake the feeling. Her stream was still live as she laid on her bed unconscious, and it didn’t feel right not to check on her. I slipped from my window even though I knew there would be consequences. I paid for a cab with money I hid for emergencies, and when I found her apartment, I broke a window to get in. She wouldn’t wake up no matter how hard I shook her, so I used RTT to message 9-1-1 for an ambulance.

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