Rock My Love: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance by Flora Ferrari

Author:Flora Ferrari [Ferrari, Flora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-03T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Billie

Penny sits on the counter, something we’re not technically supposed to do. But it’s another day shift and the place is quiet except for a few regulars at the back, all of them consumed with their newspaper or their board games.

“So you left, after all of that?” Penny says.

I pace up and down in front of the counter, filled with the same buzzing energy that has captivated me all night and day.

“Yes. Well, I stopped to scrawl down my cell number so he could call me later.”

“Why did you leave?”

“Because I felt like my head was going to explode. I felt like my heart was going to explode. Is that enough of a reason?” I spin on her, and then quickly soften. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap.”

She smiles, hopping down from the counter. “The stakes are as high as they get here, hon. Don’t apologize. Did you believe him, when he said he felt the same way you do?”

“Yes,” I say firmly. “There wasn’t even a small part of me that thought he was lying. I know he’s telling the truth. But that doesn’t make it any simpler. That makes it all the more complicated.”

“Because of your dad…”

“I tried to tell him last night,” I whisper. “When I came back from Aaron’s place. If this is going to be more than a single date – which it clearly freaking is – I thought I should get it over with. Rip off the Band-Aid and all that. But he was going over our bills, sorting through them all, and I just couldn’t stand the idea of making him even sadder.”

“He could’ve been as wealthy as Aaron,” Penny says. “He turned it down. And for what? For some vague principles.”

“Penny, come on, this is my dad we’re talking about.”

She sighs, shrugging. “I don’t want to upset you. But he’s being a little selfish here. It’s all about how he feels about money, how he feels about the economy. It’s like my uncle. We can’t even have a family dinner without him going off on some political rant.”

I want to tell her to shut up, but there’s some truth in her words, no matter how much it pains me to admit it.

“I’m sorry,” she says a moment later. “I guess it’s just secondhand outrage, you know.”

“Not really.”

“You didn’t have to be here.” She waves a hand at the restaurant. “You could be in college right now, studying creative writing, songwriting, music, where you belong. I know you could take out a loan, and if you decided to do that, I’d support you. But knowing that, in another life, you could be there with all your expenses paid…”

“I can’t think like that,” I say softly. “Dad made his decision.”

“When did Aaron’s band change guitarists?”

I swallow, understanding what she’s getting at. “Just after I was born.”

“So he had a newborn baby, a family to provide for, and he chose to follow his so-called ideals instead.”

“My dad is a good man. He’s worked his butt off for us for years.

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