Roomie Wars Box Set (Books 1-3) by T.Masen Kat & T.Masen Kat

Author:T.Masen, Kat & T.Masen, Kat [T.Masen, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

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Stepping into his dad’s house brings back a lot of memories. I’ve been here numerous times, and suddenly, the sadness of him being gone creeps in. Don’t cry. Be strong for Drew.

The musky scent inside the living room smells just like him, and everywhere you look, there’s something that has a story to tell. The stuffed fox fighting the rattlesnake that sits next to the television, something that always creeped me out. The large photo frame with a picture of him feeding a crocodile back home in Australia.

And then, there’s a picture of Drew. Four years old, sitting on a bike next to his mother. The photo is old—sepia with corners fraying. I haven’t seen this picture before, and upon closer inspection, I look at the face that belonged to his mother. She’s beautiful. Same color hair as Drew and the lips do the same pose, curving to the left slightly when they smile.

“I’ve got the papers.” Drew stops just shy of where I’m standing.

“That’s my mother.”

“I kinda figured that. She’s beautiful, and you’re the spitting image of her.”

My skin begins to tingle, goosebumps appearing up and down my arm. I can’t see him standing behind me, but I feel it. All over. Every inch of me senses the warmth of his body right there. So close that his shallow, uneven breaths warm the tips of my shoulder blades.

And this, right here, is everything I was afraid of.

The sole reason that for the past year, I’d blocked out everything about him. I can’t deny it anymore. I love him. I’ve loved him for such a long time, long before that night.

But is love enough?

Can I honestly give up everything I’ve worked so hard for because I love a guy?

Just because you love someone doesn’t mean it’ll end up with a ‘happily ever after.’

“Stay,” he says, barely above a whisper.

“Drew.”

“No.” Gripping my arm, he turns me around, so we’re facing each other. “I should have asked you to stay that night. Maybe if I did, things would be different between us. Maybe Dad would still be here.”

I stroke his cheek with the palm of my hand wiping away the single tear that’s fallen. He missed his dad, but no matter what happened between us, it wouldn’t change the fact that it was his time to go. He’s hurting. So much of me wants to protect him, wrap him up in a cotton-wool blanket and sprinkle happy dust on him. But deep down inside I know I can only do so much. I’m not God.

“I… I can’t stay.”

He pulls away, my hand falling abruptly. “Of course, you can’t.”

“I want to. I really do,” I quickly add. “But what I’m doing, it’s for me. I don’t want to resent you because I stay here.”

“I get it.”

“Do you?” I ask, reaching for his hand again.

Tilting his head to the floor, he ignores my gesture and doesn’t make eye contact. “It’s never been right. Us. We’re just not meant to be.”

“I don’t think it’s not meant to be.

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