Rough Water (Songbird #7) by Melissa Pearl

Author:Melissa Pearl [Pearl, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, new adult
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Justin

It was dark out. I’d had a shitty Saturday visiting the courthouse and finding out what I had to do. Hours online researching and downloading documents put me in a foul mood. By Sunday, I could do nothing more than sit on my stale motel bed and stare at my computer screen.

Images of Blake’s and Jane’s smiling faces filled the space. They were a mix of live action and still shots. “I Love You Always Forever” played in the background of the wedding video I’d made them. I had planned to use it as part of my best man speech. While Sarah had stayed up in the early hours making Jane’s dress, I’d hunched over my computer, cutting, editing, splicing until I’d created the perfect four-minute video for them.

I’d chosen one of Jane’s favorite Donna Lewis songs to accompany the collage of their life together. Sarah had swooned when I played it to her, sitting on my lap with her slender arm around my shoulders.

“You’re so amazing,” she’d whispered, her eyes sparkling as she watched the screen.

I’d loved doing that. Editing, creating beautiful images like that made me so incredibly happy. I’d been doing it ever since I was a kid, taking photos and video clips of any and everything. Turning them into mini-movies. We’d watch them on the weekends sometimes, or I’d make a special one for family occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Blake had tried to convince me to pursue it in college, but my parents were pushing law so hard it was easier to keep my technical talents as a hobby.

Making video clips for fun won’t set you up financially, son. You need to get yourself a decent career first.

My dad had made a good point, and I followed his advice. It was just easier than putting up a fight. After I met Sarah and she’d trusted me enough to divulge her wedding business dreams, I’d had even more reason to pursue a stable career that could support her.

Everything had fallen into place so easily—our lives mapped out for us by everyone who cared. It’d been simpler to let people take charge. We’d been so happy together we hadn’t even noticed it happening around us.

Where had that left me?

In a job I hated, working like a dog to please the people I loved.

And I was fucking miserable.

I double-clicked on the next clip in my folder. Blake’s smile hit me first. It was vivid and eye-catching. He winked at the camera and pointed. “You ready, bro?”

“Yeah, go for it.”

He shifted in his chair, resting the guitar on his knee and tucking a long curl behind his ear before starting to strum.

I panned the camera to the door. I remembered the way my heart kicked when Jane and Sarah slipped into the room.

“What’s going on?” Jane barely had time to ask her question before Blake started playing “The Book of Love.”

Her lips parted when he started singing. Her eyes misted over. Blake’s voice stretched across the room, drawing her toward him.

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