SALT: Age Gap (Summer Nights) by L.A. Ferro

Author:L.A. Ferro [Ferro, L.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pine Hollow Publishing
Published: 2024-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Cameron

"Hey, have you seen my phone?" I ask Stormy as I look around my camper.

"No. Maybe you left it in your car."

I lift the throw pillows on the couch for the tenth time in the past twenty minutes before putting my hands on my hips, thoroughly peeved. Out of all the days to lose my phone, the day I kiss Everett Callahan for the first time would officially be the worst. "I already checked there."

"Where's the last place you remember having it?"

I throw myself back on the couch and trill my lips as I stare at the ceiling. That's when I remember Mackenzie sent a text while I was waiting for Stormy to pack a bag. "Shit. I left it in your room."

She holds her phone up. "We have mine if there's an emergency, or we could always go back."

"I don't want to leave now that we are here. It's an hour back… unless you've changed your mind about staying here, and that was your subtle hint."

"Nope, this kind of shit is right up my alley. I told you, I bought a tiny house. I'm jealous of this whole setup. I wish I had somewhere like this to park my place." She tosses a bag of marshmallows at me. "Ready to start up that fire?"

Once we got our cocktails poured, we came outside and found a spot next to the lake to start a fire. It's so peaceful out here, but I'll admit having someone here with me is better than sitting on top of my car in the dark. I only wish I hadn't left my phone. Honestly, it's probably better than what I did. There is something to be said about making a man miss you, not letting him have everything all at once. I'd like to say it's what I've intentionally been doing with Everett, but that wouldn't be the whole truth. The old me, the one he knew before he left, was ballsy. She was no holds barred, but dare I say, I've grown up. I hate to use that term because it suggests that the girl I was then was immature, not fully grown and capable of making life choices, such as who she wants to be with, and I don't see it that way. The way I see it, the time we spent apart these past few months was a test of sorts. It gave us both time to deal with what we were feeling. He thought I wanted Parker, and I know part of him still believes Parker would be better for me. I'm confident that's why he left, so he wasn't a factor. Everett would accept misery if it meant I was happy; what he doesn't understand is that I'd do the same. If I thought I couldn't be what he needed, I'd walk. That's why I've been careful since he came home. I'm all in. I've been all in for as long as I can remember, but seeing how feeling anything for me pains him every time we push a boundary kills me.

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