Settling Ashes: A New Adult/College Romance (The Ashes Series Book 2)

Author:Gardin, Diana [Gardin, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Diana Gardin
Published: 2014-05-14T07:00:00+00:00

Clay

“Clay! You didn’t have to make Rob carry me! I can walk.”

Paige’s voice bordered on annoyed as she glared at me over Rob’s shoulder.

“You can walk to your bed when you get inside,” I said. “My only concern is you and your welfare. I’m only pissed I couldn’t carry you myself.”

Rob looked pointedly at my arm, which was stuck in a heavy white sling. “With that thing? You’d both have gone down in a heap on the sidewalk.”

I growled. He laughed.

Gillian flung the door open as we made it to the step, and Rob carried Paige inside. He laid her on the couch gently, and then brushed off his hands.

“My work here is done,” he announced.

“Not so fast,” Gillian snapped. “We’re having a meeting, remember?” She bent down to kiss Paige’s cheek. “Welcome home, roomie! I’m making steaks for dinner.”

Paige grinned. “My favorite? How sweet! I knew I was keeping you around for a reason.”

“Oh, that’s not the only reason,” answered Gill with a snide grin. “Your closet thanks me.”

I sat next to Paige, placing her legs on top of mine and squeezing them with my good hand. She wiggled happily under the soothing pressure my fingers created.

“Who’s coming to this meeting?” I asked Gillian suspiciously.

I hadn’t been alone with Paige nearly enough since she’d been back from Haygood. We’d had one night together. The date I’d planned had been obviously ruined by our car wreck. Rob had been driving me to and from the hospital for the past three days, and had taken me to pick up Paige. My dad had promised me that a new car was on the way. I felt strange about accepting it now that I was close to graduation and being self-sufficient. But I had to have a car to get around. So I let him buy it. I was trying to think of it as a graduation gift, even though I knew something else for the purpose would come along soon enough.

Paige had to stay in the hospital for three days, and I spent every night there with her. Now that she was home, I was chomping at the bit to have time for just the two of us. It wasn’t just about the sex. Although that aspect of our relationship was mind-blowing and on another level of perfect. I’d been with a lot of girls before Paige. I was actually ashamed at the amount. But I hadn’t been in love with a single one of them. And actually making love to this woman was something completely new and totally addictive.

More than that though, I just wanted to spend time in the same space where she thrived, healthy and happy. She made the air around her shimmer with a warm glow. I was lucky to be in her orbit at all, and I needed all of that glimmer back full-time. I was lost without it.

But now Gillian wanted us to meet to talk about some conspiracy theory she was having. I was concerned about Paige, but I had a hard time believing someone wanted to hurt her, much less because of me.

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