Shameless Kisses by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2019-02-27T23:00:00+00:00

Eli

No sooner do Harley and I get back to Whitney Briggs, do I get her back to her dorm safe and sound, than I head out onto the field and call my aunt.

“Well, if it isn’t the boy who comes to New York but doesn’t spend a stitch of time with me,” she teases.

“That would be me. I’m sorry. Look, I think I’m having a problem—with him. I want his number. I want some way that I can contact him.” And verify that the number I swiped from Harley’s phone is one in the same.

I’m met with silence on the other end of the line. “You sound hostile. Are you sure this is a good idea?”

A gruff laugh bounces through me. “You’re kidding me, right? You’ve been the biggest cheerleader for the two of us to make amends, and now you’re exercising caution because of the inflection in my voice? I’m fine, I promise. I’m ready to do this.” I’m lying. I am not ready to do this. I’m not interested in doing this. “This is something that’s been a long time coming. It’s been a half a decade since my family died. I think it’s time. Don’t you?”

“You almost have me fooled.” She chuckles in that way she’s prone to do when she’s apprehensive. “You can’t take this lightly, Eli. I want this to work out for you—for the both of you. The last time you spoke, things ended badly.”

“People died.”

“And the fact you relate one event to the next is a problem for me. I don’t want you blaming him. It wasn’t his fault. It was nobody’s fault.” Instinctually, I want to hang up on her. My thumb is itching to float over that little red button. I take a deep breath instead and nod to no one in particular. “Okay. Hell, I’ll do it your way. I’m coming back to the city next weekend. Does that work?”

“He’s not here. He’s down there with you.”

That’s what she thinks. If I’m right, and I am, he’s in both places.

“Let’s do this”—she sighs into the phone—“how about I feel him out? I’ll talk to him first, and then if he’s game, the ball is in your court. I’ll give you his number, the whole nine yards.”

Crap. Something tells me he will not be game because he’s already entrenched in one.

“Yes. That’s—uh, perfect. I’m free the rest of the day, but if that’s too soon, I’ll make it work sometime this week. Where is he, anyway? What’s he up to?” If she’s not willing to give me an all-access pass, maybe she’ll give up the information one sound bite at a time.

“That’s for him to tell you. It’ll give you something to talk about during the reunion. Eli, I’m just so happy I could cry.”

“Don’t cry. I love you. I know you just want the best for me.”

“For the both of you. I know this might sound crass, considering the circumstances, but you are my sons.”

“Nice.” And one of her sons just so happens to be a very bad seed.

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