Someone You Love: A Forced Proximity Summer Romance by Kristen Granata

Someone You Love: A Forced Proximity Summer Romance by Kristen Granata

Author:Kristen Granata [Granata, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-04T16:00:00+00:00


Charly

“You go on vacation, and get a dog and a boyfriend. I go on vacation, and all I get is massive diarrhea.”

I snort. “That’s disgusting, Jenny.”

“It’s true. Look at you. You’re literally glowing. I need sunglasses to look at you.”

I smile as I cross off number five on my list.

5. Go camping

“Where is the new beau? I need to give him the best friend pep talk.”

I glance into the hallway. “He’s still asleep. He had a rough night.”

She shakes her head. “I can’t imagine what that’s like. His whole life must be so different than what it used to be.”

“He can still do a lot.” I frown. “I just hate that he’s feeling this way because he took me camping.”

“It shows how much he cares about you, if he knew the consequences and he took you anyway.” She pauses. “How are you feeling? You said yourself how hard it will be to leave once the summer is over.”

I scratch behind Edward’s ears. “I don’t know. It happened, and now I don’t want to stop. But I don’t know what’s going to come of this once I go back home. I’m going to try to take it one day at a time.”

“That’s good, Char. Live in the present. Nothing wrong with that.”

Nothing, except the future looms over me like an impending storm.

I say goodbye to Jenny, and take Edward on an extra-long morning walk. Nana said he was a nervous wreck without me this weekend, pacing around the inn, and jumping every time the door would open.

It makes me wonder what he’ll feel like when I go back to New York. There’s a strict no-dogs-allowed rule in my apartment complex, and the rent is so cheap, I’d be crazy to give that up and move somewhere else. He’s yet another thing I’ll have to leave behind at Sunnyside.

“Tell me to stop thinking, Edward.”

He looks up at me with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth as he trots beside me.

“You’re such a good boy, you know that?”

He lets out a grunt, and I pretend it means, Yes, Mom.

I pop into the inn on our way back, and help Beatrice with breakfast.

“I missed you this weekend.” She squeezes my arm. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself when you leave us.”

Sadness punches my gut again. Seems to be the theme of the morning.

“How’s my boy feeling today?”

I whisk the eggs in a large bowl. “He’s still sleeping. I’m going to bring him breakfast after we serve the guests, and see if he needs anything.”

“I’m glad he’s letting you take care of him.” She glances out the window above the sink. “I worry he’s alone too much. It’s been wonderful to see him with you.”

Unsure of what to say, I land on, “Your grandson is incredible.”

Her blue eyes sparkle with pride. “And so are you, my dear.”

After we serve the guests, I bring a plate of scrambled eggs, toast, and bacon to Bryce.

His room is dim, his blinds still drawn.



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