Strung (Seaside) by Rachel Van Dyken

Author:Rachel Van Dyken [Van Dyken, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, rocker, new adult, young adult, contemporary
Published: 2014-07-06T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Alec

FUNNY HOW DAYS turn into weeks. Weeks turn into months. The outside world changes, yet my heart? The way I felt about her? Stayed exactly the same. I tried everything. I stayed away — watched from afar like a total creeper, and let Demetri be Demetri.

I laughed when he told me stories of Nat. I even went with them to the movies a few times.

On the outside — everything was fine.

On the inside? I was shredded.

It didn’t help matters that Demetri had asked me to take Nat to Homecoming because he couldn’t go. He’d changed. That was all there was to it. I was a man divided. One side of me was thrilled that Nat had helped Demetri turn into the brother I’d always hoped he could be. While the other half wanted to strangle him with my bare hands for stealing her kisses — when I wanted to save them for myself.

Demetri wanted to go back to LA to help with a volunteer theatre program; it was only going to be for a week or so.

I couldn’t say ‘no’ to him I wanted to say ‘no.’ I wanted to run screaming in the other direction.

Instead. I grinned — and said ‘sure why not?’

It was the weekend. I’d just finished my last final and was making my way down the hall when I saw Nat emerge from homeroom and do a little dance in the hallway. Crossing my arms, I leaned against the lockers and watched in amusement as the girl went into full out choreography. Damn, I wish I were that happy to finish a final.

“Is that from High School Musical?” I joked.

Nat froze, her hand mid-air as if she was doing Saturday Night Fever or a clock move, and turned. My grin was so wide it actually hurt my face. I lifted my phone into the air, snapped a few pictures and quickly sent them to Demetri.

Nat groane., “Please tell me you didn’t take a picture.”

“I didn’t take a picture,” I confirmed.

She exhaled.

“I recorded it and just uploaded to Youtube,” I lied.

“No!” she gasped barreling towards me.

“Nah.” I shrugged, loving the blush that crept up her cheeks. “But I did send it to Demetri.”

Holy shit she was scowling at me! It was the most we’d talked in three weeks. Most words we exchanged were yes or no answers to questions.

She exhaled and put her hands on her hips. “What do you want?”

“Don’t ask a question you don’t want the answer to,” I said darkly. Ah, and there it was, the pent up frustration and emotion just begging to be released. Damn what I wouldn’t do to get the chance to slam that pretty body against the lockers and kiss her senseless. I pushed the memories of her lips down into the darkness of my brain — into the black hole of my heart and offered her a casual smile.

“Sorry.”

I shrugged. “Demetri wants me to take you to Homecoming.”

Nat was quiet for a minute then said, “Demetri is very trusting.

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