The Boyfriend Series Box Set (Books 1-6): YA Contemporary Romance Novels by Christina Benjamin

Author:Christina Benjamin [Benjamin, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crown Atlantic Publishing
Published: 2018-04-08T03:00:00+00:00

7

Emma

Emma forgot how nice it was to have someone to talk to. Will sat across from her in their usual spot at Jacques Torres. Eli, the barista still worked there and he even remembered Emma, right down to her preference for smoked sea salt, orange zest and marshmallows in her cocoa.

Sipping her favorite concoction across from Will made Emma’s heart skip a beat. His gorgeous smile was so familiar it tugged at the old ache she’d been trying to bury. And for the first time since she’d come back to New York, Emma felt like she was home.

“So,” Will said. “Is it really that bad?”

“What?”

“Your father’s new place? I just figured that’s what you were upset about.”

Emma laughed. “Actually, yeah. It’s pretty awful. I don’t even have my own room. Can you believe that?”

“Harsh. Where are you supposed to sleep?”

Emma slouched at the prospects. “I don’t know. The couch?”

“Well, my offer still stands.” Will held his hands up before she could sneer at him. “Let me clarify. My purely innocent offer still stands. My brothers haven’t been home in years and my folks are out of town as usual, so there’s plenty of empty bedrooms at my place if you get tired of the couch.”

“Thanks. I may take you up on it,” she replied, thinking of the uncomfortable-looking white slab that her father was trying to pass off as a couch. “When did you move by the way?”

Will waved his hand dismissively. “A few months ago. Sore subject.”

Emma nodded, understanding completely.

“So tell me something good,” Will said, changing the subject. “How’s school?”

Emma groaned. “Sore Subject.”

“Really? I thought you were loving it in Boston.”

That’s what Emma had told her best friend Kensie Davenport. Kensie was the only person Emma kept in contact with from her old school. And if Will knew Emma was boasting that Boston was great . . . Did that mean he was asking about her?

She rubbed her temples then took another sip of hot chocolate. Emma was never good at the mind games and social politics that went along with trying to figure out if guys were into her. She liked to be straightforward. And based on what her parents had gone through, Emma was convinced it was the best policy.

“Yeah, I don’t know why I said that. I hate Boston.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. It’s not New York.”

“That’s it?” Will asked. “Seems cruel to hate on a city for not being New York. I mean by that logic all cities suck.” Will’s eyes twinkled like ice chips as he recited one of his favorite quotes. “You haven’t lived until you’ve died in New York,” he said with bravado.

She laughed. It was so good to be around someone who got it. New York City was the best place in the world. And not many people had experienced the city like Emma had, but Will was one of the few. Growing up in Manhattan, going to elite prep schools, having a doorman, car service and private shopping accounts at Barney’s .

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