The Fading Trilogy: Fading, Freeing, Falling: Includes 2 BONUS short stories: Hoping and Finding Forever by E.K. Blair

Author:E.K. Blair
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fading boxset
Publisher: E.K. Blair LLC
Published: 2015-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

After the fun we just had in my car, I say to Mark, “Hey, I need to talk to you about something,” as we step into the elevator.

“Yeah, I want to talk to you about something too,” he says, and even though I need to tell him about Preston, my curiosity piques.

“Yeah, what’s up?” I ask him.

The doors slide open and we walk up to my apartment door as he says, “It’s about Thanksgiving.”

Opening the door, we head over to the couch to sit down. I normally go home for Thanksgiving, but given the last couple of phone calls with my mother, that’s really not a good idea right now.

Propping my feet on the coffee table, I slouch back as he continues, “Why don’t you come home with me?”

My head snaps up to look at him. I’m caught off guard. “What?”

“Don’t freak out on me, Jase,” he says as he cocks his head to the side. I’m sure he can see the hesitation all over my face.

Trying to keep my cool, I tell him, “Thanks, but I’m gonna stay here.”

“And do what?”

“Look, it would be one thing if your parents lived here and I stopped by for the day, but—”

“I get it. But they don’t live here, and I want them to meet you. So if that’s ever gonna happen, then you’re gonna have to come to Ohio with me.”

It’s not so much the meeting them; it’s not knowing what their reaction will be. Shit, I barely even talk to my parents at this point. Even though he tells me they are cool with everything, I’m not about to put myself in a situation that could backfire on Mark’s intentions. How will they look at me? At us? Us as a couple?

“Are you gonna say anything?” he asks.

I don’t want to hurt him, but I can’t go. I can’t chance the rejection. I’m not ready, not yet. “I love that you want me to meet your family, but I don’t think it’s the right time.”

Shifting to face me, he says, “You know I love you, and you need to know that I would never ask you to put yourself in a situation that would hurt you.”

I know that he wouldn’t, but I also know that people are unpredictable, and flying across the country to meet my boyfriend’s parents after almost four months is a bit terrifying.

“Yeah, I know,” I sigh, and he returns with, “Don’t say no. Just think about it.”

“Do your parents know about me?” That’s probably a stupid question, but I’m curious about what he has told them.

“Yeah. They were the ones that wanted you to come out.” When I lay my head back on the couch and stare up at the ceiling, he says, “They’re totally cool with everything.”

Rolling my head to the side to look at him, I say, “I don’t know, but I’ll think about it.”

He grins as he leans over to kiss me, and the knots in my stomach begin to loosen.

“So, what was it that you needed to tell me?” he asks, and the knots—they’re back.

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