The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer

Author:Kristen Zimmer [Zimmer, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, lesbian, Contemporary, Actress, romance, Celebrity, Hollywood, New Adult
ISBN: 9781909490130
Google: 8tpYngEACAAJ
Amazon: 190949013X
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2013-10-14T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Payton

I’ve been in the study messing around with my MIDI program since the sun came up. I couldn’t sleep at all last night. After dinner, I was sort of in a daze, and I still cannot believe it; I’m in California less than forty-eight hours and the universe presents me with an opportunity I would be stupid to pass up. Lauren. She’s pretty, she seems cool, and she wants to “get to know me.” It must be some kind of celestial intervention like Venus or Ishtar or whoever is screaming at me, “Here! Here’s someone to concentrate your energy on who will actually return the favor!” I should go for it and be thankful, shouldn’t I? I can’t keep endlessly moping around like a lovelorn loser. She might be exactly what I need to get over Kendall. Nothing else I try seems to be working. Yeah. I’ll give Lauren a chance.

I’m in the middle of mixing down a track when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I slip my headphones down around my neck.

I look up to see Kendall rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “Why are you up so early?”

Because I’ve been arguing with myself all night about the pros and cons of dating somebody in order to forget about someone else. “I was dreaming and had a stroke of musical genius,” I fib. “I’m gonna try my hand at crossing classical with electronica.”

She skulks over to the rolling office chair and slumps into it. “That’ll be interesting,” she croaks through a yawn.

“Yeah, hopefully, or it could be a disaster.”

“Nothing you do could ever be a disaster.”

Wanna bet? “Thanks. Why are you up so early?”

She hunches her shoulders. “I wasn’t tired anymore.”

“Would you like some coffee? I was gonna make a pot.”

She nods.

We make our way to the kitchen. She sits at the breakfast bar and watches me as I work my caffeine magic. When it’s finished brewing, I pour her a cup with hazelnut creamer, exactly how she likes it. She takes a sip then shoots me a wide grin. “I love your coffee. If you were a barista, you’d put everyone else to shame.”

“That’s the real reason I agreed to this move—not to be your music teacher, but your personal barista.”

“That’s fine by me,” she retorts before taking another sip.

“So, I decided you were right. About Lauren, I mean. I’m going to give it a chance with her. If she’s interested, that is.”

“Oh, she’s interested,” she speaks into the side of her coffee mug. “I’ve been hanging out with her a lot lately. She’s good people. Before you know it, the two of you will be celebrating your one year anniversary together in Paris.”

A disbelieving laugh seeps from my mouth. “Counting your chickens before they’ve hatched much?”

“Whatever.” She rolls her eyes, gets up, and saunters over to the fridge. She peers over her shoulder at me. “We’ve got no food.”

“What did you expect? You’re always eating out,” I reply.

She looks at me straight-faced then starts chuckling uproariously.

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