The OUT OF LINE Series by Jen McLaughlin

Author:Jen McLaughlin [McLaughlin, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780989668477
Amazon: 0989668479
Publisher: Jen McLaughlin
Published: 2014-07-11T23:00:00+00:00

Monday afternoon, I closed my eyes for a second and took a deep breath. Right now, Finn was packing the last of his belongings, and I was going a little bit crazy. I know he thought this was for the best, and it very well might be true. But until he was home safe, and in my arms, I was not going to be okay with this. In fact, I was a mess.

A hot freaking mess.

Marie kicked me under the table. “Dude, are you sleeping over there or what?”

“Huh? No.” I straightened and cleared my throat, then smiled at her. “Sorry. It’s been a long couple of days on top of the late night.”

And it had. Dad was scampering to find someone to watch over me while Finn was gone, and Finn had been a whirlwind of activity since the night he told me he would be leaving. He’d had to get a whole bunch of shots, and then the packing and the phone calls…

He was doing this for us. Trying to make our life easier. But right now, all I knew was my boyfriend was leaving to go somewhere dangerous, and I wasn’t even allowed to know where.

My phone buzzed and I picked it up eagerly. It wasn’t Finn messaging me. It was Dad. Where are you?

I’m having coffee with my roommate.

A few seconds passed. Call me when you’re home.

I didn’t answer, and Marie sighed again. “You’re ignoring me for your man, aren’t you? And when will you tell me his name?”

“I wish. It’s my dad.” I showed her my screen. “And I can’t tell you. It’s too risky. The less you know, the better.”

“Ah.” Marie read the messages and rolled her eyes. “It’s all so secret and hush hush. You’d think you were dating Channing Tatum or something.”

I laughed. “Channing has nothing on him.”

“I wouldn’t know,” Marie said, frowning at me. “But since you refuse to tell me more, I’ll politely change the subject. Are you going home for the holidays?”

“I am.” I looked out the window, my eyes on the people walking by. They all wore sweaters and hats, but it was only in the low sixties. I missed the snow. The cold, brisk air. Even with all this mess with Finn going on, I was excited to go back. “Are you?”

“Yep. I leave the Friday after this one.”

“Saturday for me.” I swallowed hard and turned back to Marie. “Where are you from again?”

“Three hours from here,” she said, smiling. “So it’s not that long of a trip. You’re from back East, right?”

“Yeah.” I swallowed a sip of coffee. “D.C., to be exact.”

“Ah.” She laughed. “So you probably laugh at me when I put on a sweater out here, huh?”

“Laugh? Not exactly.” I smiled. “But it’s not cold to me, no.”

Marie looked out the window, a far-off look in her eyes. “I’ve never really been in snow. We drove to Bear Mountain a few times, but it doesn’t feel like winter when it only takes ten minutes down a mountain to get back into the spring, you know?”

“Yeah, I totally get it.

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