The Tethered Soul of Easton Green: The Tethered Soul Series Book 1 by Laura C. Reden

Author:Laura C. Reden [Reden, Laura C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reden Books
Published: 2021-03-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

I don’t know if it were the warmth of the crackling fire or my apprehension about the topic at the dinner table, but I was sweating bullets. My dad asked Easton how we met, and I was very aware that the truth wasn’t a story that could be told. Easton and I shared a quick glance before he chose to rescue me from my atrocious acting skills.

“We met on the New River Bridge,” Easton began.

The heat poured over me, and even though I had been keeping my jacket on to hide the self-inflicted pain I displayed on the back of my arms, I could no longer survive being trapped inside the furnace. I shrugged off my jacket and pulled my hair into a ponytail.

“The New River Bridge! Is that right?” My dad engaged.

“Yes, sir. I was driving home from work when I saw Beck standing on the side of the road. She was looking at her flat tire like it was a UFO.”

Dad laughed and slapped the table. Even Carter chuckled.

“Ain’t that right!” Dad held his beer up towards me. I raised my glass of wine as I rolled my eyes. Easton was so good at this, I couldn’t help but wonder why.

“Now, I was in no position to pass a pretty lady in distress. So, I pulled over. After fixing her tire, I asked her out on a date. To this day, I’m not sure if she wanted to or if she did it as a favor, but I like to think I won her over that night.” Easton locked eyes with mine and slid his hand onto my knee. “The rest is history,” he said.

I barely noticed how happy my mom was. I was too busy basking in the freefall. I don’t know how he did it; every word out of his mouth was something to remember and reflect on. He had so much heart, I wondered how he could contain it. I reached down to his hand and squeezed it. We were acting like a couple, true, but we both knew nobody could see our interlocking hands under the table. That one was for us.

When everyone had their fill of dinner, I shrugged my jacket back on so that nobody would see. I helped my mom clean the dishes, and Easton attempted to win over my brother. It was no easy task, but I applauded him for trying. Mom scraped the leftover meatballs into a container, and Chloe collected placemats as she rambled on about the recipe she followed for the chocolate mousse pie she brought. As unsettled as the nerves had made my stomach, I was pretty sure there was a separate compartment made of steel that only always accepted dessert.

When the kitchen had been put back together, I rescued Easton from my brother. If he was as relieved as I imagined he should be, he didn’t show it. He followed me to my parent's back patio. Small and quaint. A rose garden with a fountain and a view of the night’s starry sky.

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