Those Who Wait by Haley Cass

Author:Haley Cass [Cass, Haley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2020-04-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Alex had been the root of many embarrassing moments throughout Sutton’s life. Her childhood and teenage memories were filled with those little moments.

However, her sister attacking her – her Charlotte in the middle of the night was beyond mortifying. She’d always been a light sleeper, and not only did she somewhat wake up when Charlotte slipped out of bed, but once she’d heard a thump and Charlotte’s semi-shouted words, she’d been wide awake. And nervous enough about what she was going to find that she ran out as fast as she could. Not even grabbing something to wear beyond underwear other than her sheet.

And this, well, this had been one of the last things she could have expected to see.

Holding the sheet together at her chest, she pressed her hand to her cheek in an attempt to staunch the furious blush, before pressing it to her forehead and rubbing. Of course this would happen. Just – of course. Tonight, the first night she got to fall asleep with Charlotte in her own bed, of all nights.

She couldn’t quite bite back a tired sigh, tinged with embarrassment and exasperation. An exasperation that only Alex could bring out in her, really. “Charlotte, this is my sister Alex. Alex, the woman that you attacked is my friend Charlotte. Who you owe an apology to,” she quickly added, reprimanding in a tone that was almost too close to their mother’s.

She hoped it would work enough to get Alex to do as she suggested.

It was sort of strange, introducing Charlotte to her sister. Strange and still mortifying, because even though Alex knew about her sexuality, she’d never imagined something like this. Not to mention, Alex had never exactly gotten along with anyone Sutton had been . . . romantic with.

Not that she and Charlotte were romantic, but – rolling her eyes slightly at herself, she shook her head and let her hand fall to her side.

She bit her bottom lip as she watched Alex turn to face Charlotte, her gray eyes alight with a suspicion and amusement that Sutton could recognize. Her eyebrow winged up in indecipherable question as she tilted her head. “Hey. Sorry, about the peanut butter. And throwing you against the wall.” She shrugged affably, in a way that was natural and didn’t surprise Sutton in the least because it was so Alex. But, it was an apology. That was all she could ask for.

“In my defense, though, you were skulking around my sister’s apartment in the dark in the middle of the night,” Alex added, decidedly unapologetically.

Sutton groaned this time, her head falling into her hands. “Really, Alex?”

Before she could make any excuses, though, she watched as Charlotte tugged the bottom of the sweater she was wearing in a quick, effortless movement to straighten it out and her shoulders drew back, tall and straight. Sutton felt her stomach drop in amazement tinged with attraction, because wearing only Sutton’s wrinkled sweater, with brown curls tousled and falling down her back, Charlotte looked somehow more dignified than most people could when they were dressed in formalwear.

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