That wasn’t my intention.
I wasn’t ready then. I couldn’t deal with Mom’s cancer or the pressure or my own thoughts. All I wanted was to play and party and pretend.
I change the topic. “I saw your text. Definitely up for running on Sunday.” We stop by her beat-up car. “How is your dad? He was talking to Audrey earlier.”
She winces. “Hope he didn’t make her uncomfortable. Ever since the school put him on leave, he’s been acting even weirder than usual.” She blows out a breath and leans against her car. “Do you remember when Nadia and I turned thirteen?”
I was fifteen then, almost sixteen, and I remember the bathing suit she wore that summer. “Mmm-hmm.”
“I think that’s when he changed. The summer we turned thirteen, he got mad more often. He yelled at Mom more often, too. And that’s when I feel like I’ve disappointed him but I’m not sure why.” She shakes her head as if trying to get rid of unwanted thoughts. “Anyway, I have to go. I’ll try to be at the search party tomorrow morning. Maybe I can convince Mom and Dad to let Caleb spend the night at Julian’s. He needs to have fun.”
My fingers itch to caress her face again, my arms need to hold her, my mouth wants to kiss the worries away, but I hold myself still.
“If you can’t make it tomorrow, I’ll see you Sunday morning. Be careful, okay?”
“Always.” And she rises on her toes, her lips brush the corner of my mouth way too quickly and she hops into her car.
Leaving me behind.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One – Mellie
Chapter Two -Tessa
Chapter Three –Luke
Chapter Four - Tessa
Chapter Five - Luke
Chapter Six – Tessa
Chapter Seven - Luke
Chapter Eight – Mellie
Chapter Nine - Luke
Chapter Ten- Tessa
Chapter Eleven – Luke
Chapter Twelve - Tessa
Chapter Thirteen – Mellie
Chapter Fourteen -Luke
Chapter Fifteen - Tessa
Chapter Sixteen – Mellie
Chapter Seventeen – Luke
Chapter Eighteen - Tessa
Chapter Nineteen – Mellie
Chapter Twenty – Luke
Chapter Twenty-two – Luke
Chapter Twenty-three – Tessa
Chapter Twenty-four – Luke
Chapter Twenty-five – Mellie
Chapter Twenty-six – Tessa
Chapter Twenty-seven – Luke
Chapter Twenty-eight – Mellie
Chapter Twenty-nine – Tessa
Chapter Thirty – Luke
Chapter Thirty-one – Tessa
Chapter Thirty-two – Luke
Chapter Thirty-three – Tessa
Chapter Thirty-four – Mellie
Chapter Thirty-five – Tessa
Chapter Thirty-six – Luke
PART TWO
Chapter Thirty-seven – Tessa
Chapter Thirty-eight – Mellie
Chapter Thirty-nine – Luke
Chapter Forty – Tessa
Chapter Forty-one – Luke
Chapter Forty-two– Tessa
Chapter Forty-four – Tessa
Chapter Forty-five – Luke
Chapter Forty-six – Tessa
Chapter Forty-seven - Luke
Chapter Forty-eight – Tessa
Chapter Forty-nine – Mellie
Chapter Fifty – Luke
Three months later – Tessa
THE END
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sneak Peek
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CHAPTER 2 – ERIN
CHAPTER 3 – DIMITRI
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