Page 15 of Lunar Desires
“Yes, babycakes?” she asked as the kettle finished boiling.
“My…” I almost said boss, which she wasn’t. Erin Lovell was more like our guide, our wise sage we couldn’t live without. And kind of a boss, I guess. “Someone wants to talk to you.”
She nodded, taking the phone in her big hands. “Hello? Yes. That’s right. Yep. Friends for years. I see. Yes. Uh-huh. Well, you’re in luck. I can get them out. Yep. There’s a convenience store on Rosemary Road—Greta’s Great Grabs. You can pick them up there.” Molly nodded. “You’re welcome. I’ll pass you back.”
I took the phone. “Hello?”
“Good to hear your voice, Riley,”Erin’s soft tones answered.“How are you doing?”
“Shaken but fine. I’m sorry about all this.”
“Not at all. I’m glad you are safe.”
If Drake hadn’t run away, this would’ve never happened…The irate inner voice came with a punch, smashing the smitten me, replacing him with an angrier model. And it spoke the truth. Drake had forced me into this situation, albeit unknowingly. Maybe I should start being pissed off rather than glossing over the cold, hard facts by feeling so happy around him all the time.
Oh, God. I didn’t want to be mad. But I couldn’t deny the simmering fury trapped inside a pot I didn’t want to open.
Simmering. Yeah. Not boiling.
He left you…
Okay, okay. I’d deal with it. I would. No more gloss. Real talk later. But I also refused to let this happiness go. I wanted more of it. To nurture it, and he had apologized.
We all made mistakes.
“I’ll see you soon,”Erin said.“Take care.”
“Bye,” I whispered.
Isaac returned.“Can’t wait to crush you in a brother hug.”
“Likewise. Are you okay after what happened?” I asked.
Shade. Dad. Attacking me in my bedroom. My jaw clenched, a spike of sorrow landing in my heart.
Dad…
“I am now I’ve heard your voice. I’ve been shitting a brick.”
“Sorry to worry you.”
“Pfft. Don’t be daft. Just get your arse home ASAP.”
“Will do.”
“Toodles for now.”
I chuckled. “Toodles.”
He hung up.
Hearing their voices applied a soothing balm to my anxieties.
“No time for tea, I’m afraid,” Molly said. “We’ve got a secret tunnel to use.”
Before I could say anything, blue light exploded into the room.
Chapter 4
