Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 76000 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 380(@200wpm)___ 304(@250wpm)___ 253(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76000 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 380(@200wpm)___ 304(@250wpm)___ 253(@300wpm)
“It’s a start, and until you actually tell him what’s going on so you both have all the information, you can’t move forward in any way.” Luna’s chin firms as she continues to lecture me. “This is something you need to work out together.”
“You would make a really great psychologist.”
She stares at me until I huff out a breath.
“Fine, but give me a few days to wrap my head around this and decide how I want to tell him and how I want to move forward.”
“I think that’s fair,” Sarah says and shrugs when Luna turns to her. “What? It is fair, Luna. I know he’s your brother, but this isn’t about you, and it’s a lot of information for June to process. She needs to clear her head before she unloads on Apollo.”
“Exactly.” I nod in agreement. “That’s all it is, clearing my head before I tell him, and then he and I will come up with a plan together.”
“Don’t put it off too long,” Luna suggests. “It’ll only get harder, and then he’ll wonder why you didn’t tell him sooner, which will be one more thing to argue about.”
“Right.” I bite my lip. “Okay, I’ll tell him in a day or two, tops.”
“In the meantime,” Sarah adds, “what do you need?”
“I really want some chocolate cake right now.”
“You should say the baby wants it,” Luna says. “Then the calories don’t count.”
“Holy shit.” I swallow hard before flinging myself back on the bed and covering my face with a pillow.
“Don’t smother yourself.” Sarah takes the pillow off my face.
“I’m having a baby. How in the hell did this happen?”
“You don’t know?” Luna asks.
“Don’t make me hurt you.”
May 23, 2009
* * *
Dear Diary,
I lost my virginity. It sucked. The end.
XO,
June
Chapter Sixteen
Apollo
“Hey, it’s June.” It makes me smile that she starts her voice mail by saying it’s her, as if I don’t have caller ID. “Just letting you know that I won’t be over tonight. I’m going to hang with Grandma for a few days. She’s been lonely. See you later.”
I frown, listen to the message again, and then toss my phone aside.
It’s been three days since I’ve seen June outside of work, and it looks like it’s going to stay that way for a little while. She’s been distant, and if I didn’t know any better, I’d say she’s actually trying to avoid me, but I have no idea why.
When I do see her at work, she doesn’t meet my eyes and barely speaks to me. There are no coy looks, no flirtations, and absolutely zero stolen touches.
My phone rings, and I grab it, hoping it’s June, but it’s Wolfe.
“Whatcha doing?” he asks.
“Nothing. Just got home from work. What’s up?”
“I thought I’d invite some guys over to the barndominium tonight. We can shoot some pool and have some beers and stuff.”
“Will there be food?”
“Of course, there will be food. All-you-can-eat pizza.”
“Let’s do it. When?”
“Come over now.”
“See you in a few.”
I cut off the call and grab my keys and wallet, deciding that hanging out with the guys will at least stop me from doing something stupid like chasing down June.
Wolfe’s family has always owned the property next to my family’s, and after his parents passed away, he inherited it. He tore down the old house and built a freaking sweet garage in the style of a barndominium, which seems to be all the rustic rage these days. The garage has ten bays—one for each of Wolfe’s fancy cars with the others housing the cars he’s working on but won’t take to his commercial garage in town.
After he moved in with my sister at the lighthouse, he converted the loft above the garage into a sort of man cave. There are pool and air hockey tables, a flat screen spot to watch the games, and a full bar. It’s become our official hangout spot when we want to get away from the girls.
Luna made a joke about hanging a Boys Only sign on the door, so he did. She rolled her eyes when she saw it, but I know that she thought it was funny.
The bays are closed when I pull up, so I park next to Tanner’s SUV, head inside without knocking, and walk straight up the stairs that lead to the converted loft.
“Hey,” Wolfe says with a grin. “Tanner just arrived with the pizza.”
“Nice. I love it when I have good timing.”
“Are you up here?” Zeke calls out below.
“Follow the scent of pizza,” Tanner suggests, and I’m surprised to see Indigo Lovejoy walk in behind Zeke.
“I brought a friend. He deserves beer and pizza after everything that I put him through.”
“I’ve had worse,” Indigo replies with a grin, and reaches for the offered beer Tanner holds out to him. “But I won’t pass this up.”
“Welcome,” Wolfe says and gestures to the food and the whole space. “Make yourself at home. Cullen and Scott are coming over, too.”