Betrothal or Breakaway by Leah Brunner EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Leah Brunner
- Language: English
- Genre: Satire
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FORD
STANDING at the Delta Airlines baggage claim, I study the stupid sign I
made earlier today. This morning making a glittery sign for Amber’s first
visit here as a mom seemed not only fun, but like I was extending an olive
branch. A proverbial, “look how fun this welcome sign is! I don’t care that
my best friend since childhood now has a baby with a man I can’t stand.
Oh, and welcome to D.C.!”
But as I shift awkwardly on my feet, the sign seems way over the top. It
looks like I’m trying too hard, or not being genuine.
Because the fact is, Theo is a scumbag, and he not only broke my best
friend’s heart, but left her with a baby and pretty much no support.
I close my eyes and try not to let my anger at Theo ruin Amber’s visit
before it even begins. Taking a deep breath, I attempt to swallow my
irritation, but my throat feels thick. I bring my hand up to tug at the collar
of my long-sleeved D.C. Eagles hockey tee.
The soft fabric of my tee begins to itch where it touches my skin. My
dark-wash jeans pull on my legs like they’re too tight. The glasses resting
on my face feel too heavy. Everything is closing in on me, strangling me. I
close my eyes and thrust a hand into my jeans pocket to find my dad’s
university hockey championship coin he gave me as a kid. It’s dumb,
childish even, but the smooth texture of the cold metal and the tiny grooves
along the edge have always calmed me. It probably just takes my mind off
the feelings overwhelming my brain sometimes, but nevertheless, I always
have it with me.
I focus on the coin’s varying textures as my winding thoughts calm
down. My heart is still beating fast, but my clothes don’t feel tight and
scratchy anymore.
Before I can open my eyes, Amber’s sweet voice filters through my
ears, and all the overwhelming feelings float away.
“Hey, Ford. You look good.”
She’s the only one who still calls me Ford, while the rest of the world
knows me as Remington, or Remy… team captain of the D.C. Eagles. A
smile spreads across my face as my eyes fly open. The sight of Amber, with
her red hair, now pale pink at the ends, and bright green eyes makes my
heart stop—and then race. But not in a bad way.
A soft coo pulls my attention down to a tiny head covered in a pink
knitted hat. My gaze shoots back up to Amber. She’s watching me closely,
and I hate that she looks nervous at my reaction to her baby. But even more
so, I hate that I’m nervous about my own reaction. What if she looks like
Theo? Worse yet, what if she acts like him? I know she has her mother’s red
hair, that much was obvious in photos. But it’s hard to make out a baby’s
features.
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