Obviously, he wasn’t thinking.Because that would have just made things between them even more complicated.
Buzz.
Later that evening, Justin sat at the desk in his living room with Sunny stretched out at his feet, sound asleep.He reached for his phone.A glance at the screen let him know it was his brother Michael.
He pressed the phone to his ear.“Hey, what’s up?”
“Just wanted to know if you had time to meet me at the Merry Mug to get some wings and catch the hockey game.”
The invitation was tempting.And any other time, he would have taken his brother up on the offer.But not that night.
He stared at the blank computer screen in front of him.“I’m sorry.But I’m going to have to pass.”
“What if I said that wings and drinks are on me?”
Justin hesitated.“Not tonight.”
“So, it’s true.”
“What’s true?”
“That you and Felicity are seeing each other again.”
“Where did you hear that?”When Michael remained silent, Justin said, “Michael, who said it?”
He sighed.“Mom.”
“Mom?”He couldn’t believe his own family was starting rumors about his dating life.
“Don’t go getting mad.She’s just so happy for you two.”
“She has it wrong.Did you tell her not to go jumping to conclusions?”
There was a pause.“Are you sure there’s nothing going on?”
“Michael…”
“Okay.Relax.I just remember how close you two used to be.Maybe this is your second chance to get it right.”
Justin shook his head.“We’re barely talking to each other.Besides, she’s leaving after Christmas.”He stopped himself.He didn’t want to get into this with his brother.“Just stop jumping to conclusions.”
“Okay.Okay.”
“I’ve got to go.”After a quick goodbye, Justin disconnected the call.
Sunny changed positions and rolled over.With her belly up, she fell back to sleep.Must be nice.
Justin stared at the blinking cursor, his fingers poised over the keys.In his mind, his brother’s words kept circling.Why would they think he would get back together with Felicity?They were ancient history.He’d moved on since they’d dated.
He sighed.It was never going to happen.Even if it was a possibility, he wasn’t going to set himself up to get left behind when Felicity went back to the city.
He told himself to stop thinking about something that wasn’t going to happen.He had a book to write.And he was intent on making it better than the first one.
His adventure with Felicity had given him an idea.His fingers tapped on the keys.The words came slowly at first, but the more he worked at it, the faster he typed.
The sky opened up, dumping snow over the earth.The gusting wind howled as it blew everything in its path sideways.They were on the run.But no one was going to find them in this harsh weather.
Right now, their priority had to be finding shelter before frostbite set in.Garran squinted, trying to see through the curtain of snow.
