“Yeah, I can hook that up for you,” I say.
“Real shit?” Amara exclaims.
“Amara,” Wren scolds. “You and this cursing has to stop.”
“Sorry,” she utters, barely audible. I had to watch her lips to hear. “But can you? That would be so dope. I want two strings then,” she says in an elevated, excited tone.
“You need this tomorrow?”
“No, Thursday.”
“Bet. Leave out the lights you want to use, and in the morning, I’ll make a battery pack and hook them up.”
“I’m gonna have the best ugly sweater,” Amara boasts.
“Can you do some for me too?” Amara’s friend asks.
“Umm, no. Twin Day is tomorrow, not Thursday,” Amara snaps then smiles when she sees her friend’s face drop. “I’m just playing. We can do yours too. You can use my red sweater. We’re going to kill it.”
Wren’s arm latches around mine then she says, “Thank you.”
“It’s nothing.”
“To her, to me, it’s everything. Christmas is such a big holiday for her. It was my dad’s favorite. She was ten when we lost him and our last Christmas with him was one of our biggest. Deep down, I think he knew he was leaving us, so he went all out. So thank you again.” Wren leans in and kisses me softly with her pillowy lips.
The love and tenderness in her voice tugs at something in me. After planting a kiss on her forehead, this time I simply say, “You’re welcome. I’m glad to help.”
Chapter 10
Wren
Me: Tell me to stay in my damn bed.
Reece: No. I will not!
Me: I can’t stand you.
Reece: You love me, bitch! Now go up in the attic and jump that man like you said.
Me: I talked myself out of it.
Reece: Talk yourself back in. GO!!!!
Me: Idk. I’ll think about it.
Reece: GO! Gn.
Me: Gn. Ily
Reece: Ily more.
After placing my cell on my nightstand, I do what I’ve been doing the past two hours. I fall back on my bed, place my pillow over my mouth, and scream. I’m frustrated, confused, and unable to sleep.
I want Meleck!
Spending the day with him, being on the beneficial side of all he has to offer, seeing him with my sister, and having his lips on mine all have me wanting and craving the hell out of this man. Meleck is handsome and fine as hell; anyone with eyes can see that. But that’s just a bonus. It’s his calm nature, his confidence, his country swag, and that damn charming smile that has me hooked, and hell, his saving my life, fixing my barn, and helping my sister, all out of his pure and kind heart.
I want him bad.
