Season of Dreams (2011)
““Why’d you tell Adam you wanted to be his business partner? I thought you weren’t ready yet.”
“I had to.” Eva hit the mute button on the remote to silence the evening’s newscast. Turning to face Beth sitting at the other end of the couch, Eva needed to unload, to vent—something.
Beth sat up straight, and her eyes gleamed with interest. “Why?”
“Today in the field, Adam tried to kiss me.” The memory of it sent a shiver up Eva’s spine.
Beth laughed. “And you didn’t let him?”
Eva tipped her head ba...ck and stared at the ceiling. “I couldn’t.”
“Why not?” Beth’s voice lilted with disbelief. And then she touched her arm. “Scared?”
Eva looked at her friend, the only person in the world who understood her issues. Eva was scared of a lot of things when it came to Adam Peece, but oddly enough, kissing him wasn’t one of them. “I wanted to. But if I did, I might have blown any chance of becoming his partner.”
“How do you know that?”
Eva thought about the comments Adam had made about his stepmothers, and friends taking advantage.MoreLess
“I had to.” Eva hit the mute button on the remote to silence the evening’s newscast. Turning to face Beth sitting at the other end of the couch, Eva needed to unload, to vent—something.
Beth sat up straight, and her eyes gleamed with interest. “Why?”
“Today in the field, Adam tried to kiss me.” The memory of it sent a shiver up Eva’s spine.
Beth laughed. “And you didn’t let him?”
Eva tipped her head ba...ck and stared at the ceiling. “I couldn’t.”
“Why not?” Beth’s voice lilted with disbelief. And then she touched her arm. “Scared?”
Eva looked at her friend, the only person in the world who understood her issues. Eva was scared of a lot of things when it came to Adam Peece, but oddly enough, kissing him wasn’t one of them. “I wanted to. But if I did, I might have blown any chance of becoming his partner.”
“How do you know that?”
Eva thought about the comments Adam had made about his stepmothers, and friends taking advantage.MoreLess
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