A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Helena Hunting
- ISBN: 978-1542015356
- Language: English
- Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance
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- Page: 287
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BIRTHDAY BLUES
Rook
“What are the chances there will be booze at a birthday party
for a pair of three-year-olds?”
“Uhhhh . . . slim to none?” My sister’s voice crackles
through the car speakers on a scoff. “Why are you going to a
birthday party for toddlers anyway? Is this some kind of new
dating strategy? Like you’ll pick up more women if they see
you interacting with small children? Oh! Is this like when we
went to visit Kyle, and we took Max to the zoo, and, like, five
women slipped you their numbers?”
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She’s referring to an incident that happened when I was
visiting our older brother, Kyle, in LA earlier this summer.
Our nephew is like catnip for women. “No, Stevie, it’s not like
that. The party is for my teammate’s kids, and his brother-inlaw used to be the team captain, so it’s a good idea for me to make an appearance.”
“Right. Okay. Well, that makes it a lot less exciting.”
“Not everything about my life is exciting. What about
you? Any plans this afternoon?” I need to move the
conversation away from dating, because my little sister always
has an opinion on my lackluster love life.
“I have a date tonight, so I need to try on half my
wardrobe before I decide nothing is good enough, and then I’ll
need to run out and buy something new.”
“A date? Who is he? How’d you meet him?”
“Listen to you, sounding like Dad.” Even though she
laughs, there’s sadness in her voice. We lost our dad three
years ago to complications from diabetes. We’re a pretty tight
family, even with me living in Chicago, my brother being on
the West Coast, and my sister and mother having relocated
from New York to LA. My sister went out there for school,
and my mom decided it was time to retire, so she sold the
house and farm and moved out west at the end of last summer,
right after Max was born.
“He’s in my program, we have a couple of classes
together, and his name is Joseph.”
“How many times have you been out with him?”
“It’s our second date. Speaking of dates, when was the last
time you went on one?”
I grip the steering wheel, hating that we’re back to this. “I
don’t know. A while. I’ve been busy.”
“Busy pining over Alaska girl.”
It irritates me that she continues to use that nickname for
the woman I spent the better part of last summer with in
Alaska. “Don’t call her that.”
“It’s been a year, RJ. Don’t you think—”
I pull into the parking lot of the aquarium. “I’m at the
party. I have to go. I’ll talk to you later.” I end the call. I’d like
to say this isn’t a conversation we have often, but I’d be lying.
Between Stevie and Kyle, someone brings her up at least once
a month. Her name was Lainey. Is Lainey. Provided she’s still
out there somewhere.
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