Gypsy Girl and Horse Lovin' Boys by K.D. Kinney Read Free Book Online Page B

laughed until our sides hurt. That was all of us except Josh.
    I set Peppy’s tray of fruits and vegetables inside his cage and he went in willingly.
    Cessie handed me a filled water cup for Millie’s cage.
    “Did you do that on purpose?” I whispered.
    “Duh.”
    “I don’t call you Cesspool for nothing.” I bumped my hip into her side.
    “I’ll admit to earning that gross name this time.” She couldn’t stop giggling.
    The four of us left the Caravan for the rides again.
    We were all laughing when we stumbled out of the House of Mirrors. Josh checked his phone so intently that he almost bumped into someone.
    “Sorry.” Josh apologized to the stranger. He tugged on Noah’s sleeve. “Look what Bree posted.”
    Josh’s faced flushed and his eyes were full of fury. When Noah finished watching, he was furious too.
    “What is it?” I asked trying to take a peek.
    “Nothing,” they both said in unison.
    Pressing my lips together, I placed my clenched fists on my hips. “If you’re both angry, it’s not nothing.”
    Josh rubbed his phone against his shirt and looked at Noah.
    Noah hung his head, hitching his thumbs in his pockets. “We probably need to go talk to the girls. There’s a problem.”
    “Do you have to go?” Cessie asked, disappointed.
    “For a little while,” Noah said.
    “What is it?” I folded my arms. The way they shifted their weight from foot to foot and took their hats off, rubbing their heads, they had to be keeping something from me. “Please tell me so I don’t imagine the worst.”
    “One of the girls posted a Vine, and I don’t know where else she posted it, from when you fell earlier today.” Josh’s face reddened even more. “It wasn’t Kelly and I don’t have any dirt the other two girls to line them out. You know, they were perfectly nice girls until Kelly got to them. How about you stay with Sera, Noah. Make sure nothing else happens.” Before Noah could answer, Josh stormed off.
    I felt paralyzed and all the blood in my body must have collected in the pit of my stomach. I was about to be sick. Falling had been bad enough with only a few people there to witness it. Now everyone could watch me fall all over again.
    “Don’t worry. He’ll take care of it. I’ll make sure you don’t have any more issues with them tonight. Are you ready to go home?” Noah steadied me on my feet.
    “You promised we’d go on the small Ferris wheel. The line is short now,” Cessie whined.
    I gave Noah a questioning look. I couldn’t speak yet, I was about to cry.
    “I think we shouldn’t let the girls ruin an otherwise really fun night.” He held onto my arm as we walked to the line. He didn’t let go until he was sure I was able to stand steady on my own. Actually, I think he liked having an excuse to hold onto me and I sure didn’t mind it at all.
    As we waited in line, Cessie told Noah all about the Ferris wheels at other fairs. I folded my arms tight against my chest, keeping an eye on the crowds around us, and wondered if the girls were lurking somewhere.
    Finally, it was our turn to get on. Noah made sure I sat in the middle while Cessie complained about sitting on the end.
    “Look, I’m on an end too. So you’re just like me.” His comment calmed Cessie down. He rested his arm on the back of the seat once we were latched in. I gripped the bar and sighed. I really wanted to enjoy being with him but I couldn’t.
    He whispered in my ear, “It will be all right.” He rested a hand on my shoulder and pulled me closer.
    “If I just go do my own thing and stay away from you guys the rest of the week, do you think they’ll stop?” I blinked back the tears seeping out of the corners of my eyes. I discreetly wiped them away.
    “Why would you want to do that? Then they win.”
    “I wasn’t out to play a game or pick a fight. I just wanted friends and I seem to be creating enemies with all
your
friends.”
    “When you met us, you caught all of us together on a