Lying Love (Lazy Love Book 3) by Kirsten Osbourne Read Free Book Online

jealous.”
    Valerie put down her taco and leaned toward Amber. “Stop being jealous. You have a chance at a future with the only man you’ve ever loved. Seize the day! Take your happiness in your own hands and make it happen! If you don’t, I’m going to let May write a love story for you!”
    May made a face. “No one can stop me once I have it in my brain to write about someone. I might kill you off in a book if you don’t at least try to be happy with John.”
    Amber laughed. “Like you’d kill someone in a book.”
    May looked around her before leaning forward and whispering, “Let me tell you how I killed off that mean waitress who brought us our food!”

Chapter 4
    A mber had been back in her trailer for less than an hour when her cell phone rang. She looked at the display and closed her eyes, not wanting to have the conversation that was about to take place. “Hi, Mother.”
    “Amber, when do you have time off from your little job?”
    Amber plopped down on the couch, putting her feet up on her coffee table, only because she knew it would annoy her mother. “From my little job? I’m an actress, and I just won an Emmy. It’s called time off from filming.”
    “Fine! When do you have time off from filming?”
    “Not this week, but next.” Amber hoped her mother didn’t think she’d get to see her.
    “I thought we could host a little welcome home party for you.”
    “Why would I need a welcome home party? I’m not coming home!”
    “You were seen having dinner with that awful boy you dated in high school. The one who followed the path of his parents and got his girlfriend pregnant.”
    Amber sighed. “I had dinner with John. So what?”
    “Well, I’m sure that means you’ll be marrying him. When you marry him, you’ll move back to Jupiter.”
    Amber blinked, trying to follow her mother’s reasoning. “And why would I do that?”
    “Because that’s where he lives. He’s training horses outside of town.”
    “Why are you keeping up with his life? You hate him.”
    It was her mother’s turn to sigh. “I don’t hate him, Amber. I just don’t think he’s good enough for you.”
    “Well, your opinion ceased to matter five years ago. No, I don’t want a welcome home party. I’m not marrying John. I’m just going out with him.”
    “You know he’s divorced, don’t you?”
    “I do know that. I know he’s free to date me again. You have nothing to do with any of it.”
    “Fine. Don’t think you’re getting your trust fund when you marry him.”
    Amber shook her head. “Mother, if you had any idea what I make, you wouldn’t be mentioning the trust fund. Please, let me live my life.” She knew as well as her mother that she could have had it any time after turning twenty-one. Her mother had no control over it any longer.
    “I’ve done the best I knew to do with you. Please, come home for a visit.” Her mother’s voice sounded small, and Amber almost caved, but she knew the experience would be a disaster. Her mother was a master of manipulation.
    “I’ll come see you when I’m ready, but I need to decide what I’m going to do about John first—without your interference.” Her feelings were confusing enough without adding in her mother’s nonsense!
    “When have I ever interfered?”
    “Goodbye, Mother.”
    There was a dramatic sigh. “Goodbye, Amber.”
    Amber put her phone down beside her and leaned her head back against the couch. A year ago, a call like that would have had her running to Valerie and pouring her heart out. It was harder now that Valerie and Jesse had finally married.
    It wasn’t that Amber was sad her friend was happy. She was thrilled for her. She just wished things were still the same between them. They couldn’t be, and she understood that, but she missed the way their friendship had been.
    Her phone rang against. “What now, Mother?” she asked as she answered.
    There was a pause. “It’s John. I wanted to see if you would like to go on a