The Consequences of Forever (1) by Kaitlyn Oruska Read Free Book Online Page B

the drops away.
                  “Hi, honey. I came out to ask if you wanted to join your father and I for dinner, we’re going out. It’s too hot to think of even making a salad in the kitchen, even with the air on.” She smiled at me. “You’re more than welcome to join us too, Lainey.”
                  I glanced over at Adam, who was shaking his head. “No, thanks.”
                  “I didn’t see you asking Lainey if she was hungry,” she pointed out.
                  “Lainey, are you hungry?” He asked pointedly.
                  I blushed and shook my head. “No, not really.”
                  Julia chuckled and shook her head, amused. “Okay, I get the point. You’re both too cool to be seen with a bunch of boring old parents on a Saturday night. I’ll leave some money on the kitchen counter in case you decide to feed your girlfriend, okay, Adam?”
                  He nodded. “Thanks, Mom.”
                  “No problem, honey. Lainey, it was really nice seeing you again. You should come over more.” She squeezed my shoulder and then disappeared back into the kitchen.
                  Adam grabbed my legs. “Come in,” he said.
                  I hesitated before shaking my head. “It’s getting dark,” I replied.
                  “So? You can’t swim when it’s dark? That’s the best time.”             
                  “Thanks, but no thanks.”
                  “You’re no fun,” he complained.
                  “You sound like Hannah now.”
                  He laughed and swam backwards towards the other side of the pool. “Then maybe it’s true.”
                  “Maybe,” I agreed, pulling my legs from the water and standing up. I felt unexpectedly nervous, being alone with Adam. It wasn’t like we had never been alone before. Most of the time we had spent together so far had been alone, with the exceptions of the times we hung out with Nolan. But lately things had started to change a little; it had become a little too hard to stop. I was beginning to worry that we were losing our sense of boundaries.
                  “If you didn’t want to go swimming, why did you wear your bathing suit?”
                  “I didn’t,” I lied, crossing my arms over my chest.
                  “You’re wearing a white shirt. I can see the outline,” Adam pointed out.
    I blushed and turned away. The blue bikini had been Hannah’s idea. I should have learned by now that most of her ideas were bad ones, but somehow this one had slipped by me. It wasn’t anywhere near as revealing as some of the ones she’d picked out for herself, but still, it was more than I was used to. And it wasn’t even like I’d never worn a bikini before; there was just a big difference between wearing one at the beach where there were plenty of other people around at any given time, and wearing one when I was alone with Adam, at his house.
                  Adam pulled himself out of the pool and grabbed a towel, quickly drying himself off. “You don’t have to be scared of me, you know,” he pointed out. “I think I’ve exhibited a lot of self-control this past month.”
                  I smiled faintly. “I know. I just don’t want to swim.”
                  He walked over to me and slid an arm around my waist, kissing me quickly on the forehead. “Let’s eat, then.”
    I followed him through the sliding glass door into the kitchen. It was a bit cooler in there, but Julia was right about it not being cool enough. I leaned back against the kitchen counter while Adam grabbed a stack of menus and started flipping through them.
                  “What are you in the mood for?” He