Page 56 of Crush
“Ha. Good one.” Scorned, Cynthia's window immediately began to roll up. But she left the window cracked open an inch to spew one last remark. “It'd be nice to leave your kids a healthy inheritance, don't you think? Try not to let a gold digger make off with all your cash.”
She threw the car into reverse and sped off into the night.
Number one fan?
Gold digger?
The hell is she even talking about?
Chapter 20
Brynn
I felt bad leaving Shea downstairs to deal with whatever was about to happen, but then again, at leasthe hadsomeclothes on. I was totally nude when I went bounding upstairs. I was certain that Cynthia was going to bust through the front door, maybe with all three kids in tow, and catch me running away as naked as the day I was born.
But hey, I made it.
I slammed the bedroom door shut and jumped into bed, pulled the covers over my bare body and pretended I was out like a rock. A second later, I heard the front door open, and an upset Chloe came barging through the living room.
That was also the precise moment I remembered that my panties were still down there.
Shit!
It was too late. Chloe ran upstairs, and I heard her footsteps coming down the hall. She stopped at my door and knocked.
I didn't answer. She cracked the door open anyway and poked her head in.
“Brynn?” she called out quietly.
My heart thumped in my chest. I didn't say a word—because I was,ahem, very asleep.
“Brynn?”
I ignored her again. But she neared and started rocking my shoulders. “Hey, Brynn, are you awake?”
Argh. She's not going anywhere until I answer.
“Mm?” I groaned sleepily. “Chloe?”
“Yes, it's me,” she sniffled.
“What's wrong?”
“I think I did something bad …” she said as she sat on the edge of the bed.
Afraid she might discover that I was nude under the covers, I clutched the comforter as tight as I could and held it against my body.
“What happened?” I asked with a sleepy, gravelly voice.
“I told my mom.”
“About what?”
“You and my dad.”
Okay. Fuck. Why?
“What about us did you tell your mom?”
