Summer Rain by Taylor Broadway (microsoft ebook reader txt) 📕

the car pulling up the driveway.

I hadn't thought about how long Aiden had been here. Aiden jumped up out of bed in a weird panic mode. I sat up quickly and watched as he hurried to get dressed. He stumbled around pulling his pants on; I couldn't help but laugh at him.

"Is it funny," he cocked an eyebrow, "because if we get caught we won't be allowed to see each other.”?

"It's funny because I've never seen you act like this, but don't slow down to talk to me," I covered my mouth trying not to laugh.

He pulled his shirt over his head with one hand and he put a shoe on with another. Aiden grabbed his keys from off my night stand and headed for the window. He paused when he got to it and turned back towards me. He trotted over and kissed me. Then he ran back to the window.

I could hear Lilly and mom at the bottom of the stairs but I wasn't worried. I had this weird serene feeling while I watched Aiden run around like a lost puppy. He finally jumped out the window and onto the roof. I heard him hit the trampoline below at the same time I heard Lilly race up the stairs.

I lay back against my pillow and sighed. The last two hours was total bliss. It was like something from a teenage romance movie, only better. I felt different than I ever had before. Aiden loved me, I loved him, and we loved each other. That was so plain and simple for me to see now.

"Aubri guess what," Lilly burst into my room nearly choking on her sucker as she shouted.

"Hmm," I sat up and looked at her.

She didn't look sick anymore, now she looked like Lilly. Her light brown hair was pulled pack into pig tails and she was in her neon pink tank top outfit. She had a huge sucker stick hanging out of her mouth too. That made it hard for her to catch her breath so she could speak.

"I was sick, then I puked on the doctor and now I feel better," she breathed, "and so mom took me to the McDonald's and then we went and bought a whole bag of suckers."

"Sounds cool to me," I smiled.

"What'd you do Aubri," Lilly looked at me wide eyed.

"Well," I remembered the kissing and the talking and laughing, "I lie in bed and read my book."

"That sounds boring," Lilly pouted.

"It totally was," I rolled my eyes.

I hope Lilly finds a guy like Aiden someday. Maybe when she finds that guy I'll tell her about today and the other days. I know she'll get a kick out of it. Knowing that I was with a guy while she was at the doctor's office.

Lilly trotted over to my bed and climbed in. I lifted the covers so she could scooch in and then I nearly died. Underneath the covers was a pair of black Calvin Klein’s. Matt's black Calvin Klein’s. Lilly didn't notice them; she slid under the covers and got comfortable.

"Aubri," Lilly asked snuggling into my shoulder.

"Hmm," I tried to maneuver my foot around her to move the boxers.

"Why hasn't Aiden been around lately," she sounded a little upset.

I had to laugh. One, because he was just over and it was amazing. Two, because he hadn't been over for her to see in like three days and she thinks a lifetime. Now that I think about it though, even right now, it feels like it's been forever since I've seen him. I feel like a hopeless romantic now.

"He was just over a few days ago," I smiled at her, "why?"

"Aiden," she muttered with a mischievous smile, "is my boyfriend too."

I didn't hold back my laughter then. I was laughing so hard that my stomach started to hurt and I couldn't breathe. She pouted at me, but I couldn't stop laughing long enough to apologize. Finally, after about two minutes of straight laughing, she flicked me.

"Is that so," I asked, catching my breath.

"Oh yes," she nodded very sure of it.

"Well Lilly Anne Boux, you'll have to fight me for him," I rolled her over and began to tickle her.

"No fair," she giggled.

She reached her hands out and tried to tickle me. She poked at my armpits but it didn't help her. I kept tickling her. She stopped laughing though, she started choking. I forgot about the sucker.

I sat her up and started smacking her back. The sucker fell out and she started coughing. I kept smacking her back while she coughed up her insides. I heard my mom start up the stairs, she must have heard.

Lilly stopped coughing; her face was really red when my mom walked in though. My mom hurried over to us pulling back the covers. I almost started choking then.

"Whose are these," my mom raised her eyebrow as she poked at the Calvin Klein's.

I wished Lilly would start choking again, draw attention away from this situation. I stayed quiet for a bit, thinking of a good excuse.

"Ohm," I stammered, "well it's hard to explain."

"Are they Aiden's," Lilly asked, she was fine now.

"No," I was telling the truth.

My mom eyeballed me for a second. She lifted the underwear and shook her head at me. I knew I was in trouble now.

"We'll let your dad deal with this," she stood up from my bed, "come on Lilly."





My dad didn't have much to say about Matt's boxers being in my bed. He looked really tired when he walked in and his face fell when he saw mom holding the boxers and tapping her foot. He didn't sit me down, we didn't talk. He shook his head a lot, told me Aiden and I needed distance and other than work, I'd be at home for a month.

I pouted, put on my sad face to try and hide my lack of care for what he was saying. Aiden and I work together, five hours a day. Aiden has snuck in at least four times now, and they haven't picked up on that. They basically grounded me from planned public appearances that are all.

They did take my cell phone and computer privileges though. Well my phone until I go to work, but my computer was gone for a month. This meant there was no way for me to tell Aiden what was going on. It also meant that I wouldn't be able to communicate with him at all until tomorrow.

Lilly tried to cheer me up by inviting me to her tea party. I declined; I wasn't sad or bored enough to pretend I would enjoy it. I went to my room, opened my window and relaxed on my bed.

I seemed really tired lately. It felt like everything I did wore me out. Of course I also was totally lazy and other than going to work or hanging with Aiden, I was at home doing nothing. And people have said that when you quit being energetic, which in a way I have, then you become lazy. I'd become the complete quintessence of lazy if you ask me. All I do is nap, short little naps.

I didn't nap though, I thought about it. I thought about how much time I spend at home or with Aiden. In truth, the only people I know are Emma, the skank, Aiden and Matt. I hadn't met anyone at the party that night with Matt. And Emma was an accident meeting. Aiden was at work, and we only hung out alone really. I felt like such a loser. I was a loser actually. Staying at home all day, spending all day on Face Book.

I remember when I wasn't a loser. I used to be the "it" girl back in Maine. I had money, style and tons of friends. Everyone wanted to be me, and I wasn't even a cheerleader. I was just popular; sure my money had something to do with it. Daddy is a CEO of a cotton company; I have money out my butt. Everyone back in Maine knew that. I really do miss it.

But I love having Aiden. He really does have me head over heels. I've had tons of boyfriends before him, but he's so different. He is the typical Southern gentlemen with a thick Southern accent. He plays football, but he isn't the best and he knows it. He isn't the most popular, Matt is. But Aiden is so much more than the stereotype. He loves his little sister and his grandma so much. He works hard to get what he and they want. He puts others first. He's just everything, with a Southern accent.

Thinking about Aiden made me miss him so much. But I couldn't help it; the only thing I could think about is him. I started tearing up a little.

I'm so emotional too. Emotional, lazy and in love. Moving down to Tennessee has really changed me. And in only about three months.

"Aubri," someone whispered from outside my window.

"Who is it," I didn't want to open the window if it was Matt.

"Matt and I weren’t going to open the window, "I need my boxers back."

Oh, I had his boxers still. Dad didn't even look at them while he spoke to me. My mom handed the underwear to me like it was a bomb. So now I had Matt's black, stupid, trouble-making boxers sitting on my computer chair.

I rose up out of bed, picked up the boxers and headed to the window. Matt had already taken the screen out, or Aiden didn't have time to put it back in. Matt smiled at me when I raised the window. He leaned in like he was going to kiss me.

"Ohm Matt," I dodged his face and shoved his boxers into his chest, "look I know this sounds bad but. . ."

A small set of footprints were shuffling towards my room, Lilly. I shoved Matt out of the window and closed the shutters. I tried to jump in bed and look comfortable but when Lilly walked in I was in mid-movement.

She plopped down on the floor in front of my door. She didn't speak at first and it was really awkward. She twiddled her thumbs and gnawed on her lip, it was weird. She looked like she had something serious to say and didn't know how to say it.

"Ok," she sighed, "I have a confession."

"Hmm," I lowered my head to my pillow.

"I called Aiden," she huffed.

I rolled over and looked at her now. She was still gnawing on her lip; she wasn't looking at me either.

"You called Aiden," I was a little puzzled, "why?"

"One, he needed to know you couldn't see him anymore and two, I needed to tell him how I feel," she was so serious about the dating thing!

"Lilly," I raised an eyebrow, "how'd you get his number."

She rolled her eyes at me as if I asked as if I told her Santa wasn't real.

"He gave me his number first, duh," she put her hands on her knees.

Ah yes, he did give her his number. He wrote it down on