Holding On To Love Read Online Free
Author: A.E. Neal
must be at least six foot five, maybe more.
"My friends call me, Ally," I replied taking his hand in mine. "It's nice to meet you...uh—" I paused, realizing we hadn't been formally introduced yet.
A wide smile stretched across his face causing his amber eyes to squint behind his thick black framed glasses. "Seth," he said, as if he knew what I was thinking.
"Nice to meet you, Seth." I said with a forced smile.
Oh. I'm gonna kill Kennedy. Clever girl, I see right through you.
I decided small talk was my best remedy for keeping my cool until I could get Kennedy alone. "So, Seth. How do you and Bryan know each other?" I asked, staring daggers at Kennedy who was standing behind Seth with her arms around Bryan's neck, smiling at me.
I scrunched my face and motioned, using my index finger, a slice across my neck, before running my hand through my hair. My blood boiled as her smile grew wider. Thankfully, Seth had been pre-occupied with his ramblings and hadn't seen my gesture towards Kennedy.
"Ah-well, we work together- Well, not in the same department or anything— I work in I.T. and he's in customer service."
I just nodded and said, "Well, I hear it's a really great place to work."
When Kennedy and Bryan started sleeping together, she filled me in on the details of his job. He worked at a place called Rhino Cube, most well-known for their smart phone cases. She showed me a YouTube video of a guy dropping his phone from a two story building and somehow it miraculously survived because of the case.
"It is," he confirmed. "We should go find our balls."
I laughed at his unintended pun and followed him to the rack that housed the various sized bowling balls.
When we returned to our designated alley, Bryan had finally released Kennedy from his tattooed grip. Kennedy met Bryan at her shop a few weeks ago while he was getting the intricate dragon tat on his left arm finished by Gage when Kennedy noticed him and flirted her way into his heart. The two stood hand in hand in front of the scoring kiosk while Bryan entered our names on the tiny screen.
I took the moment of opportunity, strutted over to the couple and took Kennedy's hand. "Come on. We need shoes, " I said sternly, squeezing a little harder than necessary.
"Ouch! What the hell, Al?" She winced as I pulled her toward the shoe rental counter.
"Don't you dare— 'What the hell' me." I protested. "What the fuck do you think you're doing? And don't even try to play dumb, 'cause I'm not falling for it." I fumed.
"I don't know what you're implying. Bryan said Seth was free tonight, so he invited him along. I didn't have anything to do with it. I promise." She said batting her long black eyelashes at me.
"Uh huh. Continue." I stated matter-of-factly.
"Well, he's single, " she whispered just loud enough for me to hear, "and he's kind of cute. Don't you think?"
Our gaze wandered to the two men who were now high fiving each other and laughing.
"Sure. In a nerdy basketball player kind of way, I guess." I said rolling my eyes. "But, this better not be one of your attempts to set me up," I warned. "I'm just not ready for a relationship yet. And you know that."
"God. Ally, you don't have to marry the guy. I just thought you'd like some company. He's more one-night-stand material anyway."
"Uh-uh...not gonna happen. I am not sleeping with him." I countered, shaking my head.
Kennedy giggled, turned and slapped her palms on the counter clearly avoiding my death glare.
The two guys behind the counter jumped, but continued their conversation as if we were invisible.
"Ahem," she said, clearing her throat.
I laughed at her subtle attempt.
The sandy, blonde haired guy turned to face us. He looked fairly irritated until he caught a glimpse of Kennedy's extremely low cut top. The "twins" as she called them, were practically spilling out of the tight navy blue v-neck as she leaned into the counter.
"Well, hello ladies. What can I do for you?"
Did he just wink at
"My friends call me, Ally," I replied taking his hand in mine. "It's nice to meet you...uh—" I paused, realizing we hadn't been formally introduced yet.
A wide smile stretched across his face causing his amber eyes to squint behind his thick black framed glasses. "Seth," he said, as if he knew what I was thinking.
"Nice to meet you, Seth." I said with a forced smile.
Oh. I'm gonna kill Kennedy. Clever girl, I see right through you.
I decided small talk was my best remedy for keeping my cool until I could get Kennedy alone. "So, Seth. How do you and Bryan know each other?" I asked, staring daggers at Kennedy who was standing behind Seth with her arms around Bryan's neck, smiling at me.
I scrunched my face and motioned, using my index finger, a slice across my neck, before running my hand through my hair. My blood boiled as her smile grew wider. Thankfully, Seth had been pre-occupied with his ramblings and hadn't seen my gesture towards Kennedy.
"Ah-well, we work together- Well, not in the same department or anything— I work in I.T. and he's in customer service."
I just nodded and said, "Well, I hear it's a really great place to work."
When Kennedy and Bryan started sleeping together, she filled me in on the details of his job. He worked at a place called Rhino Cube, most well-known for their smart phone cases. She showed me a YouTube video of a guy dropping his phone from a two story building and somehow it miraculously survived because of the case.
"It is," he confirmed. "We should go find our balls."
I laughed at his unintended pun and followed him to the rack that housed the various sized bowling balls.
When we returned to our designated alley, Bryan had finally released Kennedy from his tattooed grip. Kennedy met Bryan at her shop a few weeks ago while he was getting the intricate dragon tat on his left arm finished by Gage when Kennedy noticed him and flirted her way into his heart. The two stood hand in hand in front of the scoring kiosk while Bryan entered our names on the tiny screen.
I took the moment of opportunity, strutted over to the couple and took Kennedy's hand. "Come on. We need shoes, " I said sternly, squeezing a little harder than necessary.
"Ouch! What the hell, Al?" She winced as I pulled her toward the shoe rental counter.
"Don't you dare— 'What the hell' me." I protested. "What the fuck do you think you're doing? And don't even try to play dumb, 'cause I'm not falling for it." I fumed.
"I don't know what you're implying. Bryan said Seth was free tonight, so he invited him along. I didn't have anything to do with it. I promise." She said batting her long black eyelashes at me.
"Uh huh. Continue." I stated matter-of-factly.
"Well, he's single, " she whispered just loud enough for me to hear, "and he's kind of cute. Don't you think?"
Our gaze wandered to the two men who were now high fiving each other and laughing.
"Sure. In a nerdy basketball player kind of way, I guess." I said rolling my eyes. "But, this better not be one of your attempts to set me up," I warned. "I'm just not ready for a relationship yet. And you know that."
"God. Ally, you don't have to marry the guy. I just thought you'd like some company. He's more one-night-stand material anyway."
"Uh-uh...not gonna happen. I am not sleeping with him." I countered, shaking my head.
Kennedy giggled, turned and slapped her palms on the counter clearly avoiding my death glare.
The two guys behind the counter jumped, but continued their conversation as if we were invisible.
"Ahem," she said, clearing her throat.
I laughed at her subtle attempt.
The sandy, blonde haired guy turned to face us. He looked fairly irritated until he caught a glimpse of Kennedy's extremely low cut top. The "twins" as she called them, were practically spilling out of the tight navy blue v-neck as she leaned into the counter.
"Well, hello ladies. What can I do for you?"
Did he just wink at
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