Second Chance Summer (Chance Series, #1) Read Online Free

distraction.” Luce snaps her fingers. “It was like that. She batted her eyelashes, and he went running... But now it makes sense. The guy is hung up on you, and instead of chasin’ you to New York like he shoulda when you didn’t come back for Christmas, he went to her.”
    “She’s eighteen, then?” I frown, the idea of Reese being with someone else grating on me.
    “Nope. Seventeen. She’ll spend her eighteenth in Europe this summer.”
    “So, they…”
    “As much as she’d want everyone to believe it, Reese won’t touch her. Not even he is that stupid.” Luce raises her eyebrows. “He told her no sex till she was eighteen. I bet he’s dyin’.”
    “His problem though, right?” I shrug. “It’s what you get when you go after a girl still in High School.”
    “I told him he shoulda gone to New York after Christmas, but he didn’t listen.”
    “Why would he?” I twirl my hair between my fingers, lying through my teeth. “So we had sex once, Luce, and it was just one summer… We were never in love; we were never even really together.”
    She turns her face toward me with that “oh, really?” look on her face. Her eyebrow arched; her lips curled in a half smirk and disbelief shining in her eyes.
    “Kia, darlin’, he was waitin’ for you to come back at Christmas to talk to you. The guy would have tried a long distance relationship, ‘cause it’s you. He never wanted you to leave in the first place. He pined like a bitch for you!”
    “I’m callin’ bullshit.”
    “Call whatever the fuck you want, girl, but that boy has got one girl on his mind, and it ain’t his would-be-girlfriend. If you think you’re gonna get through this summer without him tryin’ to get you to talk to him, then you’re gonna have to think again.”
    “He can ask, Luce. I left Alabama for a reason. You know that.”
    “But does he?”
    “Of course he does.” I sigh. “Everyone knows I wanna be more than my Mom is. It’s the only reason I left. I wanna be everything she isn’t.”
    “Okay.” She grabs some candy and sinks into the sofa. “If that’s what you’re goin’ with, then I’ll believe you. For now. But Reese Pembleton is more under your skin than even you know, Kia James, and sooner or later, the both of you are gonna explode. My bet is on sooner.”
    I shake my head, and turn my attention to the movie. Is she right? Did I leave because of him?
    Ugh. Just another reason to add to why I hate this town.
     
    ~
     
    Rock’s parties are legendary in Harlan Grove. The open field owned by Adam’s grandpa is given to him for his use every weekend. His grandpa has been known as ‘Rock’ since his college days when he used to fight bare knuckle, and even though he’s in a retirement home now, they’re still “his” parties. Just because he’s the coolest grandpa, ever.
    I glance at Luce as I make the short drive to the makeshift parking lot we use. From there, it’s a short walk through the woods to the field. As long as we clean up after ourselves the cops stay out of our way. They’re not dumb, they know we drink and whatever, but we don’t disturb anyone so they’re happy to leave us to it.
    That and Luce’s dad is the Sheriff. Such is life in a small town.
    “Stop glancing at me,” the girl in question huffs.
    “I don’t wanna be here, Luce.” I admit. “I’d rather be home.”
    “She ain’t gonna be in, Kia. You’d rather be in an empty house that see everyone?”
    “Everyone involves Reese, so yeah,” I mutter.
    “I heard that.” She smirks.
    I sigh and park. Clearly, though, I’m more concerned about actually seeing Reese, because I’ve parked right next to his damn truck. Shit. Luce gets out the car before I can put it in reverse and park somewhere else. I sigh again and follow her.
    Stones crunch under my boots as we cross the lot and disappear undercover of the trees. I can already hear the music pumping. Adam has an insane love of British music, and for once