Breathe With Me (The Breathe Series Book 3) Read Free Page B

immediately notice the small rip with a trace of red is now a full on scarlet soaked hole. “Shit.”
    I bend, scraping my forefinger over the torn, wet tear and immediately crumple my face in pain. Clamping my jaw down, a splinter of stabbing sensations shoots through my knee as I realize a piece of the beer bottle must be lodged in my leg. I look closer, using my fingers to open the ripped fabric. A shard of glass no bigger than my pinkie nail juts out of my skin.
    “Well that’s just perfect,” I mumble, pinching it carefully with my finger and pulling it out as another painful tingle emerges; this time almost a relieved sensation.
    Staring closer with the glass still grasped between my fingers, I check to make sure there are no more visible pieces lodged in my skin. Straightening up, I shift my weight over to my other leg and frown. Judd stares back, waiting for my response, probably wondering what the hell.
    “Oh well…my brother and his big mouth happened.”
    “I completely understand that.” The excitement in Judd’s tone cannot be missed as he smiles at Alyssa, who is climbing out of the passenger side.
    I glance back and forth between the two of them. They are way too giddy. He must have already done it.
    “So, did you show her?” I say quietly, not wanting to ruin his surprise if he hasn’t.
    Judd doesn’t even answer, but the goofy ass smile that crosses his face says it all as he stares over at her.
    “Yes! We are now proud renters of our very own apartment in Fairview,” Alyssa squeals, jiggling a key between her fingers. “I can’t believe it,” she giggles, scrunching up her shoulders in an excited gesture and bouncing on her toes all the way to Judd’s side.
    I laugh. I’m glad they’re happy; at least some of us get lucky.
    “Heaven help your neighbors. At least bolt your bed frame to the wall so they can get some sleep,” I joke with them as Judd hands me a bag and we begin walking towards the cabins. “Oh, here.” I hold up a set of keys. “Grandpa reserved cabin three for you, so you guys will have some privacy, even though he said he does not approve.”
    I chuckle as Judd snatches the key out of my hand and gives me a sheepish look. He’s not used to any type of parental rules, but he’s an adult so I say what the hell. A conclusion that Grandpa came to when he handed me the key with a shake of his head. I got a good run down on how ‘back in my day’, but in the end he didn’t want to load his cabin down with more people.
    “Thanks, man, but seriously, I want to pay for it,” Judd urges for probably the hundredth time.
    I hold my hand up to stop his thoughts as we make our way onto the porch of the cabin immediately to the left of my camper.
    “I told you Grandpa said he doesn’t need you to pay. Just make sure all messes are cleaned up and by messes, I mean…”
    “Yeah, I got it,” Judd quickly cuts me off before I can dig into the aftermath of having non-stop sex. I swear they’re rabbits. “So?”
    Swinging his head around as he unlocks the door, he nudges his head towards my leg, eyeing my knee. The three of us walk in, Alyssa immediately to the forefront like a little kid that’s never seen the inside of a hotel.
    “My knee? Oh, same ole shit. My brother’s relentless persistence of getting under my skin and saying crap that he knows will light my fuse.”
    Judd sputters out a laugh, clearly flabbergasted at my statement.
    “Well that sounds familiar. Isn’t that what you do…all the time?”
    “Hell no! I am nothing like him, and you better bite your tongue from saying anything like that, unless you want me to start calling you mini Tristan.” I raise my eyebrow, challenging him.
    “Touché.”
    “Hey, this cabin is set up just like the one next door where you guys stayed in this past summer.” Alyssa sidles up to Judd; he quickly tucks her into his side like that’s where she belongs.
    Clearing my throat, I shake loose the tinge of envy that