Theirs

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Book: Theirs Read Free
Author: Jenika Snow
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they’d been watching her, because a second later they were moving even closer
to her, their arms wrapping more tightly around her body. She was grateful for
their big bodies blocking the cold, keeping her stable. Even their heat
couldn’t get rid of the piercing cold that spread throughout her body at the
thought of Christian lying in that algid box all alone.
    As
the words were being said about his life, the passages reflecting on life in
general, she couldn’t help but zone out as her mind thought of everything else.
    Last
night she’d cried until she’d fallen asleep on Riley’s couch, both of her two
guys sleeping right beside her, holding her, giving her their strength even as
she slept.
    Her
eyes felt swollen and red, and her muscles were so sore from the way she shook
from crying, that her entire body ached. She was thankful she had Riley and Tallin . They were her rocks.
    She
reached out, grabbed Riley’s hand, and leaned her head against Tallin’s arm. Placed on top of the casket was a bundle of
red roses, their color startling compared to the single white lily she had
placed next to them. Seeing that single white flower
brought back so many memories that they threatened to choke her.
    A
lily had been the first flower Christian had ever given her. They had been
going to their freshman homecoming dance, her three boys being her dates. They
had each given her a flower. Tallin had given her a
pink rose, Riley a yellow tulip, and Christian a white lily because he thought
it was funny that she’d been named after a flower. She still had those three
flowers, now dried and wilted, hanging upside down on her bedroom wall.
    She
smiled, remembering his handsome face as he had offered her the flower, his
dark auburn hair disheveled in a way that let everyone know he didn’t care what
he looked like. Even though she loved those wonderful memories, they hurt her
tremendously.
    As
the priest finished the sermon and said his final words, she stared up at Tallin . His eyes were set, hard, and his jaw was clenched.
Even though she knew how upset and devastated he was over this tragedy, the
hard-willed bad boy in him refused to show any weakness. She looked over at
Riley, his expression actually showing his hurt even though no tears fell. The
doctor in him, that caring and compassionate person he was, couldn’t help but
express the loss of someone so important.
    She
squeezed Riley’s hand tighter and slipped her arm through the crook of Tallin’s . As she watched the coffin slowly sink into the
earth, she knew that from this day forward, she would forever be changed.
    ****
    Reality Sucks
    Lilly
sat on the couch in Riley’s living room, friends and family mingling as they
spoke softly, sharing remembrances of Christian. Classic rock played throughout
the room, Christian’s favorite. After the funeral, everyone gathered at Riley’s
place since it had the extra room. Everyone was reminiscing about Christian,
even though sadness filled every vacant spot. She sat in one of the chairs and
stared out the big picture window from across the room. The sky was a dark
shade of gray as the snow steadily fell to the ground in thick flakes.
    Ava,
Christian’s younger sister, stood by the window, her auburn hair so much like
her brother's. Ava was only twenty, ten years younger than her brother, but
they had been close. Lilly got up with her red plastic cup in hand, filled with
fruit punch someone had poured for her, which she now found flavorless. She
stopped in front of the window, just staring out as the snow continued its
thick descent to the ground. After a moment of silence, Lilly reached out and
grabbed Ava’s hand. The young girl’s fingers were cold when she gripped them
tightly. They didn’t speak for several moments, and when she felt the small
squeeze Ava gave her hand, she knew that even though Ava had to be devastated,
she would somehow pull through. She did, after all, have her brother’s
unyielding

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