After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48

“Hm. About what happened the other night?”

Elaine laughed awkwardly. “Yeah…wow. You figured that out fast.”

“I’ve got like a sixth sense for these sorts of things,” Liam said with a smile.

Elaine opened her mouth to retort but found herself not feeling it. Like the mood to tease him had just… gone. She was suddenly very aware they were still in public together. “I hate to cut the day short, but I should probably get back to Harriet’s.”

Liam didn’t even argue. He simply said, “Come on, get in, I’ll get you home.

“And Nancy…?” Elaine asked, glancing down the street toward the older woman.

“I’ll come back to pick her up. She said she might be talking for a while.” Liam opened up the passenger door for Elaine. She only hesitated a moment longer before sliding into the seat.

Soon, they were heading back to Harriet’s.

Elaine was quiet.

Liam kept glancing her way but she pretended not to notice, just stared out at the buildings and trees that passed them by.

“You know what’s funny?” Liam asked.

“Hm.”

“We always do this in the car.”

Elaine finally turned to him. “Do what?”

“This. This talking thing. You go quiet, or I say something stupid, then we talk.” Liam pulled up to Harriet’s, shut off the engine, then twisted in his seat to look at her. “So what’s going on this time?”

He was right, she realized. They always found themselves stuck together. Usually in a car. Elaine almost found it amusing.

“You don’t want to hear it.”

Liam cocked his head to the side. “Try me.”

“It’s just…things are so complicated right now. With Lucas and this election and the foundation and…just everything.” Elaine wanted so bad to tell him. To share everything. She held herself back. Not sure why, when the other day she’d just…spit the words out in front of Lucas.

But Lucas hadn’t even cared.

“I’m so tired of it.” Elaine pushed her hand through her hair, fingers lacing through the strands and pulling them away from her face. “Sometimes I wish for things to go back to being simple.”

“Simple with Lucas?”

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