I’m ashamed at how relieved I am when Riven offers to let me stay with him. The thought of having to go house hunting during peak season was daunting. And the prospect of spending the next two months living with my mom was something I couldn’t cope with. I love Mom, but I’m not a teenager anymore and one thing she’s never been able to stop doing is mothering.
I hope Riven really meant it when he said he wants me to stay at the cabin. That he’s not just doing it out of pity… But he insisted so much. And he said we’re friends.
Friends… I mull over the word. Somehow, the term doesn’t satisfy me. Why? Do I want us to be more than friends?
Don’t go there, Wendy. The fact that you’re staying for two months changes nothing, it only shifted the duration of your acquaintance with Riven. But onc
