Chasing Home (Cherry Peak Book 3)

by Hannah Cowan

Even after only a few minutes in his presence, I knew everything I needed to. That he would be bring me nothing but utter heartbreak.

Each pill has grown harder to swallow, and now I’m positive another will choke me.

“And I’m supposed to care about what you want?” I nod. “I’d prefer that, yeah.” The corner of her mouth twitches. “It’s your funeral, then, Johnny. But don’t say that I didn’t warn you.” It takes everything in me not to fill the bar with another obnoxious whooping noise. I settle on a wide grin instead, making sure she can see how elated I am. “I never knew funerals could be so fucking exciting.”

So how many of those would it take to have you giggling at my bad jokes?” “More than I plan to drink tonight.”

“Sometimes a little pain reminds you of something you accomplished. A goal you met despite the hardships you faced along the way. I’ve got a body full of scars and bruises, Rory. I love each one of ’em.”

“What you want is for me to break myself open and spill every single thought I’ve ever had.” “When they involve me, fuckin’ right I do.” “They all involve you!” she shouts, arms flying as she looks back at me. “From that first night, you’ve occupied my mind like a disease! It was curiosity at first. Confusion as to why you came for me that night and why I let you. I don’t believe in fate or coincidences, yet every single day with you, the universe tries to change my mind. “I shouldn’t be drawn to you the way I am. It’s trouble waiting to happen. You are heartbreak, Johnny. You’re fucking heartbreak, and I’ve signed myself up for it anyway!”

I’d go through a million broken hearts and painful memories if it meant I got you at the end of every story.”