Read Online Hard to Love You by Megan Smith - Free Book Online Page A

the hell are you doing?”
    “Is this how Hunter’s going to have you standing in the shower?” I ask while trying to keep a straight face.
    MacKenzie is no good, she has tears running down her face and she’s holding her stomach. Jaylinn and Chloe walk in to see what’s going on. Now everyone is laughing and I can’t help but laugh too.
    “Oh my god, I so needed that laugh, Hails.” MacKenzie says.
    I step out of shower and shut the door. “You so know that Hunter can’t wait to take you in the shower. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re not knocked up again after your honeymoon.”
    She blushes, “Shut your mouth, Hails.”
    No one other than me knows, but she wants another baby, and soon. Personally I think she should wait and enjoy what she already has, and I’ve told her that. The look in her eyes says it all though. She’s on cloud nine with her little family and if she wants to add to it then so be it. She once said to me she wants all her babies close in age like her family.
    Smirking at her I say, “Well let’s get this party started.”
    “Hails,” MacKenzie whines. “You promised nothing crazy.”
    I stop walking and look over my shoulder, “Nothing crazy is gonna happen, just a little fun and something to help you relax and sleep.”
    “I’ll believe that when I see it.” Jaylinn mumbles.
    All four of us make our way downstairs to our bags. Each of the girls only brought one bag while I have two.
    “Did you really need to bring so many clothes, Hails? You do realize we are only staying two nights, right?” Chloe asks me.
    I fling my huge suitcase on the coffee table. I start to unzip it and I feel the girls’ eyes on me. Once it’s all the way unzipped I flip it open and I see them all look dumbfounded.
    “You didn’t think I could let my girl down the night before her wedding did you?”
    Jaylinn bumps MacKenzie shoulder, “You’re in for it tonight.”
    Chloe walks over and starts pulling out shot glasses, different flavored vodka, Sunny D, shakers, plastic cups, mini umbrellas, penis straws. Jaylinn pulls out the movies I brought along too, Dirty Dancing, Sweet Home Alabama and Pretty Woman.
    MacKenzie takes a seat on the sofa. “I can’t believe I’m getting married tomorrow.”
    We all stop what we are doing and look over at her. She has tears running down her face. Chloe, Jaylinn and I look at each other and then over at MacKenzie. I know she wants this, she isn’t crying sad tears. They are definitely happy tears. Jaylinn and Chloe each sit on either side of her while I start making drinks. Everyone needs a drink right now, especially me. It’s so hard to look at MacKenzie without thinking of Mason. I see so much of him in her, the dark hair, the sparkling blue eyes, the smile; even their noses are the same. I also feel like I’m not going to be her first anymore, not now that she has Hunter. With everything she went through, I was always the one she called first. A lot is changing but some things will always be the same.
    When I finish with all of our drinks we all settle in and watch our all-time favorite movies and talk about what the game plan is for tomorrow morning.
    While the movie plays, I get lost in my own memories about the first time I snuck into Mason’s bedroom eight years ago.
     
    My parents got into the biggest fight that I’ve ever witnessed. They always fought, I don’t think there was ever a day when they didn’t. Mom was always crying. Tara was always telling me they were fighting because of me. If I was never born, they wouldn’t be fighting.
    I was sitting in my room doing my homework, trying to hurry so that Mom could take me to MacKenzie’s since it was a Friday night and I could sleep over. Tara being the goodie-goodie that she is, was already at her friend’s house. Someone slammed the front door and caused me to jump. I knew what was about to happen. I ran to my bed, hugged my pillow and started rocking back and forth. The yelling