Read Online Never Let Me Go by Jasmine Carolina - Free Book Online

of flavors as the sweet drink hit my tongue. “What about you?”
    Hayden leaned back in his seat, eyeing me skeptically, as though he couldn’t believe that I was sitting in front of him. Honestly, I was kind of feeling that way about him. I’d never met a guy as sweet as Hayden, and it was amazing to me that he had a daughter who meant the world to him. Most girls my age would have been scared off at the mention of children, but I wasn’t. I thought it was adorable.
    “Well, mine has a two part answer. Like I said, Sky’s the center of my universe, so one of my favorite past times is playing Barbie with her,” he said, laughing a little. “My daughter has more Barbie dolls than any little girl will ever need, and that’s only her stash at my house. She has a cousin that she can play with, but for some reason, she prefers to only play Barbie with me. My favorite personal past time, though, is event planning. Me and my sisters Olivia and Elizabeth started our business, Three Jax Event Planning, about two years ago. Most people see their jobs as a job, but for me, it’s something I really enjoy. I was the golden boy in high school—leadership, student council, sports, etc. I was able to juggle a billion things at once and always plan a killer party or fundraiser when people needed me to. Liv has a real eye for decoration and design, and Lizzie’s OCD helps her keep everything organized perfectly. We work well together. So, instead of playing video games or going out when I don’t have my daughter, I’m planning the next big event for someone in town.” He paused, taking a bite of another mozzarella stick. “My sisters are actually already planning Skylar’s sweet sixteen.”
    I laughed. “Wow. Sounds like Skylar’s got it made. A daddy who plays Barbie with her and plans killer parties? She must be one happy little girl.”
    Hayden chuckled, shaking his head. “Yeah, most times she is. Her life’s more complicated than most, though…more of what I’ll explain later.” He ran his fingers through his hair, pushing it back. “Top ten favorite songs?”
    Oh, this could get interesting. I was known for my rather…eclectic taste in music. I didn’t listen to what other people thought was cool or hip. I listened to whatever spoke to me, and I didn’t give two shits about what anyone else thought about it.
    “ Never Let Me Go by Florence and the Machine, I Get Off by Halestorm, Honestly by Bethany Joy Lenz, Belief by Gavin DeGraw, Dark Blue by Jack’s Mannequin, Shake Tramp by Marianas Trench, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Sandcastles by Kate Voegele, Don’t Make Me Wait by This World Fair, and Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth from Wicked.”
    Hayden grinned. “Nice. Okay…mine are: Warmness on the Soul by Avenged Sevenfold, Trouble by NeverShoutNever, Yellow by Coldplay, All I Wanted by Paramore, Over You by Daughtry, Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machine, Faithfully by Journey, Car Crash by Wakey! Wakey!, Celebrity Status by Marianas Trench, and Close by Rascal Flatts.”
    I sat forward. No fucking way. I had never met another person in actual real life, who had even heard of Marianas Trench, and here this guy was, all sweet and amazing and funny, whose favorite song was my second favorite song that that very band had ever written. Oh, my God, I thought I was going to scream or something, because I was just beyond excited.
    “There’s no Goddamn way you love Marianas Trench,” I said, my breathing ragged and my words coming out distorted. “Give me your favorite line ever from one of their songs.”
    “‘ The bitter in you and the quitter in me is bigger than the both of us ,’” he said, quoting their song Lover Dearest off of the Masterpiece Theatre album. “What’s yours?”
    I groaned. This guy was fucking amazing.
    “‘ I hate the way that I say I should stay when I know that I don’t give a fuck about it anyway ,’” I said, quoting their song Perfect