Suddenly This Summer Novels & Stories

Then they lay naked under the light sheets, the summer breeze cooled their heated Skin. Emilia's laughs went up quietly from the terrace, where they were still with Lucas and Sophie was sitting. Alexander took Lena a damp hair strand from his face. “The summer has just started. And I feel the most beautiful so far.” Lena smiled and kissed his chest. “Because we are together. Always.” The first big summer without fixed limits had begun. The Voss family blossomed – every child on his own way, every love in her your own time.

I looked at her warily. "I don't want to do anything, but is the baby Greyson's? He doesn't want this baby. You're becoming more and more shameless, trying to use a baby to get Greyson!" I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave. Despite it being summer, I still broke out in a cold sweat. I instinctively stepped back, trying to distance myself from her. However, I bumped into someone behind me, and soon everything went black. When I woke up, I was lying on a hospital bed.

Who's been spewing such nonsense about me? "I won't stand for such vicious gossip spreading around and reaching my daughter's ears! Was it those troll accounts that love making up ridiculous tags and headlines? I'll make them pay immediately!"

"The smart watch is going to break before the agreement period is even up." "Theo may think he got a new smart watch, but he just got himself a smart pager instead. Poor little thing." … Time passed after that, and soon, it was Theo's summer break. I was just discussing the company's development plans with Austin for the next five years when I suddenly caught sight of the comments once again becoming active. "Damn! I've been paying so much attention to the villains' daily life that I forget we're almost at a crucial point in the main plot!"

Only Lucas was fully visible, his whole face open with joy, his arms thrown wide as though he were flying. Julien followed my gaze for a moment. "That was last summer," he said. "Lucas discovered he liked climbing trees but not climbing down." I smiled faintly. "That sounds about right." Something in his voice when he said it, not quite wistful, but something adjacent to it, made me not ask the obvious follow-up question about who was carrying him. I had learned enough tonight already. Some things were not mine to know yet. He nodded toward the hallway. "The kitchen is this way."

Summer “Hello, Summer. Long time no see.” I’m instantly enveloped by the smell of spearmint. I close my eyes only for a second as I breathe it in, then my heart skips a beat when I realize what is happening. It feels as if I’m moving in slow motion as I turn around. Our eyes meet, and I feel the shock of the moment run through every cell in my body.

Summer asked. Ava explained they went to the park and would return soon. Summer's father kept calling; she ignored him. When the kids arrived, Summer's phone pinged, but she didn't open the message. She opened the door; the boys ran inside, hugging her. "Aunt Summer, Mom got us ice cream," Leighton said. "And popcorns, lots of popcorns," Andre added. "We got you ice cream too" Leonard said Summer smiled, hugged them. Summer's father sent her a message, which she opened, revealing shocking information. Summer stared at her phone for long, she didn't hear Ava talking to her, Ava tapped her and she quickly off her phone's screen.

Her moan was soft, almost involuntary, and it sent a jolt through me that I barely suppressed. “What happened, Summer?” I asked, my voice calmer than I felt, trying to pull her back to reality. “No... nothing...” she murmured, her voice trembling. I could feel her confusion, her body reacting to me in ways I knew she didn’t understand. Hell, I barely understood it myself. She wasn’t like anyone I’d ever been with—not like the others who’d come and gone without leaving a mark. Summer was different, and it was driving me insane.

“Do you really think we can pull that off?” “I think if anyone can, it’s you.” She laughed, shaking her head. “You’re unbelievable.” “I believe in you,” he said, voice low and serious. She leaned into him, touched beyond words. Then Marla interrupted with a tug on her sleeve. “Can I have ice cream now?” River raised an eyebrow. “We just had lunch.” “But Mommy said it’s summer. Summer means ice cream anytime.” Skye grinned. “Can’t argue with that.” “Deal,” River said, standing. “Let’s go celebrate our first real summer as a family.”