For The Love of Ash | Teaser Two

For The Love of Ash

Maggie

I glanced at the white clock on the wall, right beside the refrigerator and saw that it was almost midnight. I spent hours on these damn bills. I piled them up and put them into a plastic bag so I would remember to do the same thing tomorrow night, but actually finish. 

I grabbed a cigarette and lighter from my bag next to the front door and quietly snuck outside. Asher’s room was on the back of the house, so I knew that the smell wouldn’t get to him. 

I lit up and leaned against the wrought iron railing. I left the front door open just a crack. I had this strange dream where I went outside to smoke and suddenly my house caught on fire. But the door locked behind me and I couldn’t get in to save Asher. 

It haunted me. 

BLURB:
Maggie Larken is a reformed party girl. After her parent's death, she's left to raise her nine-year old brother.
Luke Wilson has done everything his parents have ever asked of him. A new teacher, Luke constantly questions where his life is headed.
When Luke and Maggie meet, neither is in the market for a relationship. But sometimes life has other plans. Both navigate new waters as they try to decide where their priorities should lie, while also seizing what they want. 
In this heartbreakingly real tale of love, Maggie and Luke discover what being a family means.