2 Happy New Life by Tonya Kappes

Author:Tonya Kappes [Kappes, Tonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-10-11T04:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”

~Judy Garland

Liz had a hard time settling Hayes down for bed. He talked about Tramp and how well Tramp had done. Plus all the talk about how “cool” Cole was and how he knew so much about dogs. It was hard for her to drown him out during all the Cole talk. Her longing to be back in his agility class at the Claws and Paws was unbearable. Or was it her longing to be back in his presence that was unbearable?

Alone with Cole in Claws and Paws, watching him handle Tramp, seeing his smile and boyish ways as he worked with Tramp was burned into her memory like a tattoo..

His smell.

His dark eyes.

The way his arm fit around her waist as if it belonged there.

“Yes, honey.” Liz repeated blankly when Hayes would ask her questions. “Yes, honey.”

Finally he closed his eyes and he fell asleep.

Liz was wide awake. She couldn’t quiet her mind long enough to rest. Images of Cole and the twenty-year-old woman’s smile haunted her.

Mindlessly, she walked around the house tiding up. She loaded more wood into the hearth, and turned off the lights on the Christmas tree before she let Tramp out one final time before bed.

“Come on.” She petted his head and grabbed her favorite quilt her grandmother had made for her off the sofa. “Let’s go outside.”

Tramp danced around her with anticipation. She wrapped the quilt around her to ward off the winter night chill.

Not only did it warm her on the outside, it also warmed her on the inside, as she thought of how much she loved and missed her grandmother, and all the memories that she had of her.

The night sky was clear. Oh, how she wished her mind was that clear. Taking deep breaths, the night air flowed with ease through her nose and filled her lungs. She closed her eyes and slowly exhaled.

“You up for company?” Cole walked in the gate without a smile on his face.

“You startled me.” Liz held his gaze for a few seconds. She pulled the blanket up around her neck. “What are you doing here?”

Tramp jumped all over him. With a few simple commands, Cole had Tramp under control and sitting patiently. The moonlight cast a shadow on him, making it hard to see his salt and pepper crew-cut. He walked up and stood next to her.

The urge to grab him hadn’t gone away. His stare made her nervous, but she didn’t turn away from him.

The night’s darkness blanketed them like her quilt. She could barely make out his eyes. The energy between them was like a magnet.

They stood in silence.

She could smell his sweet scent.

“We need to talk.” He broke the silence. His hands were plunged deep in his front jean pockets and he rocked back and forth on his heels. “Is Hayes sleeping?”

“Yes.” The word gently rolled off her lips. “What can I do for you, Cole?”

“That is a loaded question, Liz.

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