A Catastrophe of the Heart - A Billionaire Romance Novel (Romance, Billionaire Romance, Life After Love Book 3) by Adams Nancy

Author:Adams, Nancy [Adams, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

It was the last day of their two-week trip to Colorado, and Paul and Claire were spending it around Beth and Will’s. June was working at the hospital tonight, so the couple had had their farewell dinner with the Prior family at a local restaurant the night before. This last night would be spent in the comforting presence of Claire’s best friend.

The girls were in the kitchen, Beth making coffee and Claire sitting at the small table at one end of the cramped room, the apartment one of the cramped type that specialize in first-time tenants with very little money. The boys, meanwhile, were in the lounge watching football on the television, both of them in high spirits, and could be heard in the background.

“So,” Beth said as she made coffee for them, “how’s it been back at your folks after so long?”

“It was good to see mom and Kyle,” Claire admitted.

“What about your grumpy dad?”

“He was okay, I guess. We don’t really talk much at the best of times. Plus, he was away for most of it, busy with opening his new stores, so we never really saw each other. Last night he had to fly out to Nebraska on business, so it was only the four of us who had dinner, so that was nice.”

“Your old man’s not that bad, Claire.”

“It’s like I said: we’re just not close. I never said he was bad.”

Beth finished with the drinks and came and sat down opposite Claire, planting a coffee in front of her. Beth then brought her own coffee mug up to her mouth and as she did, she paused and gazed dreamily into space.

“Ohhh!” she cooed softly. “How I had such a crush on your dad when I was younger—heck, how I still do! Mr. Prior. Joe Prior. Dreams!”

Beth blew on her coffee before taking a sip, her eyes still blankly gazing out.

“Okay,” Claire said, “let’s not talk about how you’ve longed for my dad since you were fifteen, it makes me feel sick.”

“Sorry,” Beth said with a cheeky shrug. Then, changing the subject slightly, she inquired, “What did your folks think of Paul? I bet they loved him.”

A wide smile grew instantly on Claire’s face.

“Of course,” she beamed.

“‘Of course,’ she says,” Beth repeated with a face. “He’s like parental gold! College boy: check! Training to be a doctor: check! Comes from a respectable family of medics: check! Handsome: check! Is polite: check! check! Is dependable: check! check! check! How could parents not like him, huh?”

“He spent a lot of time with mom chatting.”

“Oh, she musta loved that!” Beth exclaimed gently. “If there’s one thing your ma loves, it’s to chat. That’s why her and my ma are such good friends; because they both like nothing more that to talk the hind legs off a horse!”

Both girls began giggling.

“How is your ma?” Claire asked, still laughing. “Ma said she’s still worried about you and Will.”

“Huh! What can I say?” Beth softly cried. “She comes around at least once every week with bags full of shopping.

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