A Change of Heart by Barbara Longley

Author:Barbara Longley [Longley, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 9781477849040
Amazon: B00DO0OPU4
Barnesnoble: B00DO0OPU4
Goodreads: 18310837
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2013-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Damn. He’d done it again—gotten too close. Time to back off. “I understand. All I’m asking for is friendship.” Bullshit. “Friends help each other. I want to help.”

“I worry…”

“What?” He studied her, hating to see her mouth turned down the way it was now. “What do you worry about?”

She shrugged. “I worry that you’re spending so much time with me that it might prevent you from finding somebody who—”

“Don’t give it another thought. I’m right where I want to be.” Their eyes caught and held, and his heart stuttered to a stop. The world fell away, leaving nothing but the two of them suspended in time. He wanted to pull over to the side of the road, draw her into his arms, and kiss the sadness away, hold her until nothing remained of the trauma haunting her. The truck swerved toward the shoulder of the road, and he snapped back to reality. Shit. Pay attention.

“I wish we’d met under different circumstances, or at a different time,” she whispered, turning to look out the passenger side window.

“We met exactly when we were supposed to meet.” His jaw tightened and twitched. “And when you’re ready to date, I’ll be right here. I’m like this old truck.” He patted the steering wheel. “Dependable. Steady. I’ll never let you down or leave you stranded.”

She opened her mouth to reply. He didn’t really want to listen to her tell him to forget about her and move on. Too late, anyway. His heart rose and fell on her smiles and sighs, and she had no clue. “I have an idea,” he said. “Let’s relax and have a good time tonight. No pressure, just friends hanging out.”

“Good idea.” A half smile erased some of the sadness from her face. “This should be interesting. Kyle isn’t shy at all when he’s at work, but did you notice he didn’t say a word when Brenda was there?”

“Yep. I noticed.” He grinned. “I’m surprised he worked up enough gumption to ask her out.”

“I wonder if they’ll hit it off.”

“I hope so. Kyle’s a good guy.” They settled into a companionable silence, and he let his mind wander, imagining a future with Cory—imagining a time when physical affection, holding hands, and loving came easily to her. Once she began seeing a therapist, how long did it take before she started to get better? He glanced at her. She seemed to be as lost in thought as he. “What are you thinking about?”

She startled and blinked. “Nothing in particular.”

“Humph. I’d pay good money to see what goes on in that head of yours.”

She rolled her eyes. “That would be a waste of perfectly good cash.”

The mall came into view, and the intersection where he had to turn onto the frontage road was just ahead. He was tempted to miss it, like they’d missed the exit to her mom’s place. They could keep on driving, and he’d have her all to himself. Downshifting, he switched to the left lane and put on his blinker.

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