A Silence in the Heart (Holmes Crossing Book 4) by Aarsen Carolyne

Author:Aarsen, Carolyne [Aarsen, Carolyne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780994049865
Publisher: Misty Ridge Publishing
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

An icy hand of pain dragged at Tracy as she tried to force her now-stiff lips to smile. David was looking intently at her, but she let her gaze skitter away.

He had spoken so casually of the relationship. As if Heather was simply an old girlfriend. A fiancée was much more than that. Why had David lied to her? What had he been trying to hide?

This was getting more awkward by the minute. "I'm sorry to hear that," she said, looking away from David.

"Would you like to see the album as well?" Linda asked.

It was the last thing she wanted to do, but she had crashed this party, may as well see it through. So she got up and obediently sat beside Linda, trying not to be too aware of David on the other side.

Tracy tried not to read too much into the situation, but she felt as if Linda was sizing her up.

David's reticence was like a wall between them, clear but impenetrable. It shouldn't matter what his relationship with Heather had been. It shouldn't matter to her that he had at one time contemplated marrying this stunningly beautiful woman.

But it did.

"This was Heather at the Faith Alive Women's Retreat," Emily was saying, reaching past David to turn the page. Another picture of Heather smiling surrounded by a group of women. She looked positively angelic. "She loved going to them. Have you ever been, Tracy?"

Tracy shook her head. Another mark against her.

"It's a wonderful opportunity to renew your faith. Heather was such a strong Christian." Emily turned another page. "Oh, and here's a lovely series of Heather at our church camp. And of course, here's David."

Tracy forced herself to look down at a picture of Heather and David, their arms around each other. David was looking at the camera. Heather was looking at him, her heart in her eyes, clearly in love with the man who also made Tracy's heart flutter.

He had asked this woman to marry him. To be his life's partner.

Why are you so upset about this? she asked herself. Him saying "I care about you" and giving you a few kisses doesn't grant you exclusivity. She should have known that a guy like David didn't have just an ordinary past with ordinary girlfriends. Of course he would have a fiancée who was amazing and spiritual and . . . beautiful.

Tracy suffered through more photos of Heather doing more wonderful things with David, her family, her friends, each picture adding one more ache, one more insecurity to Tracy's already bruised emotions.

Heather had been loved by her intact and perfect family. Heather had been loved by David.

Tracy had never truly experienced the first of the two. The latter she had received a taste of and wanted more.

But how could she compare to Heather? A girl who went to Christian retreats. Who belonged to a family who looked like they stepped out of a home insurance commercial. Could Tracy stand to be, once again, second-best?

She wanted to leave

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