A Soldier For Christmas by KB Winters

Author:KB Winters [Winters, KB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Army wives, christmas, second chance romance
Publisher: BookBoyfriends Publishing Inc
Published: 2016-10-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven - Sophia

My eyes fluttered open to find an empty place in the large bed beside me. The place Derrick had occupied all night. I smoothed a hand over the wrinkled sheets and found that they were still warm. I pushed myself up to a half-sitting position and glanced in the direction of the bathroom. The door was open and the interior was dark. With a small sigh of disappointment, I flopped back on the bed. The room was starting to brighten as the sun rose beyond the navy blue curtains. They were thick enough to filter the sunlight, but not so much that it didn’t light up the room. A glance at the clock showed that it was nearly seven o’clock. He was probably at work. I’d never even thought to ask what his work schedule was like.

As for me…other than a sound check prior to the concert, I didn’t have anything on my schedule. I was hoping to spend the day with Derrick, not even thinking he had a job to do. Even before getting out of bed, I knew my muscles were sore from the night before. But I didn’t care. I wanted more.

I wanted Derrick.

I was all too aware of the time counting down in the back of my mind, a reminder that in seven days, I’d be on a plane back to New York and wouldn’t see Derrick again. Possibly ever. Sure, we’d made plans to meet up for New Year’s, but how practical was that really? It would be amazing, but the reality was that Derrick had a family and friends waiting to see him, from the sounds of it they’d been waiting a long time, and I couldn’t bear to get in the way of that, to be the one to steal that time from them. After all, Derrick and I had just met three days ago. I had no right to take up his precious time off duty.

Especially when I didn’t have anything to offer him. At least not long term. My life was a mess. I wasn’t in a position to go around offering promises or building a relationship. Nine months ago, I was trying not to openly cry in divorce court. There was no way I was ready for something real. Something like Derrick. He wasn’t the casual type. That much I already knew. And yet, I’d raced in head first anyways.

Typical Sophia.

Hadn’t I learned anything from my marriage to Roberto? Fools really do rush in.

I sighed loudly, trying to clear the dark thoughts from my mind. I had seven more days to figure it all out. I certainly wasn’t going to be able to come up with a conclusion with a rumbling stomach. I could circle back to it once I had about a gallon of coffee running through my veins.

I rolled over to the side of the bed Derrick had slept on and inhaled his scent. I didn’t think he wore cologne, but he definitely wore some kind of aftershave, and the smell of it drove me wild.

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