Anchored by Hoffmann Tracey

Author:Hoffmann, Tracey [Hoffmann, Tracey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dawn Esmond Publishing
Published: 2012-09-07T07:00:00+00:00

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Mia felt the phone vibrate in her hand and wiped her face. She shook inside. What could she say to him? Her face burned with humiliation and for some reason she felt ready to explode.

Answering, she said, “David, maybe we could talk later. I don’t feel up to it right now. I’m sorry, please understand—”

David interrupted. “Mia, the reason I phoned before is to tell you my brother Patrick has turned up out of the blue and is staying with me. I want you to meet him.”

Her breath caught and an emotion she hadn’t experience before tugged at her heart. He was too good for her. He deserved a good girl from church who was pure and had her life together. Why had she let him get so close, so quickly?

“Why do you want me to meet him?”

“You’re important to me. How about we all go out to dinner? If you’d prefer we could have dinner here.”

‘Umm?” Had she lost control of her brain? She must sound like a schoolgirl. Her hand spanned her neck and her fingers felt the heat surfacing on her skin.

“Mia, I’ll make the decision for you and pick you up tonight at 6.30 p.m. We’ll go down to The Entrance, so dress casual.”

Mia’s eyes narrowed and she could hear the ice in her voice. “Stop, David. As much as I’d like to meet your brother I’d rather not go out for dinner. I’ll call in sometime next week to say hello.” She needed to put some space between them, give him time to move on, time to realize she was tainted goods.

“Its only dinner, Mia. What are you afraid of?” She could hear the challenge in his voice and stiffened her back.

“Just because I prefer not to go out to dinner with you does not mean I’m afraid. I think you’re expecting too much from me.” Her heart ached as she tried to portray indifference.

“I think you’re scared because you’re starting to care about me. You can’t keep running. It’s too late to block me out now.”

“I don’t need you analyzing me.” Gnawing her lower lip in frustration, Mia seethed. “I think you want someone to rescue, a maiden in distress—and that’s not me.” Mia grimaced as she waited for him to throw her late night swim in her face.

The silence stretched, pulling on her nerves.

“There is nothing wrong with my wanting to protect you. God places people in our lives to support us when we go through tough times. I won’t stop caring just because you tell me to.”

She could hear the edge in his voice. Mia thought of all the things that had been done to her by her father and hardened her heart. If David couldn’t protect himself from her then she would.

“Mia, I—” David began.

“I don’t want to discuss this anymore. I’m turning my phone off. Good night, David.”

Ending the call, Mia stared bleakly into space and a soft moan escaped her lips as she buried her face in her hands.

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