And Never Let Her Down: A Town of Destiny Novel by Nancy Glynn

Author:Nancy Glynn [Glynn, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

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At the bottom of the stairs, she could hear music…her music playing You Really Got a Hold of Me by the Miracles. Candles glowed from the unused dining room that usually collected dust. She laughed and limped her way toward it.

As she walked in, she nearly lost her balance. Red roses adorned the table covered in a lace tablecloth…her mother’s Irish lace she had put away in the China cabinet drawer. Long white candles stood on each side of the glass vase.

“Welcome, madam. Please sit.” He pulled out a chair and helped her to it.

“Hayden, what’s all this?” She let him push her into the table.

“Just thought you deserved a little romance in your life.”

“Thank you, but I get enough in my books.”

“So, you want me to take it all back.” He grinned, holding a dishtowel over his shoulder.

Her eyes swept down his lean body and back up, feeling the heat rise in her face. She shook her head. “No.”

Nodding, he disappeared into the kitchen and brought back two plates filled with thick steaks smothered in caramel grilled onions and mushrooms and mashed potatoes.

Her mouth watered at the sight. “Are these twice-baked?”

“Yep. My mom had to remind me of the directions since she makes the best. I think you’ll like them.”

She looked up and smiled. “That’s so sweet of you.”

He poured red wine into a wineglass for her and then him before sitting down and holding his glass up. “I want to thank you for allowing me to be here. You’ve been gracious letting a stranger into your home.”

She held hers up and clinked his before taking a sip. “Any friend of my brother’s is a friend of me. Never a stranger in the first place. And now I consider you a best friend.”

He held his fork in midair and gazed at her. “You’ve become mine, too. I feel close to you. Thank you.”

Laughing, she said, “My oldies growing on you?”

“I like this song. They don’t make music like this anymore. True love written in those lines.” He took a bite of his steak.

“I think it’s stuck on repeat, but I do love this song.”

“Want me to change it?”

“No.” She drank more wine, feeling numb in her face. Never could handle alcohol well. “This is delicious, Hayden. Tell your mom I love it.”

“Oh, believe me. She’s waiting to hear what you think.”

“You’re close with her.”

“I am with my whole family.”

“I bet you miss them. I feel guilty from keeping you from them…from your home. I’ll try to heal faster and not be on my foot.” The thought killed her to think of him not there anymore. An ache filled her chest as she slugged the food down. And not an ache from her mastectomy.

“Stop. You take all the time you need. Yes, I miss them, but I also like being here with you. No feeling guilty anymore, okay?”

She gave a small one-sided grin. “Sure.”

He dropped his fork and stood, walking over to her and holding his hand out. “Come on. Stand.

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