Anything but Love by Celya Bowers

Author:Celya Bowers
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-58571-596-1
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Later that afternoon, Cole unlocked the door to his house to let Taylor inside. His brain still whirled on the information his son had revealed at lunch.

Cole’s ex-wife had done a mental number on their son just so he wouldn’t come near his father. Taylor was more shell-shocked than a war veteran straight from the combat zone. He was cautious when he spoke. Taylor reminded Cole of some of the politicians on the hot seat, making sure not to let anything slip out.

Cole could strangle his ex for what she’d done in the name of revenge. He hadn’t had any real communication with his son in four years, so they had a lot of ground to cover. But they needed a go-between, someone they both trusted, and someone who could ferret out the truth. There was only one unbiased person he knew who was right for this job: Kendall.

He watched his son plop onto the sofa and reach for the remote control. Taylor, being a healthy male teenager, channel-surfed until he found a music video channel. Cole shook his head in wonder as he watched the young women gyrate and Lord knows what else on screen. Seeing the concentration on Taylor’s face, Cole knew better than to start the father-son bonding. He’d wait for a time they could concentrate on each other.

Cole went to the kitchen to call Kendall. Not being able to talk to her all day was beginning to wear on him. He’d noticed another car parked in front of her house when he and Taylor arrived home. He could be a good neighbor and call her just to make sure everything was all right.

Cole quickly dialed the hospital.

“Dr. Matthews,” Kendall said after he was finally put through to her.

“Hey, baby,” Cole said. “I was wondering if you’d fix something for me.”

Kendall laughed. “I’m sorry, sir. You must have misdialed. This is not the help hotline.”

Cole laughed as well. She sounded wonderful to his ears. “I was kind of hoping you were the help hotline. I need someone to listen objectively to both me and Taylor. My ex has fed each of us so many lies, we don’t know quite where to begin. So I was hoping you could maybe join us for dinner.”

“As wonderful as that may sound, Cole, I can’t have dinner tonight. It’s Jami’s first night at my house. I want to make sure she and Dylan are settled in.”

“How about tomorrow night?” Cole knew he sounded pitiful and Max would probably ask for his man card back for it.

“Now that sounds doable.”

Cole relaxed. “I’ll even make a vegetarian meal just for you. Of course, Taylor and I will probably eat steaks while you’re munching on your salad.”

“You know, I think I would like a steak, too. It’s been ages since I had a good piece of beef.”

“Are you playing with me?” He hoped so. “Are you using euphemisms for sex? All you have to do is ask, baby.”

“If I were, and I’m not saying that I am, where would we have this sex?”

And there was the problem.

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