Ayden's Secret by Cara North

Author:Cara North [North, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Religious, Suspense
ISBN: 9781934678022
Publisher: Tease Publishing LLC
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Charlie sat next to him on the couch in her new pajamas and read as he watched television. Ayden had become distant over dinner. He was always moody, and she had seen him in worse moods, so she continued to ignore it and instead read the book Grace had given her. The one she had written about her mother. It was a touching book, and her eyes filled with tears.Ayden heard the sniff. He turned to see the single tear stream down her cheek. She wasn’t sad though; she was smiling. It still bothered him that she cried. Unable to stop himself he reached out to her and wiped the tear. He knew she didn’t expect it by her reaction. She blinked at him and let down her smile.

“Ayden, I miss Michael,” Charlie admitted.

“I know you do.” Ayden wiped the other cheek as the next tear fell.

“I miss my parents.”

“I understand.” He scooted closer to her.

“I miss you.” Charlie sobbed.

“I’m right here, Charlie.” Ayden pulled her into his arms and held her.

“For now.” Charlie sniffed. “I know you don’t want to hear this, but I missed you so much when you left. I was so glad to keep your apartment. It was as if I still had you in it sometimes. There were days when I swore you would walk back in the door and grump around the kitchen.”

“Grump?” Ayden frowned at that. He still held her and stroked her soft blonde hair.

“Yes. For six months you were my life. And then you left and I died. I cried every night. I fought myself every morning to get out of bed and go back to work. I told myself that someday you would come back to stay and not just to visit.” Charlie knew she was telling him too much. If she wanted to scare him away, this was a great tactic. Yet all her emotions were there, and she couldn’t hide them anymore.

“Charlie, why didn’t you tell me this sooner?” Ayden felt like she just stabbed him in the chest with a knife. He was supposed to protect her, and he had been the one to hurt her the most. He wouldn’t have given a relationship a chance then; they both knew that, but he would have moved her to New York to Virginia. He would have moved her to be near him.

“You didn’t want a relationship. You made that clear. And every year I prayed that you would change your mind.” Charlie clutched his shirt now filled with her tears. “I was afraid to scare you away.”

“Charlie, I am bound to you for the rest of my life.” He pushed her back to face her. He lifted her chin and drew a heavy breath. His chest felt like cinder blocks had replaced his lungs, and he struggled for air. “I never meant to hurt you. I swear to God I didn’t know I was hurting you.”

“I know.” Charlie could see his anguish, and she felt bad. She didn’t want him to feel guilty or responsible.

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