Best Friends by Curry Edna

Author:Curry, Edna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, reunion, contemporary romance, tornado, minnesota
Publisher: Edna Curry

Chapter 8

It was still daylight as they walked out to his pickup, and the evening air smelled clean and country fresh. The sky overhead was clear, but off to the west, dark clouds marred a beautiful sunset and spoke of more rain on the way.

A tremor of nervousness ran through Tami as she stepped into Cal’s pickup and they started off on the hour’s drive. The cab suddenly felt much smaller than it looked. She was much too aware of the virile man sitting beside her. His scent teased her with longing to be in his arms again. Her gaze lingered on his long, strong fingers gripping the steering wheel.

She swallowed and looked out the window. She couldn’t help remembering how those fingers hand once explored every inch of her. She’d been wrong. Overdosing on Cal wasn’t possible. She’d never get enough of him.

She hadn’t been alone with Cal since that night they’d kissed standing by her car before she’d left.

Now she, who was usually so vocal, felt her throat close and could think of nothing to say.

He said nothing either and they drove along in awkward silence. Once they’d been so attuned to each other there’d been no need for conversation. They’d been comfortable with each other in many different situations. No more. Each time she’d seen him the past few days, he’d been so tense with the tornado disaster problems, they’d only snapped at each other.

They crossed the path the tornado had taken. A mile of rural road was strewn with debris. She took more pictures, as Cal inched their way through it. Looking to the east and west, she saw stumps of trees and smashed building litter where a farm yard had been turned to rubble. Again she snapped pictures. Then they were past the mile-wide path of the storm, and everything looked neat and normal once more.

She sat back, trying to relax. Finally, to break the silence, she said, “Bobby didn’t want you to leave tonight.”

He sent her a long glance. Lifting a muscular arm, he ran his fingers through his hair. “I know. He’s just a little boy. He’s lost his home, his bed, his toys. Naturally, he’s afraid his father might be next to go.”

Tears burned behind her eyelids. “Of course. I—I didn’t think of it that way.” Poor little guy. No wonder he watched his father with fear in his eyes.

“No problem,” he said with a shrug. “You haven’t had much experience with kids, have you?”

“No.” She didn’t elaborate. He knew she’d never babysat as a teen. That she’d had no contact with children since then either, was none of his business. She closed her eyes, feeling as though she’d missed something precious and important, and it was too late to recover it. Would she ever have a family of her own?

As though reading her mind, he asked, “You never married again?”

She jumped at the unexpected question. “No,” she said shortly. “Once was enough.” What did he expect her to say? I still

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