Bitter Hearts (A Southern Loving Book 3) by Thorn Ava

Author:Thorn, Ava [Thorn, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ava Thorn
Published: 2014-12-25T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Kari smiled as Hank maneuvered the truck west on I-40. She listened to the country music playing over the radio, the lyrics from the song made her mind think about the relationship she had with Hank. She liked him a lot but hadn’t learned how to trust him yet. Maybe the side trip to Memphis and Arkansas was exactly what she needed before reaching Dallas. She didn’t know what the future held for Hank and her, but she was excited to travel down the unbeaten path of uncertainty.

“What’s up with that smile?” Hank asked, looking at her before glancing back at the road.

“Country music.” She leaned forward and turn up the music slightly. “This is the third song that talked about drinking and being lonely.”

“Country music keeps it real darling, we let people know when shit happens that we can’t even control.”

“Tell me about your life. I’m talking about before country singing and marriage.” Kari noticed how Hank gripped the steering wheel harder, his knuckles become ghostly white.

“Well baby girl, my life ain’t been easy for a long shot. When my momma died it had a huge impact on my life. Somehow with the grace of god and a great uncle and aunt, I was able to push through it.”

“Tell me about your mother, Kate.”

“My mom was a gracious and humble woman, who didn’t depend on my father for a damn thing. When Gerald walked out on us when I was six years old,” he shook his head trying to get the memory of that day out his head, “it crushed her, but she worked her ass off. I used to blame him for leaving…I thought if he didn’t leave she wouldn’t have worked herself into an early grave.”

Kari reached over and put her hand on his lap. “I’m sorry,” she said softly.

“It’s been 22 years, and there will still be moments where it hits me, where I remember my uncle and aunt coming home and telling me my mother was gone. It’s the worst feeling in the world-”

“A nightmare that you want to wake up from and pray that it didn’t happen instead, and to wake up and it did happen,” she finished for him.

“Yeah, my mom was sick but she never missed a talent show or pop warner football game.” He rapidly blinked the unshed tears from his eyes. “Mom had a stern hand and was very compassionate. She always wanted me to reach for my dreams.”

“She would be proud of you.”

“I went to the University of Texas where I had a full scholarship to play football, but I wasn’t happy until Austin talked me into going to Nashville with him. Next thing you know we’re both getting signed to the same record label.”

“Wouldn’t it be better if you guys we’re in a country band?”

Hank laughed and shook his head no. “Nope, Don Hendricks saw different marketing value, my mom and Aunt Charlene’s advice to us boys was to live without regrets.”

There were plenty things stored in Kari’s past that she wished she could have done differently.

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