Breakaway by Vera Roberts

Author:Vera Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, multicultural, contemporary, interracial, new adult, vera roberts

Ten

“Are you even here right now?”

Sydney eyeballed her coworker’s question and calmly sipped a too-hot cup of cappuccino. “Sorta.”

“Was the wedding that bad?” Sarah asked. She was a slender brunette with a penchant of bright makeup and too-tight clothing. “It couldn’t have been that horrible!”

“It was actually a pretty nice wedding.” Sydney nodded.

“I bet being stuck in Chicago really sucked, though!” Sarah commented. “At least you were able to get a nice hotel room!”

A flurry of images ran across Sydney’s mind. Bumping into him. Making snowballs with him. Canoodling with him. Looking into his eyes as she climbed on top of him. She shook her head to relieve the thoughts. “Yeah, I was.”

“Well, at least you’re back in California! I bet Chicago must’ve been horrible with that weather!”

It had been one very long-ass week.

The morning after wasn’t so bad. Despite making love all night the night before, they had one more tryst before showering and breakfast. They rode to the airport together and were lucky they were in the same gate area where they waited with each other. It was her plane that was the first to leave and when it was time to board, Sydney and Dean held each other for a long time.

She tried to hold back the tears from falling but it was no use. They freely fell as she listened to him whisper to her. “I know it hurts,” he petted her hair, “but it’s only temporary. I’ll be back for you.”

“You’re not just saying that, are you?” She asked between sniffles.

Dean pulled back and thumbed away Sydney’s tears. “Why would I lie to the woman I want to be with?”

The memory slowly faded to the background and Sydney found her eyes tearing up. Dean called her later that night to make sure she’d arrived safely and they’ve texted on a daily basis since then, with a few phone calls in between. It still didn’t replace the warmth she’d missed of feeling his body pressed against hers.

In short, long distance relationships sucked ass. “It wasn’t that bad.” Sydney smiled.

“I’m glad you’re back. We’ve been so swamped lately with everything. It seems everyone is shopping this year, which is great for us!” Sarah smiled. “Do you have any plans for the holidays?”

“I’m going to fly you down for a Kings game. Tell your boss to fuck off, you’re going to see your man play hockey.” Sydney recalled Dean’s declaration to her. It was the first time he actually said he was her boyfriend in not so many words. She didn’t want to read too much into it because of the distance, though she secretly began to practice saying Sydney Winchester. She loved how it sounded, despite how she felt like a teenage girl who just discovered she liked boys.

“No plans yet,” Sydney shook her head. “Well, I mean…I might go to L.A. and see a friend.”

“A friend or …” Sarah rubbed shoulders with Sydney. “ …A friend?”

“A friend,” Sydney repeated, though she knew that wasn’t the truth.

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