Breaking Down (The Breaking Series Book 4) by Juliana Haygert

Author:Juliana Haygert [Haygert, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-13T18:30:00+00:00

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Gabi

I picked up all the plates, trays, and cups and brought them to the kitchen, and then I took off my boots, put on an apron so as not to ruin my dress, and set to work.

My hands kept busy rinsing the plates before putting them into the dishwasher, and scooping the rest of the food in small containers and storing them in the fridge, but my mind was free and wild.

Charlie seemed like a great man, and despite his weak appearance, I was sure he had been a strong, robust man a few years ago. He had the same intense eyes as his son, and strong chin and jaw, and he had seemed pleased with the little production I had set up. For a moment, right before they arrived, I thought I had overdone it. After all, it wasn’t anyone’s birthday, graduation, or celebration. I was just going to meet the father of my not-so-fake husband—a man who was dying of cancer. Who, on their deathbed, wanted a party?

Yet, he had loved it. Or he had pretended he did.

“What is that pout for?”

I almost dropped the glass pan I was washing—it didn’t fit in the dishwasher—at the sound of Tyler’s voice behind me.

I glanced over my shoulder. “Meu Deus, you almost gave me a heart attack.”

“Only because you were lost in thought.” He grabbed a drying cloth and one of the bigger pots from the drying rack. “So, hm, the man didn’t shut up about you until I left the bedroom, and even so, I thought he would get up from the bed just to tell me how wonderful you are one last time.”

I smiled. “That’s sweet.”

He placed the pot in its place inside the cabinet then turned to me, his eyes serious. “Thank you. You certainly didn’t have any obligation to do all this …” He gestured to the kitchen and the living room. “But you did it anyway and everything was great. He loved it. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” I whispered, returning my gaze to the sink before I sank into the depths of his warm eyes.

In silence, Tyler helped me organize the kitchen. We fell into an easy rhythm. I washed and he dried, and then put it away. After, he wiped the table, while I shook the tablecloth over the sink and folded it to be used tomorrow.

I washed the sink one last time and then reached behind me to untie the apron, but when I pulled on the ties, they got stuck. Biting my lower lip, I glanced to Tyler.

“Can you help me, please?”

Tyler, who had finished cleaning the table, and was now mindlessly looking out the window, glanced at my hands on my back.

“Sure.”

I turned my back to him, holding up the ties. He stood behind me and his fingertips brushed mine when he took the ties from me. I pulled my hands away and folded them over my stomach. I could feel his tall, strong body behind me, so, so close. I felt

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