Breaking Point: A SEAL Team Heartbreakers Novella by Teresa Reasor

Author:Teresa Reasor [Reasor, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, War, Romance, Military, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense, family relationships, Romantic Suspense, marriage, hot seals, navy seal romance, military romance, Contemporary Romance
Amazon: B01ND17K5Q
Publisher: Teresa J. Reasor
Published: 2017-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The black dress Trish wore to dinner followed the slender contours of her body and made her skin look pale and soft. With her blond hair and blue eyes, she looked country-girl beautiful. He was aware of several of the other men in the dining room checking her out as he guided her to a table.

Whatever she’d done to tone down the blotchy look around her eyes and nose from crying had worked.

He’d never thought of his wife as fragile, but her waist seemed very narrow as he rested his hand against it. He was both concerned and aroused by this new Trish, who knocked him off-balance.

He loved her, but had taken her for granted, and she had every right to be angry with him.

But since their conversation, she seemed more relaxed with him.

The room glowed with subtle overhead lighting and lit candles on each table. Trish ordered chicken cooked with mushrooms and wine sauce, wild rice, and grilled asparagus. He ordered a medium rare steak, a salad, and a baked potato with the works.

She filled him in about families who had received orders to transfer to the East coast or Hawaii, and a couple of new babies. They talked about Tad’s new obsession with robots, Anna’s lack of interest in dolls, and Jess’s penchant for getting up at three in the morning and playing for an hour before going back to sleep, which was largely responsible for Trish’s sleep deprivation.

He drank two glasses of the red wine the waiter poured for him, and Trish seemed to enjoy the white wine they served with her meal. She shared a few bites of her chicken with him, but refused a taste of his steak, which was cooked to perfection. He signed the tab to be added to their room bill.

They went outside to walk off some of their food. He caught Trish’s hand, and they walked in easy silence for a while.

She broke the silence as they paused atop the platform next to the pool that looked out over the vineyard. “I’ve been offered a transfer to a different department. I’d be working with at-risk families, and I’d be able to make a difference in a lot of children’s lives.”

It sounded like more stress and work to him. He was more worried about her taking on too much. She seemed stretched thin already.

“You know I’ll always support whatever you want to do, Trish.”

“It would mean more money, too.”

“There are more important things than money. I’d like to see you look around for something you can feel passionate about, even if it doesn’t bring in more money.”

“I think this might be it, Langley.”

She supported him, though he risked his life, and she’d gone through hell all alone to do it. He had no right to say a word against anything she might decide. “You could give it a shot and see if it’s what you want.”

“I’m still thinking it over.”

At least she was including him in the discussion, which she rarely got from him.

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