Chasing Forever by Lisa Cardiff

Author:Lisa Cardiff [Cardiff, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Lucas leaned against the fireplace mantle in the family room of his family’s vacation home. Looking around the room, he fleetingly regretted bringing Regan here. Sure, he liked that he could spend some uninterrupted time with her, but the house held a lot of documented memories in the form of pictures of his childhood growing up with Olivia, and he didn’t want to remind Regan of his connection to Olivia.

Considering what Drew said about Olivia last week and Regan’s dislike of her, he didn’t know if he could tolerate having her in his life any longer. Eliminating her from his life wouldn’t be easy. They had a long history and their parents were best friends, but he didn’t have any choice if he wanted Regan in his life and he did.

“Hey,” Regan said quietly as she walked toward him.

“Are you ready to go?” he asked.

“Yes. How long is the drive?”

“About thirty minutes.”

Regan turned to look at the clock above the fireplace mantle. Her gaze drifted to the pictures lining the surface. She picked up one of him and Olivia standing next to a chair lift, just fresh from a day on the slopes. “This looks as if it was taken a while ago.”

“Four or five years ago, I think.” He took the picture out of her hand and set it down.

She stared at him for a few minutes and then walked around the room, letting her finger trail along the back of the camel colored leather sofa. “This place is really nice. I can see why you love it here.”

“I’ve had a lot of great holidays here,” he answered vaguely.

“I bet,” she said waving her hand toward the mantle directing his attention back to the pictures. “This room is incredible with its high ceilings and the wood beams. I imagine it looks insanely beautiful at Christmas time.”

“My mom likes to decorate for Christmas. It’s her favorite time of the year,” he commented, watching her cautiously.

“I’m sure.” She paused by the piano and lifted up the fallboard. “Do all of you sit around singing Christmas carols too?” She laughed, but it wasn’t carefree. It sounded sharp and tainted with bitterness. “Do you play the piano while Olivia sings and dances? She loves attention.”

Lucas walked toward her and shut the piano fallboard. “Not even once.” He didn’t want to talk about Olivia. He studied Regan watchfully trying to gauge her mood as he took her hand, tracing small soft circles with his thumb on the inside of her wrist. “Let’s not talk about her for the next few days. You know Olivia and I grew up together and our families are friends. You know what happened between Olivia and I in college, and you know I still talk to her on occasion. Beyond that, there isn’t much worth discussing. Let’s focus on us.” He squeezed her hand, then let go.

“I don’t know what you expect to happen over the next two days and it’s making me uncomfortable,” she answered, her voice barely audible.

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