Cindy's Prince by Bush Christine

Author:Bush, Christine [Bush, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2011-03-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Looking back, Prince was nothing but glad the evening had ended. While he was happy he had kept calm, there had been one minute when he had seriously considered decking his own father in the middle of a restaurant. His emotions had been flaring, but he had kept them in check.

His parents hadn’t acted in any way that had surprised him. No sense hiding his parents. When he planned the evening, he knew it would be a challenge. Might as well get the meeting over with. She was always stressing the differences in their lives. Might as well let her know he understood that issue. Might as well let her understand he had no intention of letting that issue stand in the way.

Cindy didn’t, of course, believe him. The conversation on the way home had been intense.

“Do you finally see what I’m talking about? We have different lifestyles. Different expectations. Different goals. And the kids—”

“I am not like my parents, Cindy.”

“I know that.” With kindness and concern, she had reached out her hand, touching his as it sat on the gearshift. An electric jolt had radiated through his body from that simple touch, energizing him, the response rocking him. She went on. “But in some ways, they are right. Not so much about the class thing, but about the kids. These are my kids, Prince, even if I didn’t biologically mother them. You don’t know a thing about kids. Raising kids is a total commitment.”

Prince was silent.

“There are things to consider. Important things. There’s just too much at risk.”

“I’m also not like that George character, Cindy. You can trust me. We can try.”

But she shook her head.

He sensed the finality. His chest was tight, he throat burned. It hurt like hell.

“There are always hurdles, Cindy. Every relationship has hurdles.”

“But it’s just too much for me. For my life right now. The kids, my job, writing my books, these are the things I have to focus on right now. I can’t afford to lose myself in all of this. Please hear me. Can we be friends? Can we just be friends?”

The thought shocked him, making him go still. Friends?

Truth be told, Prince realized in one split second he had never really been friends with a woman in his life. The ever-charming, ever-talented, eligible bachelor Princeton Highfield was used to being the one who made the choices, the one who selected. He found himself grinning at the irony. Here was the one woman who mattered, and she was putting him off.

But he had a choice here. She wasn’t telling him not to darken her door again. As ridiculous as the suggestion was to him, with feelings boiling all over the place, to think of himself as just a friend, he would take it. For now. “You know, in some circles, I’m considered quite a catch. You don’t do much for a guy’s ego, Castle. But if the role of friend is all you have to offer, I’ll accept.”

He thought her eyes were glistening in the dim light of the car, but it could have been his imagination.

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