Come Back To Me by Aubree Valentine

Author:Aubree Valentine [Valentine, Aubree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

“Sooooo, I’ve got about three hours before I need to get to base.” Bryce drummed his thumbs on the steering wheel as he took the exit to Lacey’s house. “We could grab a quick bite to eat before I hit the road.”

Lacey chewed on her bottom lip, trying to fight back the tears that threatened to fall. Breathing deep through her nose, she finally answered him. “Yeah, uh, sure. There’s a little Chinese food place near my house. Grams and I used to go there sometimes, or I’d pick up carry out.”

“Sounds good to me. Point me in the right direction.”

It took all her strength to keep it together while she directed him to Mr. Chen’s place.

“This place is awesome.” Bryce grinned between bites.

Lacey nodded.

“Come on, Lace, you’re killing me with the silent treatment. I’m leaving in a few hours. It would be nice to have a conversation with you before I go.” He reached across the table and squeezed her hand. “Lacey. Please.”

A lone tear rolled down her face. Letting go of Bryce’s hand, she swiped at her cheek, but it was too late. One tear turned into a downpour. “I’m not ready to tell you goodbye. I feel like we’re just getting started. I haven’t had enough time to get to know you. To…to… I don’t know… to really love you.”

The tiniest of smiles played at Bryce’s lips. “Really love me? Babe, you have all the time in the world to really love me. I’ll be back.”

“How long?”

Bryce hissed. “That, I don’t know. Sometimes we get a little break, around six months in. Sometimes the mission is over before then. I won’t know until I report to duty and get the full details of the assignment. Even then, I may not be able to tell you. It’s the nature of the beast.”

“I didn’t want to fall for someone who could leave me. That’s my biggest fear, Bryce. I let myself get comfortable and as much as I fought it, I fell in love with you. It will break me if you don’t come home.”

“I’m coming home. My record for making it back is pretty good. Good enough that you could count on it.” He was an asshole for feeding lines to her. Yeah, his track record may be good, but he knew firsthand that not every man made it home. He hoped like hell he wasn’t telling her a lie this time. “Time will fly. I’ll check in when I can. Call, write. Hell, maybe we can even Skype. Give me a chance to make this work.”

Lacey shook her head in disagreement. “This is not the life I wanted.”

“I get that, I do. But we can’t always help who we fall in love with, Lacey. You fell for me. And dammit, I’m pretty sure I fell for you the moment you turned me down the first time. For the first time in my fucking life, I’ve got something to live for. A reason to get my job done and get my ass back home.

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