Coming Home: The Damaged Series - Book Three by Shayne McClendon

Author:Shayne McClendon [McClendon, Shayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Always the Good Girl LLC
Published: 2019-10-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rowan’s appetite was non-existent and by the middle of her second day refusing to eat, her bodyguard was prepared to have a medical team hook up an IV.

She sat at her desk, staring at the back courtyard where Bennett danced with her, lost in thought.

A Styrofoam cup with a straw appeared in front of her. Her eyes focused on it in confusion. She looked up at Gage.

“Strawberry shake from Brahms. You need calories, Rowan. This used to be your favorite.”

She took the cup from him and held it in a daze. She hadn’t had a shake in years.

Gage had given her the last one. He’d delivered two cup holders of treats to the home a couple of months before graduation. The girls were giddy and he made sure Rowan got a strawberry...because it was her favorite. Reaching into the cab of his truck, he’d removed it from the cup holder and held it out with a wink.

Putting the straw to her lips, she took a sip of the memory. It made her smile. “Thank you, Gage.”

“You’re welcome.” He walked to the window seat behind her desk and lowered to it. “Your office is gorgeous. It says so much about the person you are now.”

She glanced around, taking in the knick-knacks on the glassed-in bookshelves she’d collected over the years from yard sales and thrift stores. Among them were outrageously expensive pieces given to her by Bennett.

He gestured to the stand that held a huge pad of paper. “I see you still brainstorm like nobody else.” Releasing a soft chuckle, he added, “You were the only girl who went through Miss Jeffries’ care who ever put notebooks and pens on your Christmas list.”

“I-I never seem to have enough paper.” Meeting his eyes, she tried to navigate the chaos in her mind. “I…” She paused and cleared her throat to try again. “It’s hard for me to talk to you right now.”

“I get that,” he answered quietly. “I’m sorry about Bennett, Rowan. I know how much you loved him. He was a damn good man.”

She nodded, blinked against tears, and took another sip of the shake to avoid trying to talk.

“Did you know Bennett renovated the home for Miss Jeffries?” Her eyes widened and she shook her head. “Top to bottom when she only had a couple of girls last year. Had a double-wide trailer parked on the property for them to live in while the work was done.”

“He never told me.”

“Did he tell you about your house?”

Frowning, she murmured, “What?”

“That man sure loved surprisin’ you, Rowan.” Reaching into his back pocket, he removed his cell phone. He went to the gallery before handing it to her.

She scrolled through photos of a blue and white Craftsman-style house she’d never seen before. It was two stories with columns, a wraparound porch, and big trees out front.

“When we were here for your last birthday, he asked if I had some land he could use to build you a house.” She looked up from the phone in confusion.

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