Courageous Devotions: A Second Chance Romance (Flirt's Battalion) by Ginny Sterling

Author:Ginny Sterling [Sterling, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-29T18:30:00+00:00

10

ERIS

Oh, man…

Eris sighed and snuggled against her pillow. She was seriously having the best dream ever despite all the awkwardness of the last two days. She was dry, comfortable, well-fed, and oh-so warm, and even Zane was potty trained and didn’t have an accident. So the diaper-changing wrestle-a-thon was over.

Maybe.

Were things tough? Sure!

Like last night was a rough one full of uncomfortable conversations that she never expected to have.

“Um, I think you should give Zane’s room one more day so it doesn’t smell heavily of paint,” Colton tossed out there quietly, reaching for another slice of pizza. “I’ve still got to get another mattress, and well, I had to touch up a few spots of paint.”

“I can sleep on the couch,” she offered simply.

“We’re adults, and Zane is the ultimate protection from me,” he chuckled, looking up at her gently, giving her a half smile. “I can’t imagine that conversation if Zane saw us fooling around. ‘Oh no, Daddy, where’d it go?’ or worse yet… ‘Why is Mama making a face?,’” and that small smile turned into a full-blown satisfied grin as her face heated with embarrassment.

“Seriously?” she hissed. “Making fun of my face during an intimate moment the one time that…”

“Wait a second,” Colton interrupted. “Who’s making fun? That was the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life – besides him.”

Eris blinked, completely taken aback.

“You’re so quick to think the worst of me that you go flying off the handle but let me tell you something – the thoughts in my head are a lot different than what you are imagining. I just wish you could see beyond our past and look at the guy who’s sitting right here trying desperately to be a better person for you both.”

Colton’s voice sounded so quiet, so hurt, and that also surprised her. She could have handled him getting upset or snapping at her so much easier than for him to bear his soul or sound upset. That sent shockwaves through her like a boulder dropped in the middle of a shallow pond – water went everywhere, and the ripples were nearly tsunamis against the shore of her mind.

He stood up almost immediately and gathered up the leftover pizza, not meeting her eyes as she stared at him helplessly. She couldn’t help but stare because this was truly the first time that she was aware that he was still interested in her. She had thought he’d taken her in out of obligation and pity – but this wasn’t the case, obviously.

He was always so quiet, so hard to read sometimes — but that statement? That was nearly a declaration he was keen on rekindling things between them someday. She rose from her seat and followed him into the kitchen, only for him to turn and glance at her before looking away.

“Whatever you’re going to say – don’t,” he said quietly. “I shouldn’t have said anything, and I’ve got to be at work early tomorrow. Now isn’t the time to hash out the past, reopen wounds, or talk about whatever is on your mind or mine.

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