Crimes of the Heart by Laurie Leclair

Author:Laurie Leclair [Leclair, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
Amazon: B00G8OGMLS
Goodreads: 19009514
Publisher: Laurie LeClair
Published: 2013-11-09T14:00:00+00:00

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Wondering where in the world Devon was, Jewel drummed her fingers against the side of her Styrofoam cup. The hot chocolate had cooled long before now, although it still emitted a strong coca scent. Darting her gaze back and forth, she scanned the milling crowd, hoping to see her husband before half-time drew to a close and the second half began. With each passing minute, the heaviness increased in her middle until it felt like a lead weight filled her.

The hard bleacher beneath her did nothing to protect her from a gust of wind whipping up from the ground and twisting debris in its embrace. She shivered and dragged her hair from her eyes, mentally kicking herself for leaving her sweater at the salon as she dashed out in order to get to Sean’s game on time.

Out of her peripheral vision Bree’s hand snaked out, plucking the cup from her hand. “Do you mind, Jewel, you’re driving the rest of us a little crazy here.”

Leaning forward, so she included Nick and Sydney, she gave all three of her seatmates a weak smile. “Sorry.”

“He’ll show.”

“That’s if he can drag himself away from his computer,” Jewel muttered, her irritation growing at his continued absence. Too much longer and he’d miss it altogether. Dusk teased the sky, sending fingers of orange-gold bands to greet the horizon.

Inwardly, she ached for her son; she’d seen him walk the sidelines several times during the first half of the game, hoping to catch a glimpse of Devon. Right before Sean had left the field to go to the locker room, Jewel witnessed the disappointment clouding her son’s usually pleasant features. She should have borrowed someone’s cell phone, called her husband, and demand he come here.

Please don’t let him down, Devon.

She sighed, long and loud. In just a short time Devon had rushed back in their lives and swept them into a whirlwind. Everything revolved around him. Not that he’d intentionally done that. It had been an automatic response from their father-starved son. And, if truth be told, from this Devon-hungry woman.

An ache gripped her as she wondered how long he’d include her in his life. Just once she yearned for him to only want her for herself and not for anything else: her family name, their son’s mother, or a piece of his vengeful dream.

A startling thought seized her. She stiffened, sitting up a little straighter. There was only one way she could possibly get her wish fulfilled. Grant his first, allow him access to all she knew about her father, and then let him achieve his ultimate goal. Without the doubts of that time wedged between them he would finally see her for who she was now. But at what price?

Could she gamble her whole future away? As long as Devon still searched for answers then she’d be assured of his presence. But once he learned the truth everything changed, leaving her no guarantees.

Swallowing hard, Jewel wondered if dismantling the past, making peace with it, would be enough in order to move them forward to a life together.

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