Crossroads of Revival by Haas Danielle M

Author:Haas, Danielle M
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Danielle M Haas
Published: 2022-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

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Izzy melted against Beau. She slid her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Excitement beat a steady rhythm against her chest. The kisses she’d shared with Beau before had been tentative and sweet and filled with slow exploration. But this was something different.

This was insistent and passionate and full of the kind of raw desire she thought she’d never experience.

Breaking away, Beau framed her face with his hands. “Are you sure this is what you want?”

She nodded. “I want my best friend back, and I want to see where this could go. I’ve thought of you every single day since I’ve left. Missed you every day.”

He slid one palm over her jawline and around to the back of her neck. “But what about school? Finding yourself away from here? I don’t want to be your back up plan. Something to pass the time until you go back to your other life—away from here.”

The questions hit her like well-placed missiles, chipping away at the flush of joy blooming inside her. She’d put her entire life on hold since Christmas with no clue when she’d be ready to dip her toe back in, but that didn’t mean Beau was a backup plan.

She took a step in retreat, putting space between them that felt like miles instead of inches. “I was gone for three and a half years and bounced from one major at school to the next. I joined a sorority and went to parties and never missed a home football game. For what? To come home and have my life flipped upside down? The only things I found away from home were fake friends and one too many hangovers. I don’t want to be that girl anymore. I couldn’t be if I tried.”

Hysteria hitched high in her throat as the reality of her words slammed against her chest. She’d spent the last few months surviving—figuring out how to put one foot in front of the other. Her mom and sister might have tiptoed around the subject of returning to college, but she hadn’t been forced to really examine her thoughts until now.

Beau frowned and stuffed his hands in the front pockets of his jeans. “Then what kind of girl do you want to be? Because regardless of you and I, you can’t just throw away all the momentum you’ve put toward your future. You still need to find yourself.”

A flash of uncertainty had her rubbing her collarbone. Nerves danced in her gut. At the police station, she’d been inspired to use her past trauma for good, but maybe that was stupid. Really, who was she to help anyone?

Not wanting to put her thought into the universe just yet, she decided to turn the tables on Beau. “How did you know you wanted to be a police officer? You never really talked about wanting to get into law enforcement. I always thought you’d go to college, earn a degree in engineering or something. Get a job to use that creative side you always had.

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