Daydreams of You by Carol Wyatt

Author:Carol Wyatt [Wyatt, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-03T00:00:00+00:00

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Vanessa didn’t know where she was going, but she knew she needed air, space. At the very least, away from Heather. Vanessa strode through the lobby which was quiet and outside, the cold air hitting her, but she needed it. She felt hot, clammy, and like she wanted to punch something.

For the last ten minutes, she’d tried to process what was happening in front of her. She’d noticed Megan walking in, curious to see who this girlfriend was that Megan had been gushing about during Christmas dinner, and Vanessa couldn’t remember ever being more shocked than in that moment as she watched Heather walking hand in hand with Megan over to their table and meet Anna and Bob for what looked like the first time.

Initially, Vanessa had thought that she must be seeing things, but as her eyes focused on Heather from across the room, she knew it was her, and then her mind kicked into overdrive, trying to figure out how this had happened.

Heather had been the one to approach her at that wine bar, and not once during their night together did she show any signs of doubt about what they were doing.

Vanessa left out a huge sigh as she stood alone outside the hotel, a chill running through her. She registered the sound of the door opening and closing behind her, but she wasn’t in the mood to talk to any of her family right now. She knew she didn’t have much longer out here to process her thoughts. Dinner would be served in the next few minutes.

“We need to talk.”

Vanessa closed her eyes as she inhaled a shaky breath. When she opened them, Heather was standing in front of her, her blue eyes even more captivating than she had remembered.

“Do we?” Vanessa asked, her voice giving away her. She could hear the anger, the disappointment, the disbelief in just those two words.

Vanessa shook her head and turned to go back inside when she felt the warmth of Heather’s hand as she grabbed a hold of her wrist.

“Yes,” Heather said with a sigh. “We do.”

When Vanessa didn’t try to pull her arm away, Heather released her grip, and Vanessa bit the inside of her cheek as she turned back to face her. “What’s there to say? Maybe it’s my fault for assuming that you were single. I should have asked, straight away, at the wine bar, before anything happened. I hate cheating. I don’t get it. But for your girlfriend to be my niece?” Vanessa shook her head again. “I can’t. There’s nothing to talk about. Forget that night ever happened, and I hope you’re not going to break Megan’s heart. She is so kind, caring. And I can’t believe you would do that to her.”

Vanessa turned and left without giving a chance for Heather to respond. She couldn’t listen to whatever excuse Heather was going to give her.

“Vanessa…”

She didn’t look back as she headed inside, her heart thumping wildly in her chest. She went into the restroom and stared at her reflection in the mirror.

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