Death on the New Moon by Michael Lindley

Author:Michael Lindley [Lindley, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sage River Press
Published: 2019-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

Ten minutes later they were ordering sandwiches at a deli down the street. When they had their food, they found a table in a shady courtyard outside.

Hanna took a deep breath, then asked, "So, what's so urgent?"

Neither touched their sandwiches as they sat across from each other. Sam said, "After last night, after dinner with you... I got back to my hotel and started thinking again about what an idiot I was, leaving you like I did, not being there for you when you had so much to deal with."

"Sam, we talked about that and agreed, no more apologies."

"Hanna, you need to know, there were so many times during those years after I left that I wanted to come back to be with you, not even knowing about the baby. Every time, either work would get in the way, then I heard you were seeing this guy in law school. Then you were married with a son. It just never seemed right for me to come back and get in the way of all that. You need to know it killed me I couldn't come back."

Hanna was stunned at what she was hearing. She never had any indication Sam had regretted his decision or had ever considered coming back to her. "It's a little late for second-guessing all that."

"Why is it too late?" he asked.

"Sam, we're not kids anymore. We've moved on."

"What if I told you I'm tired of moving on. I feel like I've been running from something my entire damn life."

"What are you talking about?"

"I want us to have another chance, Hanna."

"Another chance?"

"I know you're seeing someone and I'm sure he's a great person or you wouldn't be with him, but..."

"Sam, I can't just throw everything in my life out the window," Hanna said, her heart pounding in her chest and her mind blurred with all the implications. "Alex and I have something special and I can't just leave and follow you around the world while you work. I have a life and a career here, and my son is here."

"I'm not asking you to walk away, Hanna. I'm tired of the travel, the hotels, living a life mostly alone. I want to settle somewhere, get connected, have a real relationship."

Hanna was feeling an overwhelming sense of panic and couldn't respond.

"I can find work here in South Carolina when I need to. Fortunately, I've spent very little of the money I've made over the years."

"Sam, this is crazy!" Hanna said, pushing back her chair and standing. "I can't even begin to process all this."

He stood across from her. "Can we please just give this some time for both of us to think it through."

Hanna was feeling an anger start to build. "You and I were kids when we were together."

"Look, I'm sorry for springing this on you so suddenly."

"Sudden is right! You're back for twenty-four hours and you're ready to abandon your career and take back a woman you haven't seen or known for decades." She reached down for her bag.

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