Divided Interests by Kelly Elliott

Author:Kelly Elliott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K. Elliott Enterprises, INC
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

Paige

I FOUGHT TO keep my body from shaking. Tears stung at the back of my eyes as I tried not to cry. Since the day Lucas walked away from us, I had been dreaming of hearing him tell me he was sorry. I even dreamed I’d hear him tell me he loved me. The truth was, I had never stopped loving him. That had been obvious to everyone who knew me, especially with my insane jealousy of his relationship with Bianca.

“Paige?”

“Give me a moment, please,” I croaked, my voice shaky and unsure.

I felt his hands on my shoulders, and my breath caught in my throat. He turned me and placed his finger on my chin, lifting my gaze to meet his.

“I just want to be honest with you. I’m not asking you for anything. Well, maybe your forgiveness,” he said with a slight smile. My heart drummed faster in my chest.

For the briefest of moments, I wanted him to kiss me. Then I snapped out of it and took a step back. Away from the heat of his body and the longing to feel his touch.

“I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with all of this, Lucas.”

He nodded. Sadness crept into his eyes and I knew I needed to be honest with him as well. “I never stopped loving you either.”

A spark of hope flashed across his face.

“But I don’t think we just tumble back into a relationship. I mean, every ounce of my body is begging me to let you touch me, to feel your lips against mine, to feel you between my legs again.”

A low growl came from the back his throat and ignited a heat in my belly.

“And that’s why we can’t. We need to figure out some other things first, and the only way we can do that is with our heads clear. Sex is only going to complicate things.”

“Or it could actually take some of the stress away, help clear our minds,” he said with a wink.

Laughing, I shook my head. “I won’t deny I ache for you, but we need to go slow. The intensity of our feelings could just be because we’ve been thrown together, and we are alone in this house. We’ve both had some major changes in our lives, and more to come. I’m looking at opening a new business, we’re co-owners in this house, you work in Austin. What is our future going to look like? What is the future of this house? The ownership of it and the secrets it clearly holds?”

Lucas rubbed his neck, something he had always done when frustrated or thinking deeply.

“I’m not going to sell it. I’m not going to try and convince you to let me buy your half.”

A lump formed in my throat. “Why did you change your mind?”

“I was motivated by the wrong emotions that first day. A part of me thinks Granddad knew I would be, and in his weird way to keep me from making another mistake, he made you part owner. He knew you’d never let this house go.

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