Embracing You, Embracing Me by Michelle Bellon

Author:Michelle Bellon [Bellon, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781908824059
Publisher: Fingerpress
Published: 2012-05-07T00:00:00+00:00

GABRIEL: I didn’t think that she could sucker punch me anymore, but her last statement was more than I was prepared for. Hell I wasn’t prepared for any of this! She would be gone for good this time.

He turned his back to put his cigarette out in the ashtray that was perched on the railing behind him, but not before I caught the way his face had fallen with my declaration.

He slowly turned around, his posture stiff as he walked towards me. His expression was fixed and unreadable.

I held my breath and tipped up my chin as he came within inches of me, breaking normal spatial boundaries, reminding me of the intimacy that we’d once shared. I could smell the heady masculine scent of his favorite cologne, with a slight whiff of sweat to it, a scent that I’d become so accustomed to. He had two days worth of stubble on his bronzed skin and I had to resist the temptation to reach out and feel its familiar texture. His blue eyes pierced mine with a harshness that was foreign and I felt weak.

For a moment, I wondered if he would kiss me and all would be forgiven, but instead he leant down, gave me a quick, emotionless, peck on the cheek and said, “Good luck, Roshell. I hope it goes well for you.” Then he stepped around, opened the sliding glass door and left me standing alone on the deck.

Hot tears welled up and my throat tightened as I fought back the urge to cry. I stood out in the dark for five minutes, taking in slow, deep, meditative breaths, my body shaking violently. The smell of hay drifted in the air and I tried to focus on that rather than on the other senses that were assaulting me.

To my relief, Amber stepped outside to check on me and with one look knew that it had not gone well. She offered to drive me back to her house. She could come back to pick up Darren later. I readily agreed. The last thing I wanted to do was hang around any longer than I had to and risk the chance of another encounter with Gabriel.

She slipped a strong arm around my shoulders and guided me via the back of the house to the car, then ran back inside to tell Darren the plan and to borrow his keys. The drive home was silent while Amber kept her questions and opinions to herself. I was already wrestling with them all on my own.

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