Endless Hope by Lea Coll
Author:Lea Coll [Coll, Lea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Chapter 15
Holly
Mom lived in a small ranch house.
When I walked inside, Mom called from the kitchen, âIâm in here.â
âSorry Iâm late,â I said as I joined her.
Mom pulled a casserole dish out of the oven and set it on the counter. âWere you working?â
âI got a good deal on a kiln, and I wanted to try and make a few new ornaments. But I couldnât get the shape right.â I retrieved the plates and silverware to set the table.
It had always just been us, and we moved with the precision of having done this a million times before.
Mom frowned. âWhere are you working? I thought you needed special hook-ups to have a kiln.â
Mom knew all about my dreams and why I couldnât move forward with them.
I took a deep breath. âTalon is letting me keep it in his workshop.â
Momâs eyes widened. âYouâre talking to Talon again?â
Sheâd encouraged me to talk to him over the years, especially when everything first happened. She thought I was making a big mistake by walking away from him. But I was stubborn and couldnât be persuaded to change my mind.
There was a hefty amount of guilt thrown in because Iâd hurt him. There was never a good time to apologize and try to fix something, especially when it felt unfixable.
Nothing would bring our baby back or make me feel like I hadnât done something to cause the miscarriage. Now that I was older and wiser, I could see things more clearly. But back then, I had tunnel vision.
âHe bid on me at the bachelorette auction.â
Mom sighed. âI wondered what happened with that. You were worried about going out with a stranger.â
I smiled wryly. âI should have been worried about my ex-boyfriend winning me for the night.â
Momâs forehead creased. âWhatâs going on? Does he want to rekindle your relationship?â
âHe said he wanted to talk about things, get some closure, maybe even heal so we could move on. For whatever reason, he felt like I wouldnât talk to him otherwise. He had to do this grand gesture to get me to talk to him.â
Mom nodded. âItâs about time you two were in the same room. Were you able to talk things through? Get some closure?â
âWe have. I feel a lot better about things. I still feel guilty about how I handled everything.â
Mom gestured with her hand. âYou were a kid dealing with adult issues. Besides, we all make mistakes. Itâs how we move on from it that matters.â
âThatâs the thing,â I said as I followed her to the table and sat down. âI havenât moved on.â
She plated our food. âIn what way?â
âI havenât let anyone else in. Itâs like no one could possibly compare to Talon.â And now that Iâd been with him again, I could say that was true. Things were even better now that we were adults.
âYou donât think that talking to him now will help you move on?â
Tension crept between my shoulders. âThatâs the thing. Iâm not sure I want to.â
Mom sat at the head of the table.
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