Falling For Ken (Blueprint to Love Book 2) by Giordano Lauren

Author:Giordano, Lauren [Giordano, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harvest Moon Press
Published: 2015-11-13T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

"Is everything okay? You looked upset back there."

Kendall kept her gaze on the darkened road ahead, refusing to catch his eye. "I had a nice time. Everyone was very friendly."

Wearily, Harry rested his head against the seat, allowing the silence to lengthen between them. Rather than badger her, he'd begun to realize she never kept things bottled up for long. Eventually, Ken would tell him exactly what was on her mind.

Lord, he was tired. His ankle throbbed fiercely under the confines of his cast. Feeling like an invalid was growing tiresome. He couldn't wait until everything was back to normal– couldn't wait to start running again.

At least he'd finally return home . . . his own bed– though he'd been forced to admit that Kenny's place felt like home, too. It was almost impossible to not feel comfortable in her creaky, old Victorian. He'd always been partial to clean, modern lines, but the casual comfort of her house and the peace of her garden had drawn him in. He hid a smile. Just as her prickly personality had proven irresistible. Like a beautifully wrapped gift, the best part was hidden inside. He'd grown accustomed to her moods, her music . . . that smile.

"What's the story between Mona and Linc?"

Ken's voice jolted him back to the cozy intimacy of her truck. "What story?" Glancing around, he realized they were nearly home. "They were married for twenty years and then divorced– for about a dozen, I think. She remarried a guy named George but he passed away two years ago."

"She still has feelings for him."

"No way." Chuckling, Harry shook his head. "That train left the station years ago. We've all noticed they seem to get along much better now, but Linc was the one who never got over her. She left him because he wouldn't slow down with work."

"So that's what she meant about business getting in the way of relationships?"

He met her sideways glance. "It's her go-to line. She's always lecturing us not to work too hard."

"That's what broke them up? Work?" Her eyes widened. "After all those years together?"

Hair whipping in her face, an incredulous expression on her kissable mouth, her small-boned wrist balanced on the wheel as though she knew the inner workings of her truck like the back of her hand. Without trying, Ken was just about the sexiest woman he'd ever seen. Unable to stop staring, Harry swallowed around the sudden desert in his throat.

"Back in those days, Linc worked eighty hours a week even though Specialty was pretty well established. We barely saw him when we were kids." Pausing, he considered his words. "My dad was the same way. Only difference was my mother spent those years drunk. At least Jake and Jeff and Andrea had a mother who was involved. Mona was mother and father to them."

"I sensed she was that for you, too." She glanced at him, a question in her eyes. "Did she look after you?"

"Thank God for her," he confirmed. "No matter how bad it was at our house, I could go there and pretend she was my mother.

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