Falling for Her Army Doc by Dianne Drake

Author:Dianne Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-11-12T19:58:58+00:00

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“You won’t get anyplace close to where you want to be if you’re alone.”

“I’ve always been alone.”

“Not really. You have a mother. I do understand why you don’t want to burden her with this. But she knows things you want to know, and maybe reaching out would be good for both of you.”

It was breakfast time again, and she was sitting on the beach, eating a bowl of fruit. She’d spent the night in her room; he’d stayed in the ohana. But whose choice had it been to remain circumspect? She wasn’t sure, to be honest. Maybe it had been mutual. A natural pulling back of feelings for fear they were getting in too deep too quickly.

Well, it sounded good, anyway. But waking up alone hadn’t felt so good. So maybe they were just about the moment and nothing else. All she knew was that she’d felt a cold, hard lump in her stomach when he’d walked her to her door and then, without so much as a kiss to the cheek, gone around to the ohana.

He shook his head. “I don’t want people that close to me.”

“Even me?” she asked.

“I don’t know. When I’m with you, that’s all I want. When I’m not, I’m cursing myself for being so stupid letting you in.”

“You sure do know how to flatter a girl,” she said, trying not to sound as grumpy as she felt.

“No offense intended.”

“As I’m beginning to learn. But here’s the thing, Mateo. There’s an offer on the table from last night and the answer is simple. Yes or no? Do you want me standing with you? And this time, please don’t dodge the question.”

He searched her face for his answer, and all he saw was genuine honesty. This was a big step, though. He’d been wandering alone for a long time, and to invite somebody in scared and excited him at the same time. Because he didn’t want to walk away from Lizzie. She made him feel...hopeful.

Swallowing hard, Mateo said, “Yes,” in a voice that was barely more than a whisper.

“Then that’s where I’ll stand.”

“Until you get too involved for your own good.”

Lizzie bent over and brushed the sand off her legs. “That’s for you to figure out, Mateo, if and when it happens. Anyway, I’m going down to The Shack to have some juice and forget everything else for a while. You’re invited to join me, or you can stay here and eat whatever you care to fix. Your choice.”

“Well, with such a gracious invitation on the table how could I refuse?”

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