Flying Under the Radar (Lee and Niamh) by KL Shandwick

Author:KL Shandwick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KL Shandwick

Since that night our meetings had become a regular thing. Stealing moments when we could until our relationship went from casual to more when he began to call me every day while Teague was in kindergarten, then school, when Flynn spent time in Iowa.

Our early conversations centered on how my day was going but quickly progressed to deeper admissions of feelings and in a matter of weeks I began to clock watch in anticipation of his calls. It was clear he was serious about me because no matter where he was he never missed a day and I especially liked when they shifted to late night check-in calls when he was on the road with Flynn.

The first time he told me he loved me was during one of those calls. We’d been discussing how special Flynn and Valerie’s relationship was when he blurted out his feelings for me. My heart raced with fear and delight because I already knew I felt the same, but it made me worried about how others would feel.

Lee insisted that didn’t matter and said he wanted a proper relationship where we could tell the world how we felt. That was easy for him to say. He wasn’t the one with a small child to take care of. It was at that point where he began to voice his discontentment of our clandestine relationship.

At the back of my mind I knew I was being irrational, but that one percent chance that I’d lose my job kept me in denial that I could have it all. I wasn’t ashamed of us, but my anxieties were two-fold. If Flynn didn’t like it I’d be out on the street and I couldn’t afford to share Lee’s confidence on that. There was also Teague to consider. I was afraid to build his hopes up that Lee may become a fatherly figure, only to quash his feelings months later if he walked away like his own father had.

By the time he came back from the road, Lee’s patience with me had worn thin. More than once I had thought Flynn suspected something. A couple of times I held my breath when I was sure Lee had been acting a little too familiar with me, but it was all in my head because Flynn never said a word.

“How long do you expect me to wait, Niamh? You either trust me now or you don’t. Wouldn’t you like to go out on a proper date with me after all this time? I know you’re a fabulous cook and everything, but I’m not used to staying home indefinitely. All this time together and I’ve never so much as wined and dined you.

“Girls normally enjoy being with me, not hiding me away like some dirty secret. It’s about time you tested the water with Flynn. Frankly, I know there is no issue and you’re worrying yourself crazy for no reason.”

Placing his hands on the countertop, Lee pushed himself up from the stool and came around my side of the counter.

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