Fractured Breaths by Zoey Derrick

Author:Zoey Derrick [Derrick, Zoey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996896672
Goodreads: 32610307
Publisher: Kinky Panda Publishing
Published: 2017-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

It’s all so new.

LIVIA

Bryan’s declaration brings new hope that this just might work between us. All my cards are on the table, I have very little left to hide when it comes to my past. If he’s accepting this, then we have a chance to move forward.

The darkness settles in outside as we sit down to eat. My nerves are shot from the conversation and it’s making eating difficult. Liam’s cooking skills surprise me. He’s good at it.

Our conversation flows effortlessly from serious to free and fun.

Bryan reluctantly answers a phone call about two-thirds of the way through dinner that he couldn’t ignore anymore. When I asked Liam about the call, he said that its business and he explained that Bryan is adamant about leaving business at the door when it comes to meals, but it doesn’t always work out that way. No matter how hard Bryan tries to put work away during certain activities, it’s a constant reminder that his job takes precedence.

“What do you want me to do?” Liam asks me when Bryan leaves the room.

“About?”

“You, your identity.”

“I’m wondering if this is a conversation for right now. I’m getting ahead of myself assuming he wants to take our relationship public. We barely know each other,” I admit. And it’s true, we don’t know each other. However, any man who can accept me for who I am, flaws and baggage included, deserves a chance. “I’d hate to see you go through the hassle and this turn out to be nothing.”

Liam snorts. “If you think he’s going to let you go, for-get-it,” he emphasizes. “He’s been a mess since we left Phoenix. I don’t remember the last time he slept in his own bed. He’s spent hours upon hours in that studio and tonight is the first time I’ve seen him relax in months.”

Liam’s forthcoming attitude warms my heart. My gaze travels to the door Bryan left through and I wonder if he’s feeling what I’m feeling. Is it possible? I’ve met the man twice. The first time I danced naked for him. And I slept with him the second time. That doesn’t have to mean the attraction I felt from the moment I laid eyes on him isn’t real. I’m a firm believer that there are people who come into your life that you just know are meant for you. Ireland was the first person to be that way for me. Thinking about that now, I realize I was more ready for a relationship than I realized. The idea of a relationship sends my heart into triple time.

“Think about that night at the party, lass. Everything that transpired before you left the bar. You might not remember it the way I do, but the two of you were inseparable. Add in the fact that you literally drove across the country for a chance to apologize. Tell me you didn’t expect this to happen?”

I can only blink at him. He’s right, of course. I have no intention of going anywhere until Bryan tells me to get lost.

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