Gregory by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773362786
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

It was hard to watch somebody who you cared about being friendly with another man. The handclasp was one thing, but at least it didn’t last too long. The thing that bothered Gregory the most was the fact that it was obvious Meredith and Stan were close. But then, why wouldn’t they be? They’d both worked at Hathaway House for years; they were bound to be friends. Gregory wondered painfully if that was all they were.

There was an obvious age difference between them, but it wasn’t so much as to raise eyebrows. Meredith had always been mature for her age, and she was absolutely perfect, so, of course, every man in town wanted her. The thing was, she had chosen Gregory at one time, and he’d been so honored and so delighted, … until it came time for him to leave. He hadn’t come up against that issue before because he hadn’t really cared enough before.

But, with Meredith, everything had changed, and it had hurt big-time. And how could he even begin to contemplate a relationship with her now? She’d already seen him when he had been so much more, when he had walked away from her, so why would she want anything to do with him now?

Yet he was here, full of hope, winging it on a kiss and a prayer.

Honestly, it was heartbreaking. He knew he shouldn’t be even thinking about it like that, but it wasn’t easy. As much as he wanted it and was delighted and had actively taken a path that would have put Meredith right in front of him, it was hard to know what to do next, especially with the current rude awakening to the truth about his physical condition.

Hathaway House had a lot more to offer than he had ever expected.

She deserved so much more. If he was smart, he would have just walked away from the military years ago, and he’d have spent the last five years with her. Not only would he have had the last five years but he’d be whole now because he wouldn’t have been blown up by the damn IED.

He stared out at the pool, knowing that Stan and Meredith would come upstairs and would walk past him at any moment. As they approached, she smiled at him, but Stan asked, “Have you eaten yet, Gregory?”

He looked up in surprise. “Actually I have,” he said. “I was just thinking about going for a swim to help digest some of the food I shoved down there.”

“Just make sure you wait a little bit, please,” she cautioned.

Of course, always the nurse, he thought. The two of them walked past and headed to the cafeteria. Gregory wondered if an invitation would have been in the offering from her.

He moved toward the water. He had on his shorts and knew he could make his way in the pool, yet he couldn’t force himself now that he was here. He had wanted to get out. He could have gone up and had dessert or something with them.

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