Guarded Hearts by L.A. Corvill

Author:L.A. Corvill [CORVILL, L.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: L.A. CORVILL
Published: 2014-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

WOW! Never had I experienced anything like this before. This surge of happiness, of feeling complete, this is how it feels like to live in the light. I think I have fallen in love.

Feeling this way seems surreal. I never knew I could feel this way about someone. The way my stomach knots when I see her, the way I want to say all the right things, and the way my heart skips a beat when she smiles. I feel like its right out of a damn romance novel.

Lying in bed, I think about how special she is to me, and how I want her to know it. She has given something to me that I will cherish forever, and I don’t want her to ever regret what she’s given me. Christmas is just around the corner, and usually I don’t go near the stores in this chaos, but she’s an exception. I will cross oceans and climb mountains just to give her the perfect gift. So many things run through my mind of what I should give her. I think about giving her a puppy, a ring, perfume, but all those things just seem wrong. I only have a couple weeks left, so I better fucking hurry. I turn to look at my clock and realize I gotta get ready to meet my parents for Sunday brunch. It’s not something I look forward to, but it’s something that keeps my mother happy.

Driving up to my parent’s house, I am reminded of what that the holiday brings: food, family, and lost friendships. I sit in my car, turning off the ignition, and sit in the silence. Closing my eyes, I hear my own heart beat and I smile. Damn. I’m actually smiling. Never thought I would just smile, just be happy. I take a deep breath and prepare myself to face my mother. Okay, here I go. Stepping out of the car, I feel the cold hit me, and I jog into the house.

I quickly want to get through brunch to get back home to see Livi. I promised her I would swing by when I got back. Thinking of her brings a smile to my face.

“It’s nice to see you smiling, sweetie,” my mother greets. “It’s seems like ages since I’ve seen that smile. Who do I owe the honor to?” she says as she sets my plate in front of me.

“Why can’t I just be happy?”

“Sweetie, you can’t fool me. I know when a girl is responsible for that,” she retorts, pointing at my smile that I just can’t seem to hide.

“Yes, mother, and it’s you,” I say sarcastically.

“Fine, Phoenix. I’ll take it for now, but you won’t be able to hide her forever.”

“Hide who?” my father asks, walking into the conversation as he sits down at the table.

“The girl Phoenix has fallen for,” my mother responds.

“Really, there’s a girl?” my father asks curiously.

“No! Now can we eat?” I say, getting annoyed with them.

“Phoenix, bring her to the benefit gala.

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