Hardheaded (Deep in the Heart Book 1) by Kim Law

Author:Kim Law [Law, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542047838
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Jill remained rooted at the top of the stairs as the echo of the slamming door reverberated through her ears, and the second Cal’s footsteps disappeared from the porch, the music in the other room stopped. She eyed the bedroom, now cast in shadows, and she swore she could feel the other woman in there urging her down the stairs.

“What?” Jill asked. “I suppose you want me to follow him?”

The piano music started again.

“Fine,” she ground out. She couldn’t believe she was listening to a ghost.

She hurried down the steps and out the front door, slamming it as Cal had, hoping he’d hear her and slow his strides. But he kept plowing ahead. She’d been pushing at him back there. Intentionally. Because every time she’d looked his way over the last five years, he seemed to have pulled himself together with no lingering effects from his own childhood. While she bumped into metaphorical walls at practically every turn.

Yet the last few minutes had shown her that all was not as it seemed. Cal did have unresolved issues with his father. And that should not make her feel better about herself.

She jogged along the sidewalk and crossed the road, heading for the path that ran parallel to the stream. Cal hit the head of the path, and she picked up speed, but she also noticed that he finally slowed. By the time she caught up with him, his feet were barely moving.

They walked in silence while she caught her breath, the lampposts that lined the walkway casting light on them every thirty feet, and once they reached the footbridge that led into the city park, Cal stopped walking altogether. She moved to his side as they both faced the railing and stared at the water beyond. There were still a handful of people in the park, and kids’ squeals and laughter could be heard, as well as the lower tones of their parents trying to round them up. A couple of vendors that were routinely in the area were likely still there, as well, no doubt closing up shop. The hot dog cart made a repetitive squeaking noise as it rolled, and after a few minutes of standing on the bridge, Jill picked out its squeak heading their way.

“You okay?” she finally asked.

Cal nodded. “Told you I still get angry.”

“That was nothing compared to me.”

He looked at her then, a wry smile on his lips, and motioned toward the entrance to the park. “Let’s walk.”

Together they turned to pass under the double rows of elm trees, whose canopies were so wide and overlapping, they blocked what was on the other side. She and Cal were greeted by a lone biker and several harried mothers on their way out, and then they found themselves on the other side of the trees, where a quieter, more private space awaited them. The acreage for the park had been donated to the city over three decades ago, and along with the traditional playground equipment, picnic tables, and walking paths, it also backed up to Red Oak Lake.

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