Harlequin Special Edition April 2016 Box Set 1 of 2 by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460397541
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Because she wasn’t you.

The thought popped into Will’s mind and he was a little stunned. But maybe he shouldn’t be. The other day while his sister was freaking out he’d told her she waited until Luke came along and got it right. He hadn’t waited and got it wrong because the woman he’d proposed to wasn’t April. He hadn’t said as much to Kim, but it must have been in the back of his mind.

He would probably regret that decision for the rest of his life.

And now he was lucky enough to be standing in her kitchen after sharing pizza and a bottle of wine. It was more than he deserved.

“Will?” April held up her hands. “Never mind. Forget I said anything. I shouldn’t have asked. It’s really none of my business and, for the record, I’m blaming it on the wine. Seriously, I’m sorry—”

He touched a finger to her lips to stop the words. “You have nothing to apologize for. I don’t mind telling you what happened. More than anyone else you have a right to know. Obviously, you already realize what an idiot I am.”

“I don’t think it’s fair or right to factor in IQ in terms of relationship analysis. Being smart has nothing to do with matters of the heart.” She leaned back against the counter in front of the sink and folded her arms over her chest. “For what it’s worth, I don’t think you’re an idiot.”

He stood across from her with the kitchen island to his back. “You’re very gracious even though I don’t deserve it.”

“No, you don’t,” she teased. “But I can’t help it. A flaw in my personality.”

“Okay. As flaws go it’s not bad.” He smiled, then wondered how it was that she could do that when he was contemplating this deeply personal disappointment in himself. It was a mistake he still took very hard. Maybe telling her would be a good thing, help put it to rest forever. “The reality is that the marriage was doomed from the start.”

“Why do you say that?”

Will didn’t expect to hear genuine sympathy in her voice. Probably because he’d treated her so badly and felt fortunate that she was even talking to him. She had every right to be glad things hadn’t worked out for him. Who could blame her for it? But he didn’t see anything like that in the compassionate expression on her face.

“She was just there, a bar where cops hang out after a shift. She was pretty. Flirty.”

“That’s not good.”

For the life of him he couldn’t figure out why she looked guilty all of a sudden. Maybe she did have a little he-got-what-was-coming-to-him going on.

“Anyway, she was there and available. I was lonely.”

“I understand.” A little sadness crept into her voice.

Now it was his turn to feel guilty. He looked down at her and in the dim light he could see sorrow on her face, a bruised expression in her eyes for just a moment. Because he’d been the

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