Hear My Heart by Maryann Jordan

Hear My Heart by Maryann Jordan

Author:Maryann Jordan [Jordan, Maryann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Maryann Jordan


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Aiden stepped into his parents’ house, the familiar scent of beef stew and buttered bread filling the air. With their schedules, weekly family meals were a thing of the past but his mother insisted that they still eat together at least twice a month. Their family had grown, but it only added to the fun.

Coming down the hall, his father greeted him with his arms full of little Finn. He tickled his nephew’s tummy before walking over to say hello to Pops. Brogan walked out of the kitchen with a beer and handed it to him before settling in next to their grandfather. Thanking him, he headed into the dining room where Gareth was setting up the highchair. Moving to Ginny, who was setting the table, he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

“How are you feeling?”

She rolled her eyes, but then smiled and rubbed her stomach. “I wish everyone would stop asking that. I’m pregnant, not terminal.”

Laughing, he put his hands up in surrender and stepped into the kitchen to greet Katelyn and his mom.

Soon, with everyone seated around the table, the conversation was as lively as he had remembered it being his entire life. Laughing and talking was now interrupted with intermittent screams of delight from his nephew, vying for the attention of the crowd, but that just made him smile.

His mom passed him the plate full of bread, and asked, “So, Lia?”

His spoon halted on its way to his mouth as the table went suddenly quiet, all eyes on him. “Lia?”

“Now Aiden, don’t play dumb with me. From what I hear you were seen out with her, dining at the Sunset Restaurant, and have now spent the past week at her house every evening.”

Looking at his siblings for help, Brogan and Katelyn just stared at him, both fighting a grin. His dad leaned back in his chair, and said, “Don’t know how you thought you were going to keep a secret from your mom.”

Gareth shot him a sympathetic look, before turning his attention back to his son, and Ginny grinned widely. Finally looking toward Pops, he saw the twinkle in his grandfather’s eyes. Sighing, he laid his spoon down and turned toward his mom.

“I wasn’t really trying to keep it a secret,” he said, shrugging slightly. “We got close after the music festival, when I took her and Emily home. We spent a little time together and I really wanted to take her out, so we went to dinner.” Shooting Pops another glance, he admitted, “But I’m afraid my past, somewhat indiscreet, behavior bit me in the…uh…backend. I can’t really blame her, but that night she told me she didn’t think we should go out again and that we should just be friends.”

The expression on his mother’s face cut into him, not because she was staring at him with any censure, but because she looked like a mother who hurt for their child. Shaking his head, he said, “Don’t feel sorry for me, Mom. I never



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