Her Second Chance by Bette Ford

Author:Bette Ford [Ford, Bette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64197-059-4
Publisher: NYLA

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Both aroused and disheartened, Darrin was scowling when he asked, “Want to tell me what’s really going on?”

It was bad enough that she’d compared him to her late husband, now she was acting as if she regretted it already. When he got up to grab his briefs, that’s when he looked down and noticed that he’d nearly taken her again wearing a used condom. Upset, he swore.

“Don’t swear at me!”

“I’m not...” Darrin stopped abruptly, and went into the bathroom. Instead of giving into his emotions and slam the door, he closed it quietly. Telling himself he had no business feeling hurt, he got rid of the condom and washed up. When he reentered the bedroom it was empty.

He stood, silently in the center of the room taking slow, calming breaths before he reached for his clothes. He found her downstairs?, sitting on the arm of the sofa. The television was on the weather channel, the sound muted.

“Trenna, I don’t…”

She interrupted, “The snow has finally stopped. Hopefully, you won’t have a problem getting home.”

When she didn’t look his way, disappointment pierced his heart. He watched her move further away from him. Upset, he struggled to control his emotions. Shoving his hands into his pockets to keep from reaching for her, he said, “Talk to me, honey. Tell me what went wrong.”

“Not tonight. It’s late.”

“Okay. How about dinner tomorrow night? It will be my turn to entertain you.”

“No. Please, just go.”

Sighing, he dropped his head, massaging his nape. He wasn’t one to cut and run from a fight, but his instincts told him an argument would make things worse. Retrieving his jacket and then overcoat, he pulled them on. He reached for his boots rather than for Trenna. He ached for her, wanted to hold her during the night.

Judging by how tightly she held her body and the way she worried her bottom lip, he knew he was fresh out of options. It didn’t matter that he didn’t want to leave or that he ached to touch her, and to hold her during the night.

It hurt knowing she wanted him to go. For him there was nothing casual about what they’d just shared. It wasn’t a game, at least not to him. Boots on, gloves in hand, he said, “I’ll call tomor…”

“Don’t bother.”

Darrin stared at her in disbelief, a muscle jumped in his jaw as he ground his teeth together. She was deliberately pushing him away, skillfully putting barrier after barrier between them. What he still didn’t get was why?

Struggling for calm and a level-head, he said, “Spending time with you is hardly a bother. Why are you acting as if we only had a one-night-stand? As if you didn’t enjoy our lovemaking as much as I did?”

“It’s late,” she repeated but wouldn’t look at him.

Emotions bubbled inside of him. It was a struggle not to let her see what she was doing to him. “Come lock up. Sleep well.” He closed the door quietly behind him.

Darrin stood in the cold until he heard the tumbler engage and knew the deadbolt was in place.

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