Hold on My Heart by Tracy Brogan

Author:Tracy Brogan
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 1611098882
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Getting Nana into Tom’s truck was no easier than it had been getting a drunken Ben into Ginny’s car, but at last they hoisted her up and in, and she now sat between Tom and Libby as they headed down the road.

“I haven’t been in a truck since I was a girl,” Nana said. “But it’s just as bouncy as I remember. And it smells the same. Now, young man, my son tells me you’re a widower. Is that so?”

Libby pressed her fingers against her temples. Her grandmother couldn’t remember anybody’s name or how to button a sweater, but this detail she had crystal clear. Libby tried to steal a glance at Tom without being too obvious, but Nana’s fluffy white head was in the way.

“Yes,” he answered, his hand seeming to grip the steering wheel more tightly.

“That’s unfortunate. What happened to your wife?”

“Nana, please. That’s not what anyone wants to talk about right now.”

She should’ve just used her mother’s car and brought Nana home in that. But the truth was, she and Tom had some things to talk about, and she’d hoped to do that as soon as they were alone.

“She died in a car accident, Mrs. Hamilton. I was driving too fast, hit a slick spot in the road, and crashed into a tree.” His voice was neutral, as if he’d explained this a dozen different times and the words held no more emotion, but his knuckles whitened on the steering wheel and Libby saw a muscle twitch in his jaw.

“Oh, my. That’s very sad.” Nana reached down and double-checked her seat belt.

The muscle twitched again. “I don’t drive too fast now, Mrs. Hamilton.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I’d expect you to be extra-careful now that you’re seeing my granddaughter.”

“Nana, we’re not…” Libby took a breath. “We’re not seeing each other.” She waited for him to disagree, but she knew he wouldn’t. After all, they weren’t seeing each other. She didn’t know what they were doing. Maybe nothing.

“You’re not? Well, maybe you should let your mother know that, because she thinks you are.”

Libby turned toward the window, picturing Tom struggling in Hamilton family quicksand, his strong arms useless and waving madly.

“You’re not getting any younger, you know, Liberty,” Nana went on. “I had four children by the time I was your age. Whatever happened to that boy from Chicago? Sam? Simon?”

Libby considered rolling down the window and jumping out. Or maybe she could chuck her Nana out instead. That might be easier.

“The boy from Chicago is now in San Diego, and I didn’t want to move there.” She also hadn’t been invited, but that hardly mattered. Seth was old news.

Nana nodded. “Well, I can’t blame you for that. California is full of nuts. Still, I thought you’d be married by now.”

This day could not get worse. “Well, at least you have Marti’s wedding to look forward to.”

“Oh, don’t get me started on that. That young man of hers needs a haircut. And another thing…”

Nana went on, but Libby stopped listening.

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