Holding Haley (The West Contemporary Romance Series) by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jill Sanders
Published: 2014-06-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Wes’s eyes closed and he began to snore lightly.

“You are so beautiful. I can’t believe how much I love you.”

His words played over and over in her mind as she watched him sleep. If he really loved her, why did she have to find out about his surgery from his parents? Three days later!

She’d been hurt when he’d left without telling her why he was going out of town. Not that she was one of those girlfriends who needed to know where her man was at all times.

She didn’t even really think of them as dating again. After all, they had just gotten together once. It wasn’t as if he’d made any commitments to her, yet.

She stood up and walked into his kitchen to make him some soup. The hospital instructions stated that he should eat light tonight. Banging around his kitchen, she found the makings for some homemade chicken soup, something she was a pro at making. She enjoyed cooking. It was one of the first things Haley and her sisters learned to do to help out after their mom died. Their father was a wonderful father, rancher, and even seamstress, but he couldn’t cook to save his life.

By the time the place smelled of warm chicken soup and French bread, she could hear Wes in the next room. She walked in with a tray full of food for him and almost spilled it all when she saw him trying to stand without his cane.

“What are you doing?” She gasped and set the tray down quickly. Racing over, she wrapped her arms around him quickly, just before he started to fall backwards.

“Damn,” he said into her hair as he used all his weight to hold himself up. “Stupid leg.” She helped him walk towards the table and sit down.

“Don’t do that again,” she scolded. “You could have eaten on the couch.”

He shook his head. “I’m tired of eating in bed or on a couch. I wanted to have dinner with you.” He reached over and took her hand. “With candles.” He nodded towards the candles he’d used last week. “Will you light them again?”

“Why?” she asked, looking down at his face. She could see that his brown eyes were still clouded and he was a little paler than normal.

“Because you look so beautiful in candlelight.” He reached up and brushed her hair with the back of his hand. “Please.”

She sighed and proceeded to light the dozen candles. Then she walked over and flipped off the dining room light. Taking her tray, she set the two bowls of soup down in front of them, then set the bread down.

“It smells like heaven.” He leaned down and stuck his nose right in front of the soup, almost dipping the tip in it. She leaned over and pushed him back up.

“You’re still loopy, aren’t you?”

He nodded, and tried to pick up his spoon. On the second try, he got it. “I hate those drugs. I told the doctor they did funny things to me.

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