Home Field by Laurie Winter

Author:Laurie Winter [Winter, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, sweet, friends to lovers
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

On Sunday, Julie’s house was as quiet as a theme park on a rainy day. Aiden was staying with his Grandpa and Grandma Ellis for the weekend and wouldn’t be home until after dinner. The Warriors game was being broadcast, but she didn’t have the heart to watch the game alone. So she’d moped around the house for most of the morning.

After getting comfy on the sofa, she opened a book that she’d wanted to read for a while. Minutes later, she realized she’d been staring at the same page and didn’t remember anything about the book. She couldn’t focus her mind on anything other than Reagan. Julie set her book on the coffee table and closed her eyes in an attempt to nap.

The antique clock on the wall ticked, ticked, ticked. Bass boomed from a passing car, rattling the windows in her house.

Nope. Sleep was as evasive as her concentration.

On the night of Aiden’s party, Reagan had walked out of her house and apparently out of her life. She’d waited two weeks for him to call or text, afraid to make the first move—but nothing. For all she knew, the man had been abducted by aliens. What had she done wrong?

Had he started dating someone new? Maybe a sexy supermodel or another movie star. The image riled every nerve in her body. He might have gotten back together with Brynn, no longer interested in spending time with a widow and her son. She tried to understand. Really, she had, but the pain in her heart wouldn’t listen to the logic in her head.

Julie finally gave up the fight to find relaxation and went out to run a few errands. She was now shopping at an almost-deserted grocery store. The whole town of Timber Lake shut down for the Warriors game, she wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. At this moment, most residents, with the exception of her, must be at home, sitting in front of the TV, cheering on their team. Guilt stabbed at her heart. Aiden would be disappointed in her when he found out. Maybe she should have stayed home and turned on the game. She opened her mouth to give the woman standing behind the deli counter her order, when her cell phone rang. “Hi, Chrissy.” She stepped away from the counter.

“Are you watching the Warriors game right now?”

“No, I’m at the grocery store. Why?”

“This game is crazy! Matt and his brother have been yelling at the TV for the past hour. Reagan’s having a hard time against the Wildcats’ offensive line.”

“Sounds like I’m missing a good one. Give me a call when it’s over and let me know who won.” If she hadn’t been acting so pouty, she would be watching the game herself.

“I can’t believe you’re not watching. Reagan will be disappointed,” Chrissy said.

“I haven’t talked to him in awhile.” Julie strained to keep her voice upbeat. “I don’t think he would care.” Her heart hurt saying those words. And if Reagan truly didn’t care, her heart would feel something greater than pain.

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