Hope Falls: Can't Forget Her (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Molly McLain

Author:Molly McLain [McLain, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Silvery blue moonlight streamed in through Rose’s bedroom window, setting her sleeping form in an angelic glow. He should’ve gotten up hours ago and made this easier on the both of them by going before things got too complicated.

But he couldn’t.

The past two days had been the best he’d had in years and it wasn’t because he’d finally gone on vacation. Spending time with Rose again gave him something he hadn’t felt in a long time—peace and contentment. The restlessness of the past few months—hell, the past year—had disappeared.

Maybe it was selfish of him to stay and soak up as much of the feel-good as he could, but he couldn’t bring himself to walk away. Being with Rose felt too right. Too good. Too much like everything the last nine years hadn’t.

Smoothing her hair away, he pressed a gentle kiss to her bare shoulder and slid out of bed. Was he leaving leaving? Probably not. But he did need some space to think.

His boxer briefs seemed to be MIA, so he snagged his jeans off the hallway floor and pulled them on without buttoning. The curtains in the main part of the condo were open, giving view to the full moon and the not-so-distant downtown area of Hope Falls. He paused to take in the stunning view, appreciating, not for the first time, how inviting the little town was. In many ways, Hope Falls reminded him of River Bend. A place where people put down roots and took pride in living simple, albeit rich lives.

River Bend didn’t feel like that same homey place anymore. He’d lived there most of his life—save his toddler years when his parents had lived in Sacramento by Janine and her family—and like so many of his friends, he thought he’d be there forever. He had good friends and family and a job most guys would give their right leg for.

But at some point, the discontentment had seeped in. He couldn’t put a finger on why or even when, but if he had to guess, he’d say it was probably the result of seeing so many of his buddies settle down. First Josh, then Tony and Mark. Like wooden soldiers, they fell, one right after the other. Not that any of them would complain about it, the sappy suckers.

Whisper soft hands slipped around his waist, laying flat on his abs, while a warm, wet kiss found a home in the middle of his back. “You okay?” Rose asked quietly, her voice slightly hoarse from sleep.

“Yeah.” He cleared his throat and shot a glance back at her. Her dark hair fell in a mess of curls around her face and, to his delight—maybe his demise, too—she had on his t-shirt. “Just deciding whether or not I should go or stay. Not gonna lie—seeing you wearing my clothes kinda has me thinking the latter.”

She smiled and rested her cheek against his shoulder blade. “It smells like you. I couldn’t resist.”

Yeah, well, he knew plenty about futile resistance.

“You know I’m leaving in a few days.

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