In this Moment by Elena Aitken

Author:Elena Aitken [Aitken, Elena]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Ink Blot Communications
Published: 2017-08-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

After a full day in the sun and a night as equally full of dancing, laughter, and fun, Evie was exhausted. Thankfully, she had her employee April opening the store the next morning and she allowed herself a luxurious and very rare sleep-in day. They’d been out late, way later than they should have been. It finally took Jonah putting his head down on a picnic table and dozing off for Evie to check the time and pull the plug on the party. She hadn’t expected him to leave with them, but Declan walked home with them, almost carrying Jonah on a few occasions, the boy was so tired from his full day.

After she tucked him in and changed into her pajamas, she’d joined Declan in her bed. It should have seemed strange for him to be sleeping in the same bed as her, or a little bit awkward, but it wasn’t either of those things. She slipped under the covers and into the crook of his arm that he held open for her to snuggle up to.

It felt natural to have Declan in her bed, even if they weren’t fooling around.

Which was why when she woke up late the next morning and stretched her arms up and over her head, she immediately felt the emptiness of the bed. Evie’s eyes drifted open and confirmed what she already knew.

Declan was gone.

Of course, he no doubt had work to do just as he did every morning, but she couldn’t help but feel disappointed that he was gone. She liked waking up to him and his smile. The way he would gently reach over and brush a stray hair out of her face.

The lines between what was real and what was for show were definitely starting to blur together until more often than not she simply allowed herself to believe it was all real.

The way he took care of Jonah and cared about him, hanging out with him, making sure he was happy—that couldn’t possibly be an act. Never mind the way he touched her. The way he kissed her, even when no one was looking.

That was real.

Her heart flipped in her chest and she had to force herself to slow down. She wasn’t going to rush it. She needed to be sure. She was a practical woman and she didn’t rush into things. Just because she was starting to develop feelings, it didn’t mean that it was love. After all, Declan was doing her a huge favor and it was entirely likely that she was just so grateful to him that she was feeling strong feelings toward him.

That wasn’t love.

That was gratitude.

Wasn’t it?

She needed to be sure.

Besides, she had enough going on in her life that the last thing she needed to worry about was whether or not she actually loved her fake fiancé. She could have laughed at herself. And she almost did. She was being ridiculous. She needed to focus on what was important and that was making sure she had sorted out her custody situation.

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