In Due Time: Book 4.5 - A Novella (Morna's Legacy Series) by Bethany Claire

Author:Bethany Claire [Claire, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany Claire
Published: 2014-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Cagair Castle

One Month Later

“Are you sure about this, Jane? Kathleen lugged her suitcase into the back of the small compact, knowing that her objections were pointless. Of course, Jane was ready to see her sister. They’d been in Scotland a month, and Jane had heard nothing from her. If Kathleen had been in Jane’s position, she would be doing the exact same thing. It wasn’t that Kathleen didn’t understand—she only wished that she weren’t being dragged into it.

“Then stay. I’m not making you go anywhere, but I’m not going to put up with this a minute longer. I don’t care if she’s pregnant. I am officially angry with my sister.”

“As you should be.” Kathleen knew how upset Jane was, even though she did her best to hide her pain by acting angry. More than anything, her feelings were hurt. All Jane had talked about for months was how this move would place her so much closer to her sister and nephew. Then, she’d be able to see them so much more. Jane had assumed that was true, that Grace would want to see her just as much as she wanted to see Grace. The realization that perhaps that wasn’t the case had Jane feeling as blue as Kathleen had ever seen her.

Kathleen moved to rub a comforting hand along Jane’s shoulders. It was selfish and stupid for Kathleen to try and talk Jane out of this trip, or for her to worry about why she dreaded it so much herself. She would see Jeffrey, of course, but what would it matter? He’d probably forgotten their kiss by now. She had no reason to feel self-conscious around him, no reason to avoid him whatsoever. If anything, it was he that should be ashamed of his behavior. He’d fled from her like a frightened child.

Jane’s back relaxed against Kathleen’s hand. Taking one last exhale together, they loaded up into the car. Seconds into the drive, Jane resumed her fuming.

“You know what really makes me angry? That I don’t even have Grace’s new phone number. Every time she has called, the number’s been blocked, and I made sure to give Jeffrey my new cell number before he left so that he could give it to Grace. That way she would be able to contact me. How could she have let this much time pass without calling? Especially when she knows I’m here.”

Kathleen leaned her head against the window, enjoying the landscape that she knew would remain breathtaking to her even if she lived here fifty years. Unthinkingly, she uttered the first explanation that came to mind. “Maybe Jeffrey never told her. I mean, you hadn’t told Grace you were moving here, right?”

Kathleen watched as Jane’s grip tightened on the wheel. Obviously, the thought hadn’t occurred to her.

“You’re right! It has to be that, but for the life of me I don’t understand why he would do that. It’s not like him. I know you’re not his biggest fan, and I don’t blame you one bit.

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