Just Breathe by Brookes Rachel

Author:Brookes, Rachel [Brookes, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Rachel Brookes
Published: 2013-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The rain beat down hard as I stretched in my bed. I loved waking up to the sound of rain and when I heard the thunder rumbling in the distance, it made it even better. I grabbed my phone as a text came through.

Tate: Are you ready for me?

Me: What do you mean?

Tate: Be ready in an hour. You are spending the weekend with me.

Within the hour I was sitting in Tate’s jeep as we flew down the Pacific Coast Highway with our destination being San Diego. It was barely seven a.m. on a Saturday morning and all I wanted to do was sleep in. He hadn’t told me where exactly we were going in San Diego; the only hint was that he was going to show me who he was.

The drive to San Diego was like a Q&A session. We spent the time firing questions at each other. Tate asked me everything from what my life in Australia was like, whether kangaroos really did roam the streets, what a Tim Tam was like and whether all Aussie chicks were as hot as me. Yep, he was a charmer all right.

“I leave for New York in a couple of days, I go for three weeks. Do you reckon Mr. Davenport will let you come with me?” Tate asked from the driver’s seat.

I pouted and shifted in my seat. “Really? I didn’t think it was for a few more weeks. And no I doubt that he will let me go.”

“I’ve got to keep Lucas away from you while I’m gone.”

“For the last god damn time, there is nothing with Lucas. Please get it out of your head. I am setting him up with Ali.”

“I don’t know how I feel about that.”

“You don’t have any say. I am doing it.”

He smiled and rolled his eyes at me. “I have never met anyone as stubborn as you before.”

The moment we drove into San Diego, the whole mood in the car shifted. Tate wasn’t joking anymore and he wasn’t responding to anything I was saying. I turned to face him when I heard a sigh escape from deep within him and I noticed his body stiffen and his face whiten. His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly as we stopped at a busy intersection and his eyes closed as I heard him let out a sad sigh. I shifted over in my seat and gently put my hand on his thigh, and I couldn’t help but notice the way he flinched under my touch.

“Are you okay?” I whispered, lightly rubbing my hand over his thigh.

“It’s hard being back here, Sav.”

“Talk to me,” I whispered, begging for him to open up, wanting to know everything about him.

He shifted in his seat, turning to look at me; his eyes showed sadness I had never seen before.

“I will, I promise. I need to show you though.” His voice was thick with emotion, full of sadness, begging for acceptance. Nodding, I grabbed his hand, not taking my eyes off him for the rest of trip.

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