Last Heartbreak (A Nolan Brothers Novel Book 5) by Amy Olle

Author:Amy Olle [Olle, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amy Olle
Published: 2018-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Fear and regret snarled and snapped at him, mauling his fragile faith in himself. In them.

On the drive home, the anger leached from her, taking with it the color from her cheeks. Silently, he followed her inside the house, but let her retreat down the hall and disappear behind the bedroom door.

He poked his head into Finn’s room to let him know they were home, then peeked in on Connor and Maisie, whose heavy, rhythmic breathing told him they remained asleep.

At the doorway to their bedroom, he hesitated.

What the hell had just happened to them? One minute they were like they used to be, and the next it’d all blown up in his face. At the first inkling of trouble, all their worst instincts came rushing forth. Anger and disappointment warped reality, and the hurt made it all feel so damn real.

Their old patterns, like well-worn ruts in a muddy road, pulled them along, entrapping them and preventing them from treading a different path. Any other path.

Dammit, they could do better than this. He could do better.

He stepped quietly into the room and, with a soft click of the latch, closed the bedroom door.

She sat on the end of the bed in the dark, gazing at the wedding dress before her. Moonlight streamed in through the windows and picked out the tiny crystals scattered over the gown’s full skirt like stardust.

“You okay?”

“I’m fine.” Her clipped reply came too quick.

He crossed to the nightstand and switched on the table lamp. The soft light failed to banish the shadows from the room.

Moving to the end of the bed, he searched her expression. “Seeing your dad upset you.”

“Hmmm? Oh.” Her small hand floated through the air. “No. I’m just tired.”

Her fingers touched the gown and the slight tremor in her hand gave her away. She was not detached. She was barely holding herself together.

“I have to finish this dress tonight if I’m going to stay on track,” she said, rubbing the flimsy fabric between her thumb and forefinger. “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

A frown dragged at his features while he considered the dress. “We need to get you some help. Did you talk to Ginny?”

“She’s on vacation next week.”

“What about Ava? Does she sew? Or Sophie?”

She gave her head a small shake. “Anyway, they’re busy right now with work and planning Finn’s birthday party.”

Disappointment nipped at him. “We’ll think of something.”

After a beat of heavy silence, she exhaled a low, leaky breath. “I’m not sure it matters.”

“What do you mean?”

“If the designs aren’t any good, it doesn’t matter if I get them done or not.”

“What do you mean, if they aren’t any good? They’re incredible.”

She withdrew her hand and tucked it neatly in her lap.

“An editor from a national bridal magazine loves them enough to put her name behind them.” He spoke to the top of her head. “Where is this coming from?”

“I’m just trying to be realistic.”

He lowered his body to sit beside her on the edge of the bed.

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