Let it Be Me by Holford Jody

Author:Holford, Jody
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, women's fiction, women's fic, contemporary, contemporary romance, nanny, boss employee, matchmaker, romantic comedy, opposites attract, online dating, Hallmark Channel
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Megan brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes with the back of her hand. On her knees, she continued to pull the weeds out of the round flower bed she’d planted last summer. A magnolia tree sat in its center. The day was already too warm, and it was barely ten a.m.

She loved Sunday mornings, lazing around in bed, making a pancake breakfast, and just enjoying the quiet. But this morning, there’d been no quiet in her head, so she’d forced herself to do some packing and cleaning. When she’d finished with that, she decided working up a sweat out in the yard might help her clear her mind. Nothing she did blocked the memory of Adam’s face last night when he’d realized she was on a date. She’d worried she was projecting her own growing feelings toward him, but when he practically stomped away, she knew she wasn’t the only one feeling…different. Nothing had changed in terms of what he wanted or what he was willing to give, but the world had shifted in regards to their awareness of each other. It gave her a small, bittersweet thrill to know—to recognize—the jealousy in his eyes.

Arriving home before Adam last night, she’d seen his car pull in at eleven-thirty, and relief had pummeled her. Though her own date had been decent, her thoughts had stayed with Adam. Because you clearly enjoy torturing yourself. What if they suspended everything else? What if he still found his nanny slash wife slash non-feeling companion and Megan found her storybook romance, but in the interim, they gave in to these impossible-to-ignore fireworks? One night. Maybe two.

When Charlie plopped down beside her and the flower bed, she gave a small gasp.

“Whatcha doin’?”

She tucked her chin. Thinking about asking your dad to get naked. Jesus. Gritting her teeth, she looked up and gave him a smile. “Guess.”

“Who’s going to do that when you go?” He picked up the small shovel and stood it in the earth.

“You could. Or your dad.”

“I don’t think Dad knows how to plant flowers.” The sadness in his tone echoed how Megan felt inside.

Going back on her heels, Megan stopped what she was doing and looked at him. “You okay, bud?”

Charlie looked at the ground. “Will you be here when I get back from my mom’s?”

“Of course.” Looking up, she saw his eyes were wet. Her heart pinched painfully.

“I don’t want you to go.”

Her hands were a mess, so she couldn’t give in to the urge to pull him into a tight hug. “Oh, sweetie. We live in a fairly small town. I’m going to see you. I’ll be teaching at your school. It’s going to be okay.”

He nodded but didn’t look convinced. “Even if you are, you won’t be my teacher, so I won’t get to spend time with you like I do now.”

She wanted to pull him close and promise that everything really would work out. Who needs to hear it and have it be true more?

“Everything okay?” Adam asked from behind them.

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