Lock & Key by Cat Porter

Author:Cat Porter [Porter, Cat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: Cat Porter
Published: 2014-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

“He’s very handsome.”

Alicia smiled at me. “Who, sweetheart?”

“Your son,” I said. “Wes is going to be a real heartbreaker.”

Wes racked up the balls on the pool table. He ran one hand through his long brown hair, his other wrapped around a pool cue. His large, blue eyes sized up the placement of the balls, and he leaned over the table to take his shot. James Dean had nothing on him.

Alicia and I lounged on one of the sofas in the clubhouse drinking beer. After all the excitement in the shed, rambling around the playground with Mary Lynn’s kids and a hearty dinner of spaghetti and meatballs and lots of homemade brownies that Alicia had brought over, Jake finally collapsed just before ten o’clock. Rather late for his usual schedule, but this week at the club would be anything but usual. At least now I was certain he wouldn’t wake up again in the middle of the night and maybe get scared in a strange room. It was now midnight, and the grown-ups were hanging out.

“My boy is already a heartbreaker!” Alicia let out a laugh and threw her arm around me. I grinned at her, but as I watched Wes take his shot I bit my lip to keep it from wobbling. My eyes stung. I tore my attention away from Alicia and Jump’s gorgeous fifteen-year old son before I lost it.

If my son or daughter had lived fifteen years ago, would he or she be shooting pool with Wes right now? Would my daughter have a crush on him? Would my son be his best bud? Would my son have popped me a sweet smile just like Wes was giving his mom right now from across the room after he took that great shot? My eyes squeezed shut.

Dammit, I thought I got past this.

You will never be past this.

Especially when the possibility from an alternate universe is staring me straight in the face here in this goddamn haunted house.

I swallowed hard. My eyes caught Lock’s intense gaze. He tilted his head at me, his lips slightly parted.

He noticed, that was sweet, and that’s all that was, right? A kind inquiry into my well-being.

My troubled gaze lingered on his. I wish we could talk. I wish I could sit with him, my hand in his, his heartbeat under my ear taking away the strain in my chest, like we had relaxed together at the hotel.

The front door burst open and boisterous laughter and booming voices filled the clubhouse. Five men in One-Eyed Jacks cuts from the North Dakota chapter along with three women strutted into the room.

“Alright!” Alicia let out a loud whistle and clapped her hands together. “It’s Butler!”

I shot up from the sofa, a rush of adrenaline coursed through my body.

“Little Sister?” came Butler’s gruff voice and hearty laugh. “Woo! Look at you, baby!” Blonde, blue-eyed Butler charged towards me and swept me up in his arms. He sported more earrings in his left ear and a couple

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