Marriage on the Edge by Sandra Marton

Author:Sandra Marton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1998-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

IT WAS going to be an adventure.

At least, that was what Natalie told herself while she waited for Crista to pack her things.

An adventure. And an exciting one.

She’d gone from being daughter to wife without so much as a breath in between. These few weeks were the first time she’d lived on her own but what she was about to do now—moving to a different city, plunging into a business she’d have to learn from the ground up—would really be burning her bridges behind her.

From now on, she’d be responsible to herself and for herself. That was what she needed. More than Crista, probably. From the looks of things, the Landon marriage had a very good chance of surviving.

Natalie pushed the kitchen door open, went to the stove and refilled her coffee mug.

A better than good chance, considering Grant’s reaction to Crista’s announcement.

“I won’t let you do this,” he’d said.

“You can’t stop me,” Crista had replied, and then she’d looked towards Natalie. “I’ll be down in a minute.”

“Don’t count on it,” Grant had snapped, and Crista had stormed into the house with her husband hard on her heels, his face set in angry lines, his voice rising as they disappeared up the stairs.

Natalie stepped out on the porch again and lifted her mug to her lips.

Watching him, hearing him, had put a lump in her throat. Grant loved his wife; any fool could see that he didn’t want to lose her. But Gage…

The mug shook in Natalie’s hand. She set it down carefully on the railing, hugged her shoulders, and stared out blindly over Espada.

Gage hadn’t done a thing. He hadn’t begged or pleaded, hadn’t lost his temper. He’d just stood looking at her impassively, delivered that quiet message of warning, and walked off after she’d refused to back down. Walked off, as if her leaving him was just an inconvenience he’d have to deal with.

For one wild moment, she’d come close to going after him. Damn you, Gage, she’d almost said, what’s the matter with you? Are you just going to let me march out of your life without a word?

But sanity had prevailed, and thank goodness it had. She hadn’t made a fool of herself by running after him. The truth was, Gage didn’t want to try and stop her. Their marriage was over. The divorce would only make it a fact.

Tears blurred her vision. Oh, but she’d wanted him to say something. He should have looked the way Crista’s husband had looked, as if the thought of losing his wife was going to break his heart.

Dammit, he should have cared!

“Ready?”

Natalie looked around. Crista was standing in the doorway, holding a small overnight bag. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes looked unnaturally bright, as if she’d been crying. Grant stood behind her, arms folded, his body language humming with tightly controlled fury.

“Yes.” Natalie said. “I’m ready. But I just remembered… there aren’t any cars available to take us to the airport. I checked earlier.”

Crista gave a faint smile.

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