Marrying a Spy by Anne-Marie Meyer

Author:Anne-Marie Meyer [Meyer, Anne-Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

They finished dancing in silence. Noah knew he’d said something to upset her, and he was pretty sure he knew what it was. But what was he supposed to say?

That every moment he spent with her weakened his resolve to leave? How would that be helpful? To either of them. He was here to complete a job, that was all.

And even though all he could think about was taking Sophia into his arms and promising her that he would never leave her again, he knew that was a promise he couldn’t keep. He needed to gain access to James’s boss, and involving Sophia any more in his life was dangerous.

She would only end up hurt like so many other people in his life. And he wasn’t sure he could survive that.

When the song ended, Sophia dropped her hands and turned away from him. He watched as she weaved through the crowd and sat back down on the bar stool. He pushed his hands through his hair as he blew out his breath.

His stomach hurt. His head hurt. And his heart ached. Why was he fighting this? Before he got here, he’d convinced himself that she didn’t want anything to do with him. But every conversation they had, or didn’t have, kept hinting that, perhaps, this was something she wanted.

Sophia being upset that he was leaving could only mean one thing: she didn’t want him to go anywhere.

His heart squeezed at that thought. She wanted him to stay. And every minute—every second—he was around her, staying was becoming his number one goal as well.

He moved over to the bar, but on the other side, away from Sophia. He wanted to get his wits about him before he approached her again. After ordering a beer, he turned and leaned back on the countertop. He watched the couples around him. Some were dancing. Some were getting a little too friendly.

He grabbed his pint and took a drink. Then he set it down and mustered his courage as he made his way over to Sophia and tapped her on the shoulder.

She turned with her eyebrows raised. “What do you want, Noah?” she asked. Her expression had turned stony. Like she was fighting with herself. He took that as a good sign.

“We need to talk.”

She blew out her breath as she shook her head. “I think we’ve talked enough.”

Just as she turned back toward the bar, he grabbed her arm to stop her. “Please?” he asked.

He couldn’t live like this anymore. They needed to talk. Really talk. No more of this almost saying how they felt. He wanted…something. To be close to her? To have her forgive him? He wasn’t sure. But he knew that it was going to be impossible to move forward until this was resolved.

She glanced back at him and studied his face. Then she sighed. “Okay.”

She slipped off the stool and grabbed her purse. He led her outside, where the darkness surrounded them, and the twinkle of the stars above them lit up the sky.

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