Never Stopped Loving You by Emma Kingsley

Author:Emma Kingsley [Kingsley, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next morning, Elizabeth was busy unloading the dishwasher when she heard a soft knock at the front door. When it opened, she was surprised to see Nathan standing there. She knew that he was dedicated to them becoming friends, but she just hadn’t realized that he planned to fast track the process.

“You’re here early. Did you need to see mom? She’s still asleep,” Elizabeth said as she gestured for him to come inside quietly.

“Nope, I just wanted to see how my friend’s doing.”

Elizabeth was wearing the same hooded sweatshirt that she had lived in during their college years. With her hair pulled up in a ponytail, she looked just as beautiful as she had when Nathan first fell in love with her all those years ago. He couldn’t help but stare at her, bittersweet memories washing over him.

“Isn’t that what friends do for each other?”

“I suppose it is.” Once she got over the shock of his surprise visit, she realized that he hadn’t come empty-handed. The sight of two cups of coffee in his hands had her mouth watering. The long nights of worry about her mother had made sleep elusive and she needed all the caffeine that she could get.

“Here you go.” He handed her a cup once he noticed her staring at it.

“Coffee! You’re a prince. I was just getting ready to put a pot on.”

“It’s no trouble.” He was pleased that she was so happy to see him, even if it did take a small cup of coffee as a bribe to get that reaction.

“It isn’t from the hospital cafeteria, is it?” she asked as she stopped midway to raising the cup to her lips.

“No,” he said with a chuckle. In fact, it was from her favorite coffee shop, a locally owned place a few blocks from the hospital. It had two creams and no sugar, just the way that he remembered that she loved to drink her coffee.

“Good, because I’m not that desperate for caffeine.” She giggled, taking a sip and gesturing for him to follow her into the kitchen.

The kitchen was Elizabeth’s favorite space in the house. It was a place where she expressed her creativity, celebrated joyful events and vented her frustrations. But it was also a place where Nathan had shared so many happy moments with her and her family. Standing there with him again after eight years sent shivers up her spine.

“I brought one for Kate too.” He held up the other cup.

“I’m sorry but she’s not here right now.” Elizabeth took it from his hand and set it on the table.

“It’s 7 a.m.” He raised an eyebrow, confused. Where on earth could she be so early in the morning, he thought to himself.

“She’s in the studio,” she explained. Her sister was an artist and a talented one at that, though she rarely showed anyone her work.

She pulled out a chair for him and leaned against the fridge, watching him take a seat.

“I didn’t know she still painted.”

“She’ll never stop painting.

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