One Last Chance (Small Town City Series) by BL Maxwell

Author:BL Maxwell [Maxwell, BL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Morgan

I forced myself to stay calm and not make Stu regret what he’d shared. But damn, I couldn’t imagine him going through that much heartache. He had to be one of the hardest working men I’d ever met, but he’d buried all his hurt in his work, and even I knew that wasn’t healthy.

“Did you ever try to find her?” I asked as I rubbed his back, and he relaxed a little.

“No, I decided that if she’d gone to that much trouble and planning then there was nothing to save, and it was better to do my best for Mariah than spend time on a person who didn’t want anything to do with either of us.” His voice broke and I knew every memory caused him emotional pain. Pain for his daughter, and a marriage he probably expected would last a lifetime.

“Have you tried to meet someone else? I mean there has to be a nice girl around town somewhere that would love to be in your life.”

He hesitated before he answered, but then he pulled me close and spoke in a low voice. “I never was as attracted to girls as I was to boys. My brother is gay, but he has no idea I’m the same. I never really found a way to tell him.”

I wasn’t sure what to say, so I said nothing. He sighed and relaxed even more, and I didn’t mind holding him up. He’d helped me at my worst moment and never questioned it. I owed him more than he’d ever realize. “You have to do what makes you happy, and if you’re never comfortable telling another person, that’s okay. It’s your choice.”

“I love my brother, and I know he’d understand, but I’m just afraid he’ll judge me for what happened with Taylor. He’s asked me so many times why it didn’t work out, but only my dad knows the whole story.”

“Don’t worry about it. Someday you might want to tell him, but until then it’s not really his business.”

“You don’t know my brother,” he said, and I could hear his smile in his voice.

“Didn’t you say he has a salon in Sacramento?”

“Yeah,” he said, and explained the area where it was located. “He’s lived there a few years now. I’m not sure what they’ll do when they get married. He loves where he works and so does Link, his fiancé.”

“He lives here?”

“Yes, remember I told you his land is on the western edge of mine. He’s a great guy. I’m sure you’ll meet them both soon.” He pulled back then and met my eyes.

Something passed between us, and for a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. His eyes focused on me, and he slowly reached his hand out to brush his fingers lightly across my cheek. “I’ve wanted to touch you since I found you lying in the middle of the road.”

I should have laughed but the intensity of his eyes made it hard for me to look away. “Don’t look at me like that,” I whispered.

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