Only You by Kate Kelly

Author:Kate Kelly [Kelly, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

Two days later, Maggie sat at the kitchen table and scowled at her two friends who stood before her, arms folded, frowns stamped on their faces.

“I made an appointment for you to see the local doctor next week,” Claire said. “I don’t want any argument from you. I heard you throwing up again. You keep saying you’ve kicked the flu, but I’m beginning to wonder if you have something else. Remember the time you refused to go to the doctor in college because you thought it was only a cold, then ended up in the hospital with pneumonia?”

Maggie knew something was wrong with her physically, but it was hard to focus on what was going on with her body with all the emotions flying around. In a word, she was a mess. She’d spent the last two days curled up in bed, wishing she’d never come to the ranch. She ran a hand through her hair and leaned back. “Fine.”

“What happened the other night?” Sammie asked. “I couldn’t believe it when JD carried you out of the bar like that. It was so romantic.”

Her mood darkened even more, and she felt achy and lethargic. She’d been battling that dark pit for two days now, and she wasn’t sure she could climb out.

“It wasn’t romantic, believe me. He was afraid Jesse would beat him up, and it was the quickest way to get me out of there. Jesse has a rep for being unpredictable when he drinks. Whatever that means.”

“JD saved you!” Sammie beamed at her.

Maggie gave herself a minute to find the courage to tell her friends what she’d learned. “JD had a child,” she whispered.

“What?” Claire asked. Both she and Sammie sat down at the table.

“His name was Donnie, and he drowned, and JD blames himself because it happened at his house. He and Lydia had split by then. And then he found out Donnie wasn’t his biological child. He’s been living here ever since.”

“Oh my God.” Sammie covered her mouth, tears pooling in her eyes. “That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.”

“That’s why he stopped working as an architect. And why he keeps his distance from everyone,” Claire mused. “He must have been building his house when that happened, and he closed it up and left it.”

“We didn’t talk about his house. We didn’t talk at all after he told me. Except he said he’d prefer if I got the hell out of his life. Only nicer, because he’s JD.”

“Oh, Maggie.” Claire sighed.

Maggie stared at the tabletop. “Yeah. So San Francisco’s looking pretty good to me right now. But enough about me. What happened after I left the bar? How did you two get home?”

“Dave drove me back, and I kissed him.” Sammie grinned.

“No way! What did he do?”

“He said he was old enough to be my father and told me to stop acting foolish. But I know he liked kissing me. I just have to give him time to get used to the idea of dating a younger woman.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.