Past Heaven by Laura Ward

Author:Laura Ward [Ward, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Past Heaven
Published: 2015-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Reynolds had waited over a week to email me the revised screenplay. Just seeing his name in my inbox made me feel giddy and overheated. I had read it and had made notes within a day. I felt connected to him again working on the project. Even hitting the send button made my heart race.

I was a hot mess.

We had agreed to Skype at night, after the boys were in bed, so we could talk through some of the tougher scenes.

The next evening, my hands shook as I turned on my laptop and sipped a tall glass of white wine to help with my nerves. This would be the first time I’d seen him in over a week. My breath caught when his face came on the screen. I was relieved I had taken a few moments to brush my hair and redo my makeup. He looked breathtakingly handsome.

“Hey, Liz, how are you?” Reynolds appeared relaxed and confident from his home across the country.

“Okay, a little tired. How are you?” I sipped my wine, and he laughed.

“Great minds.” He held up his glass of whiskey, and we did a virtual toast. He hesitated before answering my question and our eyes locked. “I’m fine.” A shiver ran through my body, and we both glanced away.

Reynolds flipped through some pages. “Our project is coming along well. I got your notes and agree with all of them. I need your help with some characterization details for a few of the other parents. I think we need to develop them some more.”

We both sipped our drinks and worked on character and plot issues for the next hour. Besides the computer screen, it was as comfortable as when we were working at my kitchen table. As our meeting ended, pain rocked through my chest at the thought of saying goodbye to him. I played with my fingers, biting my lip, and thinking of anything else work-related I could bring up.

“These are solid edits, Liz. I’ll work on the changes tomorrow, email you tomorrow night, and we can Skype on Wednesday at nine o’clock. ‘Kay?” Reynolds’ face was expressionless, and his voice was flat. He organized his papers and stood up. He was dressed to go out, and I was ready for bed. We truly lived in very different worlds.

“Sounds like a plan. You headed out? You look nice.” I kept my voice neutral, hiding the emptiness that filled me at the sight of him so far away.

“Yeah, dinner plans. This place makes a chicken parmesan that tastes like sawdust compared to yours. The food out here is horrible now that I have tasted actual home cooking. You’ve ruined me.” We laughed, and I blinked back my tears so he wouldn’t see them.

“Have fun, Reynolds. Good night.” I shut my computer and headed to bed. Alone and missing two men in my life. One had been stolen from me, and the other, I had run out of town so he wouldn’t break my heart, too.

When would my life get easy again?

It wouldn’t.

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