Peacekeeper (Montgomery Brothers Series ~ Book 2) by Laura Pavlov

Author:Laura Pavlov [Pavlov, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-21T23:00:00+00:00

The knock on the door startled me from sleep. I’d dozed off at some point a few hours ago on the couch. I pushed to my feet, looking like a lukewarm mess, I’m sure. Hot mess was too kind a description for my current physical state.

I shuffled my feet toward the door and found Natalie on the other side.

“Hey,” I said, and the tears started to fall again.

She shut the door behind her and pulled me in for a hug. “It’s going to be okay, Laney.”

She guided me to the couch, and I dropped down to face her. “I don’t think it will be, Nat. He hates me.”

“He doesn’t hate you. But it sure looks like you’re beating yourself up pretty good all on your own. Listen, Charlie was at our apartment last night. He slept on the couch. He’s angry and hurt. But he also owns his part in this.”

I pulled my knees up and wrapped my arms around, hugging them tight. My chin rested there. “His part?”

“He talked a lot about when you first met. He said you were very open with him that you weren’t looking for anything serious and that he’d fallen hard and fast. Looking back, he feels like he pushed you at every turn.”

“No. This is my fault. Not his,” I said.

“Laney, he said he knew you didn’t want to marry him the day he proposed. You hesitated, and he saw the panic in your eyes, but he wanted it so bad that he let you agree to it. He thought he could love you enough for the both of you. I agree with him. Your heart was never in it. That’s the truth. You and I talked about it. You didn’t want to move in with him. You didn’t want to plan your own wedding. You’re a wedding planner, Laney,” she said, reaching over and rubbing my shoulder.

“I thought maybe things would change. That I’d grow to love him the way I should over time. I wanted to. But being around Harrison showed me that I am capable of loving someone the right way. I was just trying to force it with Charlie.” My words broke on a sob.

“You can’t marry someone because you think he’s a good guy. It’s not okay for either of you. Give him time to heal. He’s just hurt right now. He wishes you would have been honest with him sooner, but he said he’s glad you told him before you guys got married. The truth is, Laney, he isn’t shocked. None of us are, and that’s a red flag. You did the right thing.”

I swiped at the tears running down my face. “I’m so sorry. I do love him, Nat. I don’t know how to fix this.”

“Maybe you don’t need to. Not right now. I think you guys need to cut off contact for a while. And maybe someday, you’ll be able to be friends again. Who the hell knows? But Laney, you need to do some soul searching of your own.

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