Phoenix by Linda Warren

Author:Linda Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Rosie was happier than she’d ever been in her life. She’d forgotten what it was like to feel joy and love for someone else. After their father had kicked her sister, Maribel, out of the house, all the joy in Rosie’s life had disappeared. She’d cried herself to sleep for a solid month, but Maribel never came home. Her mother cried, too. Her dad never changed his mind, though.

Maribel had gotten pregnant in high school, and their father had called her trash and told her to leave unless she told him the name of the father. Maribel had refused. The day her sister had left with a small suitcase was the day the sun started to dim in Rosie’s life. A few years later her father had married Rosie off to Derek, and the sun had completely disappeared.

But now...

A smile threatened her lips, and she had an urge to break out into song. She was happy. And it was the best feeling in the world.

She and Phoenix spent every moment of the weekend together, rodeoing and rushing back to the trailer to be alone. Haley stopped by on Saturday afternoon when Phoenix was lazing on the sofa bed with Jake. She was startled to see Phoenix there but Rosie didn’t feel any embarrassment. She didn’t mind that people knew they were together. Haley left quickly, and Rosie fell onto the sofa beside Phoenix, laughing.

“Everyone will know now,” Phoenix said. “Do you mind?”

“No.” She straightened up and Jake crawled onto her lap.

“Horse.” He showed her the toy animal in his hand.

“Yes.” She kissed his cheek and resisted the urge to giggle. Happiness was turning her into a silly teenager. She welcomed the feeling of being uninhibited and free and doing exactly what she wanted. And what she wanted was Phoenix.

Sunday morning was bittersweet as they packed up to head home. They shared a long kiss inside the trailer, saying goodbye. They kissed so long that Jake wedged himself between them, wanting attention.

Phoenix swung the boy up into his arms. “We have lunch with Mom, and I’ll call you afterward.” One more quick kiss and he was gone.

The trailer was lonely and quiet again, and the sun had temporarily vanished. How had she lived by herself for so long? She wanted to run out the door and beg Phoenix to come back. But she resisted. She would see him again and soon. She held on to that as she secured cabinets and put everything away for the trip home.

* * *

THEY MADE IT home in time for lunch with the family, and Phoenix was antsy. He wanted to get it over with so he could go see Rosie. He’d been away from her only for about three hours, but that seemed too long.

Jake sat beside him in a high chair, picking up pieces of roast with his fingers. John sat in another high chair on the other end of the table, doing the same thing. John soon grew tired and wanted down.

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