RELENT (Love Me Again Book 3) by Alison Ryan

Author:Alison Ryan [Ryan, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

6

Macon lost his breath for a moment. Seeing her again was like having the wind knocked out of him. He was sure his heart must have stopped— that everything had stopped— because very suddenly the world was perfectly still and through the fog of his surprise he could only see the wide eyes that had haunted him since he was twelve years old.

“Macon Moultrie.” Her voice knocked him back into the present.

“Norah,” he said her name out loud for the first time in years. He never suspected he’d ever say it again, and certainly not in her presence. He’d imagined if he’d ever had the guts to say it or even think it, it would be on his death bed. She’d be his last thought, even in the end.

Her face lit up for a moment but then went back to her usual blank expression, the one he knew she used when she was trying to protect herself.

“I can’t believe this,” she said. “Of all the cars in Vegas, Macon Moultrie somehow ends up in mine.”

Macon smiled. “It’s a hell of a coincidence.”

“You once told me there are no coincidences,” Norah said. They were both quiet for a moment. What could he even say to that?

“Sounds like something a goofy teenager would say,” Macon replied. Norah’s expression turned disappointed for a moment and he was suddenly wishing he could take it back.

“You were definitely a teenager when you said it, but you were never goofy,” she said. “Are you here to see your mom? How is she?”

Macon nodded. “Yeah I haven’t been home in a while…” Not since Josh’s funeral, he almost said, but caught himself. He just couldn’t.

“I bet she’s excited to see you,” Norah said. An awkward silence hung between them.

“Well,” Norah said, turning around to face the steering wheel. “I guess I should get you to her. Is she still at the same place?”

“Unfortunately,” Macon couldn’t help but say. “With no plans of leaving anytime soon.”

Norah shifted the car into drive and slowly pulled out into the humming traffic of McCarran International Airport. Macon couldn’t help but be impressed at how expertly she weaved in and out among the taxis, limos, and busses.

“You’re a pro,” he said as they merged onto the 15. “Do you like driving?”

Norah shrugged, tapping her nails on the wheel. “It’s alright. For now. Until I figure things out.”

Macon stared at the back of her head as she drove. Her long, chestnut colored hair was swept up into a sort of messy bun. He couldn’t tell if she still kept it long. She’d always let it grow down to her shoulder blades. The last night he’d seen her he’d swept it aside to kiss her on her naked back. The thought of that night made his heart thump.

And here she was. Just an arm’s length away. Yet they were practically strangers.

Acquaintances at best.

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