Race to a Christmas Reunion by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 2020-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

IT WAS A beautiful day and with the top down on Myles’s convertible, Lisa enjoyed the feel of the wind on her face. She glanced over at Myles. As usual he looked the epitome of sexy. He wore a pair of jeans and a pullover jersey that said Men of Steele.

As if he felt her attention on him, he glanced over at her, taking his eyes off the road for only a quick second. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination or not, but his grip on the steering wheel appeared to tighten.

“Thanks for coming with me, Lisa.”

She shrugged. “You don’t have to thank me. I hadn’t planned on doing much of anything today anyway. My sisters are the shopaholics in the family. They drove to Tallahassee before the crack of dawn to hit several of the malls.”

There was silence again and then he said, “I want to set you straight on a comment you made yesterday about me not knowing if you were alive or dead. That’s so far from the truth it isn’t funny. I talked to Ronald and Joe often and I always ask about you.”

His statement surprised Lisa. “Why would you do that?”

He took an exit off the interstate. “Why wouldn’t I do that?”

“I can think of several reasons. You left me behind because you didn’t want me anymore.”

Myles looked at her and the anger she’d seen in his eyes yesterday when she had made a similar statement was back. “I refuse to drive any further until we clear that up.”

“Keep driving, Myles. There’s nothing to clear up. Although I did hurt for the longest time, I understand why you did it.”

“I don’t think you do,” he said, pulling into a fruit market off of Interstate 75. He parked the car in an isolated area of the parking lot and released the lever to push back his seat to stretch out his long legs. He then turned his body toward her.

“So tell me, Lisa, why do you think I left town that night?”

She rolled her eyes. “I know why you left town,” she said, wondering why he was determined to rehash things. “You were contacted by a professional team because they were interested in you being a mechanic for them.”

“Yes, but that would not have affected our relationship. I still would have taken the job but would have sent for you when you finished school. No matter what, I still wanted to marry you.”

Now it was Lisa’s time to be angry. “Excuse me, but I don’t recall you presenting that as an option. I distinctively recall you saying you were leaving for Charlotte and that we needed to end things.”

“Yes, but that was only after your parents came to see me.”

Her eyes widened. “What?”

“I’m talking about you threatening to quit school in your junior year, telling your parents you were doing it to marry me, although I hadn’t officially asked you yet. I had purchased the ring and intended to ask you Christmas night, but after your parents’ visit, I knew I couldn’t mess up your life like that.

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