Rekindled Dreams (Moon Child) by Walters Janet Lane

Author:Walters, Janet Lane [Walters, Janet Lane]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Books We Love Ltd.
Published: 2013-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Simon sat behind the wheel of the rental car and sucked deep breaths of air. He willed his body to relax. What he really wanted to do was return and take what Dana had offered. He couldn’t. Wouldn’t be fair to her or to promise something he couldn’t give. She had been willing to return to the teenage years of heavy petting and more. He wanted her but not in that way. When and if they went beyond kisses that set him burning there had to be the chance for both of them to be consumed by fire.

He grasped the wheel. The answer to his refusal to accept her offer startled him. He wanted to offer her a life where they could form a family. For the past year he’d been undercover. Slinking through dark alleys in his role as a homeless vet had made him cautious. He’d avoided the few women he’d dated before becoming a covert operative. Stepping out of his assumed persona had meant danger. Though he thrived on taking chances, staying alive had been his goal.

He started the car. Walking away from the police force had been a life-saving move. Danger had lost the stimulating effect. Had he grown up? Seeing Dana again had made him think of dreams he’d cast aside. Being with her had raised the old emotions of wanting her; of losing her of learning she’d married Randy.

When he’d heard the news of the wedding he’d considered a trip to Fern Lake to stop the ceremony. How? He’d been gone for years and never reached out. Believing Dana had forgotten him had frozen the impulse. Instead he’d gone undercover.

Why had she married Randy? He had to know.

Simon backed the car from the driveway. He hadn’t asked that question. From the little she’d said the two years of marriage hadn’t been wonderful. How could he blame her for seeking love? Until he’d joined the force and called Aunt May no one knew where he could be found. Dana had been free to live her life. What had he been trying to prove?

Guilt flooded his thoughts. Today Dana had given him hope. Until his path was settled and he had answers to his questions he had to remain silent about his feelings.

He drove through town and parked near the huge warehouse where Matt’s new venture was housed. When Simon knocked his friend answered and led him to a room where open boxes faced a wall of monitor screens.

Matt grinned. “A work in progress. The techs arrive tomorrow to finish the installation.” He indicated a chair. “Give me more about what you’ve been doing.”

“Only if you share.”

Their talk spanned the similarities and the differences of their past ten years.

“So what’s with this security company?”

Matt leaned forward. “Became friends with the computer guy in college and met his older brother a year later. They were headed to the Southwest. Not where I wanted to be. When I wanted out of the state police, I called them.”

“Did they still want you to move?”

Matt laughed.

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