Romance: The Other Man - Contemporary Romance (Chasing Love Series Book 1) by Nancy Adams

Author:Nancy Adams [Adams, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Tina said nothing, her mouth only falling open. She raced through excuses. She could make a comment about the time, but as giddy as she had been in his presence, she knew he wouldn’t buy anything but the truth. Her brow furrowed. How did he find me?

“I didn’t follow you or anything,” he said, tone changing quickly. “After 45 minutes passed I assumed you weren’t going to come back so I figured I’d get something cold and sweet and go home,” he tilted his head as he looked at her.

“But while I was waiting for my order to be made, I looked out here and saw you sitting down. I thought for sure if you stood me up it’d be for something good. You’re not even doing anything though,” he hesitated. “Are you waiting for someone?”

Tina shook her head, looking down. She only offered him a shrug. When she met Brett’s eyes, her heart dropped. “It’s complicated,” she said meekly.

Relaxing into the back of his chair, Brett picked up his cup, lifting the straw to his lips. He sipped slowly, licking his lips afterwards.

“Try me.” He sat the cup down, and then crossed his arms, face becoming motionless.

Tina felt her stomach tightening. She didn’t feel giddy anymore, just shame. Swallowing back her pride, she let her eyes drop from his. With another weak shrug, she looked away and said, “I’m married.” She couldn’t bring herself to see his reaction, feeling a flood of heat to her body and grief to her soul. How pathetic I must seem.

In the silence that followed her confession, she waited, body tense. Brett didn’t move though. After a while, she took a deep breath and straightened herself. She turned to him then, meeting his dark eyes with difficulty. She expected to see disappointment, or disgust, instead, she saw nothing.

Once their eyes met, Brett moved, lifting up his frappe. He sipped at it, glancing away only briefly. Did he hear me?

“I said I’m—”

“I heard you,” he cut in quickly, setting down his plastic cup. He paused, breathing deeply as he looked at her. She watched as his eyes moved from her face to her chest. She followed his gaze until she realized he was looking at her hands. Instinctively, she touched where her rings used to be, just days earlier. She looked his face, meeting his eyes again. “Why did you come Sunday?”

Tina took a deep breath, starting to relax. He wasn’t angry. “I didn’t think I’d actually talk to you then.”

“That’s not what I asked.”

His bold frankness really unsettled her. “You’re right. I guess that doesn’t answer your question.”

Brett motioned for her to answer him. “Well, go on. Why did you come Sunday?”

Tina felt her face flushing with heat. “I wanted to see you. But you knew that, didn’t you?” She challenged him, but he was unfazed.

“It’s nice to hear you say it out loud.” Brett held her eyes with his. He wasn’t joking anymore. He leaned on the table with his elbows. “So what’s complicated? I’m mean, obviously you’re unhappy.

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