Roughing the Kicker by Eden Butler

Author:Eden Butler [Butler, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

When Ryder stayed silent, grinding his back teeth together to keep from blurting out all the hurt he’d so expertly bottled up for ten years, Reese reached for him, grabbing his hand to pull back his attention to her. “I miss her, too. So much.”

Ryder stared at her fingers on his hand, the long joints and square nails, wondering why that brief touch felt so good. So comfortable. He’d spent so long hating her, laid so much blame on her shoulders. Maybe he’d done that because it was the only way past his pain. But Ryder had been so blinded by his own loss, he’d never given much consideration to Reese’s. Seeing her Sunday, her tears and guilt forcing her onto that treadmill, slowly trying to kill herself changed that.

He didn’t answer, for fear the tears in his throat would burst forward and spill from his eyes. Instead, Ryder squeezed her hand back, nodding a goodbye, and started for his car. He got five steps away when Reese called his name. He turned, lifting a chin at her.

“You think, maybe,” she started, walking closer to him, “one day when we aren’t driving each other crazy, that we could be friends? Just…just friends?”

Ryder smiled, the tension in his throat lessening. Loyalty. Honor. Friendship. Those were big words with bigger meaning. Looking at her, Ryder wondered what would happen if he associated those words with Reese again.

He nodded, liking the sound of each word, liking more the way Reese watched him, expression open, a little impatient. He liked that look on her. He’d missed seeing it. “Yeah,” he told her. “I think I’d like that.” Funny thing was, he meant it.

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