SEAL's Arrival by Naomi Niles

Author:Naomi Niles [Niles, Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-10T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

AMBER

When I opened my eyes and saw Kyle my first thought was, I’m going to kill Marlene. What the hell was she thinking calling him?

I said his name and he smiled at me, but in a not too thrilled voice then I said, “What are you doing here?”

The smile fell from his face and he said, “Marlene told me what happened…”

“She shouldn’t have.”

“Why? I thought we were friends.”

I felt like I wanted to cry, but not in front of him. I sucked it up and said, “We are friends Kyle…”

“But?”

“No buts. I bet I look like a mess.”

“You’re beautiful,” he said with a sincere look on his face. It made me think about how he said it the other night when we made love and I shivered. He went on to say, “But you look busted up. How are you feeling?”

“I’m okay… It’s not like it was brain surgery.” I was trying to make light of this. He obviously didn’t feel like letting me get away with it.

“What happened, Amber?”

“I was giving my ex-boyfriend a ride home because he was drunk. I lost control of the car and ran it down an embankment. The creek bed was dry, but it was rocky and the car rolled…and here I am.”

“Marlene says Dylan was driving.” I flinched at the sound of his name on Kyle’s lips.

“Marlene thinks she knows everything. She wasn’t there, I was. I was driving.”

“I guess you have your reasons for wanting to protect him, but I’m with your sister on this one… I don’t understand why.”

“What did Marlene tell you, exactly?”

“She just gave me a brief history of your and Dylan’s relationship and she said she wanted to call the cops last night and you said no. She told me she wanted to call a cab and you said no, and she said the cop is convinced that Dylan was driving the car. So, if that’s true, you are protecting him. Why?”

“It’s not true that he was driving, I was. The rest of it… Well, to be blunt, Kyle, it’s not really your business is it?” I felt like shit being so mean to him, but he really didn’t need to be involved with me and my mess. I never should have gone out with him and I definitely should not have slept with him. He looked hurt and like he was carefully wording what he wanted to say in his head. When he finally spoke I felt like there was a knife twisting inside my chest.

“Amber, I have been attracted to you from the moment I laid eyes on you. I could feel that you were attracted to me, too, but the night at my sister’s house and the other night at dinner, felt like so much more than simple attraction to me. If I’m wrong here and you really don’t want to be anything more than patient and therapist, will you do me a big favor and just tell me now?”

I knew I had to tell him that, but I wanted to either prolong the agony or make excuses I’m not sure which.

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