Second Chance by Martha O'Sullivan

Author:Martha O'Sullivan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Martha O'Sullivan
Published: 2022-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Lindsay had to talk herself out of leaving that very minute. But Gram was at it again, reminding her how treacherous the mountain roads could be at night. It seemed hard to believe that snow flurries were flying when a day ago she and Moira had been baking in the sun. Inescapable exhaustion finally took over, and when she woke the morning was clear and crisp. The dusting of snow had framed the mountains and alpine meadows, reminding Lindsay of the powdered sugar sprinkled French toast her grandmother used to make. Only an occasional house dotted the wall of trees that lined the road on this part of the mountain, something with which she could identify. It had crossed her mind more than once that her life-altering epiphany might not be welcomed. Or too late, she thought as the phone rang for the third time.

“Brody and Sons Construction.”

“I wanted to let you know I’m on my way to San Francisco,” she informed Moira by way of greeting.

“Well, hello to you too.”

“Sorry.” She began again, “Hello.”

“That’s better. So what takes you to San Francisco so suddenly? Transcripts?”

School was the last thing on Lindsay’s mind. “Hardly.” She paused, then spit out, “I broke off the engagement.” For the first time in her life, Lindsay had no idea what her friend was thinking. Was she secretly, guiltily relieved? Shocked? Confused?

Moira’s breath hitched. “You what?”

“You heard me. I’m taking your advice.”

“My advice?”

“To follow my heart. As corny as it sounds, I left it in San Francisco. And I’m going to try to get it back.”

There was dead air on the other end of the line. Then Moira ground out, “And what brought on this sudden change of heart?”

That, Lindsay decided, was for another day. “It’s not as sudden as it seems. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. I’ve been going through the motions, kidding myself. Forcing myself to feel what I want to feel. Not what I really do feel.” Her voice sounded surprisingly reasonable.

“That’s a lot of thinking for a day or two. Or even a month or two. Maybe it’s just cold feet.”

“I tried that one. I also tried the devil’s advocate bullshit you used on me in the yard that day. But it all comes down to one thing.”

Moira laughed a little, seemingly in spite of herself. “Which is?”

“I can’t marry Paul when I’m still in love with Brian,” she acknowledged out loud, toying with the string of diamonds on her wrist.

After another grueling lull, Moira said, “I guess that’s hard for me to fathom. I’ve never been in love, let alone with two men at once.”

But you have! You are! Lindsay screamed inside. “That’s it, Moirs. I’m not. I love Paul, but I’m not in love with him. Something is missing.”

There was another brief silence during which Lindsay pictured Moira threading a pen through her fingers and staring unseeingly at her computer screen. Finally she put in, “How did Paul take it?”

“Predictably. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.

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