Shards of My Heart (The Forgotten Ones Book 2) by Nellie K. Neves

Author:Nellie K. Neves [Neves, Nellie K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-13T06:00:00+00:00

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“Is he asleep?” Zane asks as I close the door behind me and step into the dark hall.

“Went out like a light,” I say in a hushed tone. “I should probably follow suit.”

“You still haven’t eaten anything,” Zane says.

“Single mom diet,” I tell him. “It’s how we all stay so trim.”

“It’s called starving yourself. There are centers designed to stop that kind of thinking,” Zane says as I start for the kitchen.

“Do they let you sleep? I could practice eating if it came with naps. Or a foot rub.”

He’s not going to let me deflect, and he shakes his head at my sarcasm.

“It’s been a hard day, Zane. I don’t have an appetite.” I flip off the light over the sink so that just the dining room light is on. No need to pay extra for electricity we don’t need.

My kitchen island cracks a little as he leans against it. “What happened?”

I shake my head because my whining is the last thing he needs at the end of his long day. “I’ll get over it. I always do.”

“That’s not what I asked,” Zane says. “You’ve been crying all day. I can tell. Maybe it would do some good to talk about it.”

“It’s stupid.” I say, but he inches closer and nudges me to urge me on. “Fine, there was a nest of spiders in those bags you gave me. Oliver brought in five reptiles while I fell asleep on the couch. The preschool teacher accused Oliver of both brain damage and being sadistic, not sure how that works out. Oh, and my kitchen is covered in cinnamon because ants invaded, and I gave up.”

“That at least explains my craving for apple pie,” Zane says with a gentle grin.

I laugh, but it’s not strong enough, and the laughter melts into tears. I cover my face and press my fingertips into my eyes as if I can stop up the dam. “It’s been one of those days.”

One look, even in dim light, tells me he’s not convinced, but at least I gave him something. “Maybe it’s going around. Court was pretty miserable too.”

“What happened?”

“It’s stupid,” he steals my words from earlier but adds a grin so I know he’s teasing.

I shove him, but he catches my hand and links our fingers, careful to watch my face for my reaction. “This got me through though, I’m not even exaggerating.”

His touch wakes me up, pulls me out of the fog I’m feeling. Even after he drops his grip, all I want is to pull him back.

“There were three people waiting to press charges. It’s all for the cameras, but it doesn’t matter. They had proof, I did it all. I don’t remember it, too wasted, but hard to deny videos.” The weight of it all pulls on him as he sighs. “Two were kind of frivolous. I skipped out on a bill, and I backed into a car with a golf cart. I didn’t even dent it, but since I puked on video after getting out of the cart, it’s a little condemning.

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