Southern Attraction by Kaylee Ryan

Author:Kaylee Ryan [Ryan, Kaylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Kaylee Ryan
Published: 2017-10-23T18:30:00+00:00

I stand in the middle of the driveway until I can no longer see her. Once her car disappears, I make my way to the front porch and settle on the swing, not ready to go back inside. I just need a minute to dissect this feeling, the heaviness in my chest. It’s an ache so strong, I fight the urge to call her and beg her to come back. I know I can’t do that—her life is there and mine’s here—but what about the life we could build together? Where does that leave us?

“You okay?” Mom asks, taking a seat next to me on the swing.

“I’m not sure,” I tell her honestly.

“You really like this one.”

“I do.”

“So what are you going to do about it?”

“What can I do? She lives there, I live here. We both have responsibilities, plus she has her family and I have you all. I don’t see how it could work.”

“With that attitude, it won’t.”

I turn to look at her.

“Don’t give me that look. What does your heart tell you, Michael?”

I rub my hand over my chest. “I don’t know.”

“Then you’re not ready to make it work.”

“What does that even mean?”

“It means your heart will guide you. If you’re not ready to listen to it, then you’re not ready for whatever it is you think you want with that girl.”

“I want her.”

“Is that what your heart says?”

“Momma, come on. We’ve hung out a handful of times.”

“You care about her, I can see it. You watch, stay close to her, take every opportunity to touch her. You brought her home to me.”

I let her words sink in. “I do care about her.”

“When your heart and your head are on the same page, you’ll know what to do. In the meantime, don’t give up on what it could be between the two of you because of a little distance. If you both want it, there’s a way.”

“I don’t see how. We lead two lives in two different states.”

“Love, Michael. With love, all things are possible.” She stands and kisses my cheek, leaving me to think about what she said.

I sit on that porch swing long after she leaves me to my thoughts. It’s not until I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket that I’m pulled back to the present.

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