Southern Rocker Boy by Ginger Voight

Author:Ginger Voight [Voight, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Ginger Voight
Published: 2014-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

13: Take it to the Limit

“So tell me about Tony,” I said as I stretched out on my bed, wearing only some pajama bottoms, cradling my cell phone to my ear.

Lacy made an obnoxious buzzer sound. “I’m sorry. That topic is not up for discussion.”

“Fine,” I relented easily. She’d tell me about that when she was ready, and I was a patient man. “Tell me about the last guy you dated.”

She chuckled. “Afraid that leaves you the same answer, Ace. There hasn’t been anyone since Tony.”

I was incredulous. “In three years?”

“Almost four if you count the pregnancy,” she quipped, but there was an edge in her voice, sharpened by her pain. “How about you?” she asked instead.

I thought about Jacinda with a pull in my gut. I didn’t want to get into that considering there seemed to be some bad blood there. “Date-dated?” I asked as I thought back. “About a couple of years.”

“What was her name?” she asked. Her voice was light and curious, but I knew what kind of mine field I was navigating.

“Courtney,” I answered honestly.

“Tell me about Courtney.”

I shrugged, though she couldn’t see it. “Not much to tell. We grew up together. Her family had a neighboring farm. Went to the same church. Went to the same school. I guess you could say we were high school sweethearts for a time. I wasn’t much for settling down back then.”

“Typical,” she chuckled. “Is that why you’re not together anymore?”

“Yes,” I answered. That and I’d much rather be with you. “She was ready for the white picket fence.”

“And you’re not?”

KAPLOW. Walk carefully, Riley. “It’s been a rough couple of months, Lacy,” I said. “I’ve got enough on my plate dealing with the present, much less worrying about the future. I’m just trying to keep my head above water.”

I could practically feel her nod on the other end of the call.

“What about you?” I asked softly.

“Same, I guess,” she answered just as soft. My eyes fluttered closed as I listened to her, like she was cuddled right next to me on the bed. “Despite what you hear, I was never fast-tracking my happily ever after when I had Cody. I was using birth control. It failed. I had to deal with it. Tony didn’t want to, and that was that.”

I could tell by her tone that it was a hell of a lot more than that. But I didn’t pry. “Sounds like a real prince,” I sneered.

She laughed. “In the end, I would rather have Cody than a hundred Tonys. And because of Cody, I would have to be even more careful who I expose him to and what I put him through. Dating seems pointless.”

I thought about how she kissed me, like she had been starved for love for a long, long time. This woman had a fire in her soul. She was born to love and love passionately. “So I guess asking you to come over is out of the question.”

Her breath caught and my whole body responded.

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