St. Helena Vineyard Series: Wish You Would (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Grace Conley

Author:Grace Conley [Conley, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-04-02T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“This is the longest under-three-mile drive I’ve ever been on,” observed Presley. “I didn’t realize roads could buckle like in those spots.”

“The quake had to be at least a 5 on the Richter scale,” commented Luke. “Back in 2014, there was another big one in Napa County, but the worst of it was South of here. St. Helena didn’t really get hit so much, in terms of property damage. More like, downed wine racks and the power off for a bit, as opposed to whole blocks having to be yellow-tagged in some of the other towns. Unfortunately, we weren’t passed over this time.”

Presley kept her arms wrapped protectively around herself and Dawg for the rest of the way to Baudouin Vineyards, clutching her fingers tautly around the seatbelt to protect the two of them whenever Luke needed to stop fast. She risked tilting her head up at her ex-boyfriend every few minutes, checking him out.

The man next to her might be an alpha male pain in the ass, but he was something rare and unique. A real hero.

He could be your hero, a tiny voice in the back of her mind piped up. Except that ship had sailed, when she blew it and freaked out and ran.

She saw that Luke kept his hands light on the steering wheel, as if caressing the leather. But that was at odds with the rest of his body. He was pumped, fierce, constantly assessing his surroundings for any need to step in and step up.

“So you said you’ve been watching the show?” he asked.

“Yeah. It’s very touching,” she said, catching his eye.

“Huh,” he grunted in response, shifting in his seat.

“I mean that. Most of those guys are in clear pain, and need a hand. And you and your dad give them that hand.” A dull blush rose up on her cheeks and neck, which she shifted so he wouldn’t see.

Presley was watching the show, all right. She couldn’t help herself, she felt compelled. She’d programmed the DVR on the TV in the DeLuca guest cottage and watched every single episode. Many times over, and late at night.

A Home on the Range was obviously Luke’s love letter to the people of America. It was his way of acknowledging he’d served, suffered, and knew the raw, leftover pain and suffering of all the other brave men and women who’d done the same for their country.

Presley flogged herself over the decision to leave Luke, and cried herself to sleep night after night over him and the baby.

She alternately laughed and cried with the people on the show, as they got on their paths to homeownership and healing. But most important, she got to see a side of Luke with his dad in the series, who she’d never met during their year together in Southern California.

“You and your dad have a sweet relationship, I like the way you banter back and forth.”

“Yeah, that,” he replied, checking the mirror. “He’s got a good sense of humor. I don’t know if I’d call either of us sweet, but thanks for that.

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