Sweet From the Vine by Jacquie Underdown

Author:Jacquie Underdown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Escape Publishing

Chapter 15

Tuesday evening, Matilda opened the door to find Mitch and Sophie standing there. Mitch was dressed in casual jeans and a charcoal long-sleeved V-neck jumper that did nothing to hide his fit body.

Her heart thumped one loud thud in her chest as she took in his height, his breadth.

His dark hair was combed neatly, and his eyes were bright against the colourful twilight that was his backdrop.

Sophie wore a pair of jeans too and a blue jumper with a unicorn on the front. In her hand was a bunch of colourful lilies in magenta, yellow and white that was nearly as big as her.

‘Hello,’ Matilda said. ‘Lovely to see you both.’

Mitch presented a crooked—somewhat bashful—grin. ‘You too.’ He glanced down at Sophie. ‘You can give Matilda her flowers.’

Sophie frowned but held the flowers up and Matilda drew them into her arms, the scent of their sweet perfume clinging to her nostrils. ‘Oh wow. Thank you so much, Sophie, they are beautiful.’ She bent down and kissed Sophie’s cheek, then straightened, leant into Mitch and pressed her lips to his cheek. She lingered amidst his soapy scent and against the smoothness of his freshly shaven face. ‘And thank you.’

Moving back, she swung the door wider and gestured they come inside.

Since he had asked her on this date, she had been a buzzing ball of anticipation. He had surprised her, yet after the morning they spent together at the markets, she knew in her own mind something had changed.

With a greater understanding of his true situation, she had a greater acceptance of what he was going through. She had determined that she would be patient. But also, that she wanted to pursue these feelings she held for him, had always held for him.

Perhaps that change within herself was enough of a catalyst for him to see what they were and what they could be despite his grieving process.

Nonetheless, she was still going to hold a little part of herself back as a protective measure. Because, despite him being here and willing to give this romance a go, she had her doubts that he was ready. It wasn’t that long ago that he was telling her how much he was still deeply in love with his wife.

She had never been in a situation like this—where the man she was pursuing was in love with another person. And as much as she tried to take in the full picture of Mitch’s circumstances—that he was in love with a woman who was no longer here—she wasn’t confident in her ability to cope with that.

To some extent, she felt like a mistress. And to the extent that Mitch had expressed his guilt over the fact that they had shared a careless kiss, she wondered if he saw her that way too.

And if he did, it implied one thing—that Matilda would always come second to Rachel. Would she be okay with that?

‘Want the tour?’ she asked.

He grinned. ‘Absolutely. I saw that the previous owner was renovating this house and have wanted to see what it looks like inside.

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