Taking Anna (The Dillon Creek Series Book 1) by J. Lynn Bailey

Author:J. Lynn Bailey [Bailey, J. Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance
Publisher: J. House Publishing
Published: 2020-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

21

Huevos Rancheros

Anna

Surprise siphons the blood from my face. I feel it and become instantly wide-awake.

I want life to go back to the way it was before Colt. It’s never been the right time for the two of us. Ever. Maybe that’s fate or God’s way of saying, Not this one.

“Are you all right?” Kimber asks, staring up at me from her computer.

I nod.

“No, you’re not. But it’s okay. We haven’t taken our friendship to that level yet. And I get it. I’m younger than you. You probably think I wouldn’t understand. And maybe I won’t, Anna, but maybe I will. You need to talk about shit more. It’s like you walk around here with a stick stuck up your ass. Deep in thought. Always thinking. You’ve got to give yourself a goddamn break and not be such a tight ass. I mean, don’t get me wrong; your ass is great, but, Jesus Christ, lighten up. Besides, who do you think I’m going to talk to? You know as well as I do that the big mouths of the town are Pearl and Delveen.”

I start to laugh. I laugh so hard that tears form in my eyes, and I can’t tell if they’re sad tears or tears of laughter. I hold my finger up, so Kimber will give me a minute, and then I stop. This could go really badly for me or really good. Maybe she’s right. Maybe I am a tight ass, not money-wise, but maybe I do need to goddamn lighten up.

I take a deep breath and lean on the counter. “Colt and I made out in my office. It was hot, and I’ve never felt so loved and so vulnerable and so scared at the same time. We’ve made love once. Before we both left for college. The night Conroy and Tripp died. I was terrified. He was confident. We both grieved. Grieved in different ways. But Colt lost a brother. Aside from his father, Colt envied Conroy. So, I needed to be there for him. He wouldn’t let me. He shut the door on life. Shut me out and played basketball like you wouldn’t believe. He bottled up all that sadness, all that anger, all that emotion and played the game of basketball so beautifully that I knew I could never break that. I didn’t want to. But in turn, I don’t think he’s ever processed his own grief.” I pause to breathe. “And now, Colt is bringing home a woman named Jordan Landry.” I tap my fingers on the counter, almost afraid to meet her eyes, but I do anyway. “How is that for word vomit?”

Kimber is leaning back in her chair, taking it all in. “I think you and I both know the truth, Dr. Cain.”

“The truth? And what’s that?”

“Colt didn’t come back home to rehab his Achilles. Come on. He came back for you, and if that isn’t evident—because he’s a billionaire and he could have gone anywhere—then you have another thing coming.

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