That One Regret: A Small Town Forbidden Romance (The Heartbreak Brothers Next Generation Book 1) by Carrie Elks

Author:Carrie Elks [Elks, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

They’d slept past breakfast and almost into lunch. Michael had arranged for some food to be sent up, but right now they were both still in their pajamas, laying on the bed and staring out at the city.

“We really should get out and visit some places,” Grace murmured, her head on his chest, where it had been most of the night. Or at least the times she wasn’t under him, or over him.

Reclaiming him the way he was reclaiming her. He smiled and kissed the top of her head.

“We have the rest of today and tomorrow.”

She stretched her arms out. “Yes, and I love it. Maybe we should move here and pretend Hartson’s Creek doesn’t exist.”

“You’d hate that. I see how much you love your family,” he told her, shaking his head.

She nodded. “I would. And so would you. You’re here for your mom, after all.”

He stroked her shoulder, her arm, then curled his fingers into hers. “You okay after last night?” he asked. All those emotions. The anger, the sadness, the desire. It made him feel like he was fifteen again.

And yet… somehow it felt right.

She tilted her head to catch his eye. “I’m fine. I’m sorry. I think I got triggered.”

“Triggered?”

“By a past event. Like trauma. A trigger can take you back to that place.”

He blinked, remembering how he’d felt as a teen finding out Cam and his mom had been lying to him about their relationship. How angry he’d been, the same way he’d been angry when his dad had left them.

“Yeah, I get that. What was the past event?” he asked, drawing circles on her arm. Her skin was so soft. He couldn’t stop touching it.

“Pascal ended things with me because his mom chose his wife for him.”

“The French guy?” Michael frowned. “Are you serious?”

She nodded.

“But that’s so Victorian. What kind of guy lets his mom choose his wife?”

“One who wants to keep all the money in the family, I guess. She’s rich. Enough to invest in the vineyards. Plus, she was French and his mom loved that.”

“I’m sorry.” He winced, because his mom had done the same thing. Not with malice – she’d done it because she wanted to see him happy – but he could see how Grace got triggered.

“Would you have stayed with him if he’d fought for you?” he asked.

Her eyes were wide. There was such an honesty in them. That was the thing with Grace. She was mature, but she was still young. She hadn’t learned to hide yet.

He hoped she never would.

“I don’t think so. I’m just glad he didn’t, because I want to be here, with you.”

“Is that right?” He smiled.

“Yep.” She rolled onto him, kissing his lips. He slid his hands down her body, feeling the rise and dip of her curves. God, she was perfect. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt this good.

This alive.

He’d spent a lifetime avoiding emotions. They were messy, people got hurt. Especially by him. And yet here she was, still with him, after a shitshow of a night.

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