The Gingerbread Witch (Broomstick Bakery Book 3) by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press
Published: 2022-12-08T00:00:00+00:00

Ten

Rowen

The mulled wine stand is thankfully quiet enough that I don't have to awkwardly wait in line, and that, added to the knowledge that Willow will ask me what happened the moment I get back to our stall, means that I don't back out and run away again.

Which is probably a good thing. I can't imagine what Edward will think if I keep doing that, and it'll cut into my chances of persuading him to give me another chance significantly, something I really don't want to do.

He looks up from what he's doing and his gaze latches onto me, surprise flitting over his face in response.

"I'll be back in a moment," he says to the other man behind the stall. I assume that's his brother, but I seem to have made a big enough mistake that he's not introducing me. Which is deserved.

The other man nods and says something too quiet for me to hear while shooting a look in my direction. It seems that he knows what happened then. I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

Edward makes his way out from the stall and gestures for the two of us to take a seat on a nearby bench.

Nerves flutter in my stomach unbidden, reminding me of the chances of this going horribly wrong.

"Hey," I say.

"Hi."

"I brought you one of Hazel's pain-aux-raisins." I hold out the bag for him.

He manages a weak smile and takes it from me. "Thanks."

"I'm sorry," I blurt out. "About last night. I'm sorry that I bailed and ran away. And I'm even more sorry that I didn't think to turn around and actually talk to you about what was going on in my head."

He raises an eyebrow. "Okay..."

I take a deep breath. This is going to need more of an explanation and I'm not sure precisely where to start. "So, I don't date very much. And by very much I mean, at all. My sisters love to tease me about it."

"In the way only siblings can," he interjects.

"Precisely. I did have a relationship, but it ended about four years ago when he moved to America."

"I'm sorry, that must have been hard," Edward responds.

"Not really. Which is the problem. I think we were mostly with each other out of convenience. We didn't think that's what it was at the time, I even believed it was love for a while, but I don't think that's what it was. Or at least not romantic love. It was too easy for Mickey to leave for him to have loved me, and it was too easy for me to let him go for it to be love for me."

"Right."

"I haven't really dated since then," I admit. "Mickey was a great guy, and I suppose a part of me wonders if there's something wrong with me because I didn't love him. He treated me well, we had fun, everything was fine. It just wasn't the love everyone talks about. When you moved closer to me last night, all I could think about was what would happen if the same thing occurred.

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