The Last Housekeeper by Kari Shuey

Author:Kari Shuey [Shuey, Kari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Abby heard Gavin leave a few hours later. He said he would likely be gone all day today and possibly into tomorrow. She would have the house and property to herself. There would be no one to cook for, no one to visit with, and no one to hear wandering around in the evening… filling the house with warmth. The place seemed void of life and… love.

Abby laid in bed looking at the ceiling. She’d unintentionally stayed up until four in the morning stress cleaning and then when Gavin came in to stop her, she lost all energy to keep going. But as she lay there, she couldn’t sleep either. Her body, exhausted… her brain refusing to give in and let her sleep. Her thoughts kept revisiting Gavin’s confession. He’d all but told her he loved her. How could he even know something like that? She certainly didn’t… not so soon.

There was a secret part of her that absolutely loved the idea of a forbidden romance. That was probably what this whole infatuation for him stemmed from. You couldn’t beat their chemistry. And she absolutely loved feeling wanted. That secret part of her was trying to convince her to get over herself. Everyone has a past, and she needed to respect that. But she wasn’t going to let that unwise part of her give in this time. She would remain Gavin’s friend, she felt she could handle that. They did get along pretty well. She simply couldn’t allow herself to fall for a man who she couldn’t trust – no matter how rich, no matter how good looking, no matter how generous… and no matter how much he cared for her.

Abby rolled over onto her side and hit her pillow. I will not allow myself to be weak, she insisted – not anymore. Thoughts drifted to Windsor and what he was probably going through. She bet it didn’t really phase him. He didn’t seem like the kind of guy who would be bothered by this – getting taken in for questioning. From the sound of it, he’d done it before and survived. He was the strong quiet type – the kind of man who could fold his arms and keep the world at bay.

Abby sighed with frustration. She’d like to get some sleep today before tackling her to-do list. But it was likely she’d be unable to do so. Getting up off her bed, she opted to stay in her sleepwear for the day. With no one to see her or walk in on her, she could remain comfortable. She did her laundry, washed the windows, and mopped the floors. It was hard finding some other areas of the house to deep clean, but she ended up sanitizing doorknobs, and wiping down doors and baseboards. As she finished up it was nearing lunchtime. Her appetite missing, she slumped on the couch and contemplated whether she should watch some television. She should read a book or do something else productive, but let’s face it… she was running on fumes and a book would just put her to sleep.

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