The Other Room (Door Peninsula Passions Book 2) by Katherine Hastings

Author:Katherine Hastings [Hastings, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Door Peninsula Passions Series, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure
Publisher: Flyte Publishing
Published: 2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

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The vision of Matt flying through the air and landing with a grunt last night invaded my mind again, and I chuckled while I punched another dinner order into the computer at JJ’s.

“What’s so funny?” Hanson asked as he reached over my head to grab a margarita glass.

“Nothing. Just my friend falling down on the lanes at the Sister Bay Bowl last night.” I chuckled again.

“I love when people fall down!” He grinned, and it caused my chuckle to explode into a full laugh.

“Me too! I can’t stop laughing!”

“I wasn’t even there and already... laughing,” he said as he joined me. “Nothing better than people eating it.”

“And this was a good one. He took one step on the lane, legs flew out from under him, at least a second of airtime before he crashed back down. It was amazing.”

Hanson tossed his head back and closed his eyes. “I can totally envision it, because I’ve seen other people do that on the lanes. Priceless.”

My laughter petered off while I tried to get composure. “I’m glad we can share in a love for people falling down.”

“Nothing better.” He chuckled again as he walked over to make another margarita.

With a smile that kept popping up each time the memory came back to me, I tried to focus on placing my order. But each time I pushed the buttons to select different dinner sides, the memory returned.

And then old memories joined that one. Memories of Matt, Jake, and I bowling back in high school. I remembered how cute I’d thought Matt had looked in his bowling shoes... not unlike my thoughts last night. How cute his ass had looked in those jeans... and once again the same thought I’d had last night. But as I walked back down memory lane, an unwelcome visitor invaded my memory.

Nikki.

Jake had invited her bowling with us one night, and even though he hadn’t seen it, I had. I’d seen the way she flirted with Matt, stolen looks that slid to him when Jake would look away. I’d hated her then, and not just because I didn’t trust her. I also hated her because every now and again, I’d see Matt get caught in her gaze. Like a fish in a net, he’d give up his struggle, and I’d see the desire flicker in his eyes. But before Jake could turn around, he’d shake it off and go back to ignoring her attempts.

Visions of him and Nikki tangled up together last year forced themselves into my mind, and I cringed while I tried to push them away. That was a vision I never wanted to imagine again. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised that Matt gave in to her seduction last year... she’d been at it since high school. And he’d been fighting his attraction to her for as many years.

His attraction to her. Not to me.

Maybe that was what had stung the most about his betrayal. That I’d been here the whole time. I was single, available, and not his best friend’s fiancé.

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