The Truth About Hope by Kate James

Author:Kate James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

LUKE WAS IN a corner booth at the Long Horn. He stared into his coffee, trying to think of anything but Hope. He knew exactly when she left for Monterey—at least he had to assume that was where she went each month—and when she returned. He knew her daily routine probably as well as she did. Not that he actually kept tabs on her. But it was a small town. The development site was adjacent to his property, and her house was on his way to...well, on the way when he decided to go for a drive. Or a ride.

Whenever her Jeep wasn’t at either location or at the architect’s local office, and the architect was walking her dog, he knew she’d driven to the airport in Austin. He’d see her vehicle again in two or three days.

He considered everything he’d learned about her partner in Monterey. If she and Drake were so crazy about each other that they couldn’t bear to be apart for more than four or five weeks, why didn’t he move here with her or at least come and visit? Why was she always the one doing the traveling?

And why did that concern him? Was he so messed up that he couldn’t stand the thought of her being away for a few days? Not that he saw her when she was here. She kept mostly to herself.

What he did know was that other than those regular few days she spent in Monterey, she never seemed to stop. From what he’d seen and heard, the woman had limitless energy. She was applying herself to this project of hers nonstop. He wasn’t aware of her having taken a day off, weekends included, and she didn’t participate in any of the community social activities. He knew, because he had been attending most of them. If that was completely out of character for him, so what? He had a right to socialize now and again, didn’t he? He’d gone from trying to make sure he didn’t bump into her, to dropping in at event after event just in case she was there. And that was senseless. She was in a relationship, and that meant she was off-limits. Still, he had to admire her determination. She worked diligently, prevailing over every hardship that presented itself to make her father’s wishes come true.

But he couldn’t believe she’d gone soft on her father. Hope had reason enough not to defend her father because of the way he’d treated her and her mother, but knowing about the circumstances of his own father’s death, how could she not be sympathetic to his feelings? He’d certainly told her all about it in those long and painful letters, those anguished emails.

Luke slouched forward and held his cup in both hands. He nearly jumped when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He cast angry eyes up into his brother’s dancing ones.

“I guess now I know what people mean when they say ‘if looks could

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