The Turning Point by Ray Francis

Author:Ray, Francis [Ray, Francis]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781429926652
Published: 2011-05-06T10:00:00+00:00

Brushing tears from her eyes, Lilly opened the door of her car, tossed her suitcase on the front seat, and slid in beside it, chastising herself as she did so. She had no reason to cry. She had money in her pocket; her car was running. She had nothing to cry about. It had just been a job.

And she had come to care about Dr. Wakefield more than she should.

Tears fell harder. Clutching the steering wheel, she leaned her head against it and cried.

“I thought I told you not to waste tears on me.”

Stunned, she jerked her head up to see Adam standing beside the open door of the car she had forgotten to close. “How …” she began, then saw the answer to how he had found his way to the garage. Eleanor stood a short distance away. “Go back inside, Dr. Wakefield.”

“Ordering me around again.” It was more of a statement than a question.

“I never ordered you around,” Lilly told him, wishing she didn’t recall when that had been a joke between them. “Please move so I can close the door.”

He moved closer. Reaching out, he touched her shoulder, then slid his hand down to grasp her hand and tug. “Come on; let’s go back into the house.”

“No, I’m leaving.”

“I’m sorry, Lilly. Sorrier than you’ll ever know.”

“Some hurts can’t be mended with words.”

His breath hissed in sharply. His mouth tightened. “I’d never abuse you like he did.”

“You hurt me,” she said softly, her voice thick with unshed tears. “Don’t you think I know how it feels to be used? How it feels not to be wanted for yourself? Myron did that to me for six years.”

Anger shot through Adam. “I’m not that slime of a husband.”

“Then you think I’m a user like he was?”

“Never. You’ve got to believe me.” Adam raked his hand over his head in growing frustration. “Oh, hel—heck, Lilly. Never that. Never that.”

“Do you have any idea how you made me feel?” she asked, her words so quiet he had to bend his head to hear them. Then he wished he hadn’t.

She sounded defeated, lost. Guilt ate at him. His only defense was the truth, a truth that would leave him defenseless as she.

“Do you think I wasn’t hurt? No matter how much I pushed you away, you always came back. No one ever did that, except my family. Besides Jonathan, you’re the only person who never caved in or acted differently. You never treated me as if my blindness diminished my intelligence.” He paused and drew in a deep breath. “I thought it was more than a job. I thought you … hell, I thought you cared about me like I care about you.”

He cared.

His words rushed though her like a healing balm. He cared. He’d cursed, but it was out of frustration, not hatred or disrespect.

“Please stay,” he continued, his hand gripping hers tightly. “You haven’t finished reading The Third Degree. I doubt if Mother will read it to me, as upset as she is with me.

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