Their Mountain Reunion--A Clean Romance by Patricia Johns

Author:Patricia Johns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-02-13T19:12:34+00:00

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IT WASN’T THAT Melanie blamed herself, exactly. She hadn’t known that Adam was cheating. As far as she knew, he was moody sometimes. Maybe he was less than doting when he got really busy, but he made up for it other times. He always took her somewhere tropical for their anniversary, and other gifting occasions always came with beautiful jewelry and kind words. No relationship was perfect, was it?

The waiter checked in, then retreated since Tilly was away from the table.

“Is it the boyfriend who she was texting with before?” Logan asked.

“Probably,” Melanie replied.

But what was she supposed to do? Tilly was old enough to make some bad choices of her own.

“Is that what it was like in your home?” Logan asked. “The teasing, the disrespect...”

“Not always.” She shook her head. “Sure, there were times I felt a little picked on, but everyone got their turn for that. And as for Adam, he wasn’t like that all the time. But after that many years together, a couple gets a sort of shorthand. You must know what I mean. You don’t necessarily keep up with the sweet-talking.”

“I guess so,” Logan replied. “I did try to keep up with some basic manners, though.”

“Well, you seem special in that,” she said with a smile.

“And while you might get more comfortable with each other, the stuff Tilly talked about sounded mean to me.”

Melanie nodded. “I know.”

“I’m sorry it was like that, Mel. You really did deserve a lot better.”

“I guess I have a chance for that now,” she said, trying to force a smile.

“So what’s the plan?” he asked. “Going forward, I mean.”

“Tilly asked if I’m going to sell the lake house, and I think I will,” she said. “It has a lot of memories attached.”

“I get that,” he replied.

“And I’ll have to figure out how to be Melanie Banks again.”

“Is she different now?” Logan asked.

“Melanie Banks is a completely different person than she used to be,” Melanie replied with a short laugh. “I’ve been married. I’ve been a stepmom. I’ve felt what it was like to be wealthy, and what it was like to lose it all. I’m not Adam’s wife anymore, and the world won’t see me in the same way. Life is easier with a wealthy husband, I can tell you that, but it’s also cramped.”

“I could see that,” he replied.

“What about you?” she asked. “Are you different now that you’re widowed?”

If he was going to ask her personal questions, he supposed he should answer a few of hers. He took a moment to consider, then he lifted his shoulders. “Yeah. I am.”

“But you’ll be okay,” she said.

“I’ve survived,” he said with a nod.

“I suppose I will, too.”

Logan eyed her for a moment. “If you’re planning on selling the lake house, would you move to Denver?”

“I’m not sure,” she said.

“It would be a great place to start up a home-decor business,” he said. “I could use someone to stage some houses in new subdivisions.”

“I’m sure you already have someone to do that,” she countered.

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