Three Days on Mimosa Lane (A Seasons of the Heart Novel) by Anna DeStefano

Author:Anna DeStefano [DeStefano, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2013-07-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I’d like to see my wife,” Sam heard Brian say. “Could you get her for me?”

Julia had left Sam to rest, while she prepared whatever she needed to for one of the fabulous dinners she cooked each night for her family, whether Walter or the boys turned up for the meal these days or not. Sam hadn’t been able to nap, her mind refusing to settle.

She’d needed to regain enough energy somehow to be there when her boys got off the bus. She’d promised herself she’d find a way to approach Brian when he got home from work. She wanted to apologize for not giving him a chance at the school. She wanted to listen to what he had to say. She wanted this to work, the hesitant step toward reconciling he seemed to sincerely want to take.

Now there Brian was, pursuing her still when he should be back at work, while Sam hovered in the hallway to the left of Julia’s front door, out of sight but close enough to hang on every word.

“She’s resting, Brian,” their friend said, instead of welcoming him in and handing him a glass of sweet tea, the way she once would have. “She’s exhausted from this morning. I helped Kristen talk her into going, and I don’t think—”

“Get Samantha for me,” Brian interrupted, “or I’ll come in there and find her myself. Sam?” he called, loud enough to be heard throughout the house.

As if in a trance, she found herself standing in Julia’s immaculately decorated foyer. Her headache suddenly gone, she stepped farther away from the hallway and stared at her husband as if she’d never seen him before. It had been forever since she’d heard him sound anything but accommodating to anyone. He looked younger, too. Rougher. More… vital than he had since their move from New York.

He looked like the man she’d fallen in love with.

“I’m going to have to ask you to leave.” Julia was closing the door as she spoke. “Like I said, Sam’s resting, and everyone needs to stop pushing her to—”

“I’m never going to stop pushing.” He placed his palm on the door, his gaze locking with Sam’s. “I’m sorry, but this isn’t just about our marriage. It’s about Cade, too. Sam, please…” His voice caught, tugging at Sam’s heart. “Please talk with me.”

“Is…” She stepped closer, stopping beside Julia. “Is he okay? You’re home early from work. Has something else happened?”

Brian checked his watch. “The boys’ bus won’t be here for another hour. I wanted to speak with you first, so we can deal with our son together.”

We…

Together…

Instead of relentlessly optimistic, Brian sounded frazzled. Maybe even a little scared.

“He had such a hard time this morning.” Sam couldn’t stop thinking about it. “He did such a great job with Nate, but there’s so much he’s not letting us know.”

You’re really something, Mallory had said the morning of the shooting.

You’ve been a hero for me for twelve years, Kristen Hemmings had gushed.

Except Sam’s son was hiding his darkest fears from her, as if he didn’t trust her with them.

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