Trade In (Odd Jobs Book 3) by AJ Alexander

Author:AJ Alexander [Alexander, AJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

19

Liam

To say I’m nervous is an understatement. I’ve been trying to find the time to tell Rachael what happened the night I left, but it never seems to be right. Everything is going so well between us, and the love we shared back then is coming back to the surface. I know as soon as I tell her about that night, she’ll run the other way, leaving me once again with a broken heart.

I know it’s wrong, but I need to make sure she is one hundred percent mine before I tell her what happened. Just a little more time and she’ll remember everything we had with each other — she has to. Once that happens, it will be safe to tell her what I did, how I was the reason for her brother’s death. I loved Jeremiah, more than my brother to be honest. The fact I had anything to do with his death has been eating away at me all these years. But to know the man you loved caused your brother’s death, that would kill any relationship.

It would have broken Rachael and I, there was no doubt about it. I decided that it was better for both of us if I left, even though it wasn’t for selfish reasons. I’m not sure how she has gone through the last three years without knowing, even with receiving my letter. Shawnee is such a small town, so someone was bound to tell her. I guess I got lucky this time around, and now I have the chance to tell her myself. I need to man up, but the problem is I don’t know how.

I’ve rehearsed how I want this conversation to play out over and over in my head. The one thing I’m not prepared for is the heartbreak I’ll see on her face once she realizes what I’ve done. I ruined her family by being late, by being a Murphy, just by breathing. These feelings of guilt I’ve had hanging over my head for the past three years are the main reason I haven’t tried to contact her — other than a single letter to say goodbye. I can deal with the pain of a broken heart ‘til the end of time, but I don’t know how I’ll deal with seeing the hate in her eyes once I tell her the truth. I’ve been running for too long, and it’s time to face my fears and tell the woman I love the truth.

I decided to make today a day she would never forget, a lasting memory that will remind her of happier times. I hope she’ll look back on today and remember how happy we were when she is deciding about us. We spent the entire day together, just like old times, in our little bubble of bliss. We went to an off the beaten path winery in La Jolla for a late lunch. We then took a hike through the Torrey Pines State Forest to watch the sunset.

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