Trailed_A Cowboy Romance_A Savery Brother Book by Naomi Niles

Author:Naomi Niles [Niles, Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-07T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Sam

It seemed even fire fighting hadn’t prepared me for the vigors of having a five year old. Renni was non-stop and seemed to have an endless reserve of energy. Just when I thought she was winding down, something else caught her eye and hurricane Renni would drag along Mia and me. And despite the fact that I was struggling to keep up, I was having a blast!

After a morning running around the museum and then the zoo, we found ourselves in the cooling comfort of the aquarium. Renni ran along ahead of us, while Mia followed behind hand in hand.

It was a new experience for me and I realized how much I had missed out on by staying away from committed relationships. There was something to the connection there. Casual flings were all about sex, but relationships were all about feelings. And, I was starting to realize how intense those feelings could be.

“You know there are more activities on her list right?” Mia reminded me.

I laughed. “How do you do this on a daily basis?”

“I don’t,” she replied. “I curb her in. But every once in awhile, I let her do exactly what she wants.”

“Forget me, you’re the real fire fighter.”

“Most mothers are,” she nodded. “We’re all juggling a hundred things at the same time…half of us without partners.”

I nodded. “Can I ask you…about Renni’s father?”

I wasn’t sure Mia wanted to talk about him, but I felt like it needed to be spoken about. I was spending a lot of time with his daughter, and I felt a strange type of kinship with him.

“His name was Clint,” Mia said without hesitation. “He was my college boyfriend.”

“You met him as a freshman?”

“Yes,” she nodded. “He was a junior at the time, and we clicked right away.”

“Tell me about how you met him,” I said.

“You want to know?” she asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Actually, I do,” I nodded. “He was your husband, and he is the father of your child. He will always be an important part of your life, and I want to make sure I know him, too…for Renni.”

She smiled at me as though she were touched by my words. Her eyes were far away for a moment, as though they were collecting memories to share with me. I let her take her time.

“We were at a party, Vanessa and I,” Mia started. “It was probably the fifth party we’d hit in two days, and I was over it. I just wanted to sleep, to be honest. So while Vanessa was hooking up with a frat boy, I bowed out and headed back to my dorm. It was such a lovely night that I decided to just walk around a little bit. That’s when I ran into Clint.

“He had this long board thing and was running it down one of the hills by the dorms. He was sledding in summer, and I couldn’t help but watch him.”

“He was alone?” I asked.

“Completely alone,” she nodded. “And having a blast. I was the one who approached him and asked if I could have a go.

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