Waiting on Faith (She's Beautiful Series Book 2) by Nicole Richard

Author:Nicole Richard [Richard, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: She's Beautiful Series, Book 2
Publisher: Nicole Richard
Published: 2016-03-26T03:00:00+00:00

THE INCESSANT SOUND of Natalie’s phone ringing brought me out of a restless sleep. I listened as her groggy voice answered the phone, “He-llo. Morning, Uncle Blair.” She was silent for a minute, listening to whatever it was her uncle was telling her. “No, I’m okay . . . Yes, I’ll call him.” She nodded and sighed. “I know he worries.”

I got up and pointed to the bathroom, letting her know I was going for a shower. Fifteen minutes later, I emerged from the bathroom in a pair of gym shorts, and Natalie was off the phone.

When she saw me, she opened her arms. “Come here, babe. Please?”

How could I deny her? When she shifted over to one side of the bed and held the covers up, I didn’t hesitate to slide back in next to her and pull her against my chest.

“My uncle just gave me the day off. He told me to stay home and take it easy for a few days.”

“That’s probably a great idea.” I snuggled her closer.

“I know, it’s just that— ” Her eyes closed and her lips pulled down at the corners. “What if it was Trent, then what?” My chest tightened again, but I remained silent. I didn’t have the words to make that scenario okay. “I just thought he would’ve given up by now. I mean it’s been two years, Cy.”

“We’ll figure it out. Let’s just see if Pete finds anything out, okay?”

She nodded in my arms and lay there so silent I almost thought she had fallen back asleep.

“Cy?” My name rolled off her lips like a breathy question.

“Yeah, baby?”

“What was going on with you and that deputy last night? I felt like there was a lot of animosity between the two of you.”

I had hoped she hadn’t noticed that. “He’s a prick from high school. One of the many assholes that messed with me.”

She lifted her head and looked at me skeptically. “You sure?”

I nodded again, thinking about what to say. Should I break down every wall I had ever created? Should I let her see every piece of me and trust her with everything? I wanted her for the rest of my life. She was it. She was the one. There was no reason to hide anything from her.

I must have kept silent for too long because she persisted. “The tension felt like it was more than just a ten-year grudge.”

I swallowed hard and focused on her beautiful eyes.

I loved her. I wanted to share everything with her.

“Chester ‘The Jester’ Aimes was one of the popular kids. Not surprising, right?” I scoffed at having to talk about this asshole. “He picked on me and all-out tormented me. Almost everything a bully could do, he did to me.” I touched her face, needing to feel her. “It was the same shit with him just on different days.

Here went nothing. “That night of the break in . . . the way I reacted to Aimes. There’s a reason I hate him with every fiber of my being.

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