What Becomes of the Broken Hearted by Lisa Hobman

Author:Lisa Hobman [Hobman, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2018-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-two

Mac

He pulled the door to Rose Brae closed behind him and walked back over to the Jeep where he had parked it on the little lane beside the row of cottages. The drive home took a few minutes meaning he was back at his chilly caravan quickly.

Watching Cassie fall into the road had been bloody awful. The fact that a hulking great four wheel drive had narrowly missed her had made his heart almost leap from his chest. It was a good thing he’d been there. Right place, right time.

Luckily, she weighed next to nothing and he had managed to carry her unconscious, limp body on to the pavement where he called for an ambulance. The whole time he was waiting with her he was willing her to wake up and be okay. He’d teased her something chronic since she arrived and she clearly couldn’t stand him. She had been nothing but stroppy and evasive since that first meeting—a city slicker looking down her nose at his unkempt ways. But he’d seen a totally different side to her on their surfing lesson. She’d smiled and laughed and he was the cause of that too. She had such a beautiful smile that lit up her whole face. And she shared his affinity with the beach. He still wondered why the hell she’d chosen Coldingham to relocate to. What on earth was there here for someone like her when she was so used to the city? Surely the beach wasn’t that much of a draw for her? It had been a strange evening. Seeing tears in her eyes as she repeatedly thanked him for helping her when she felt she didn’t deserve it was so sad and it made him wonder what kind of shit her boyfriend had been. Okay so he cheated on her with her friend—that was bad enough. But to feel so undeserving of care? He must have been a complete arse. Although it had been good to see a tiny chink in her icy façade. He hoped that maybe they could be friends after all. Even if it was so he could prove to her that not all friends betray you like hers had.

The morning after all the drama he rose early even though he had no surfing lessons planned. He took the opportunity to go for a run on the beach and was out the door before seven. There was a sea mist hanging over the sand giving the appearance of a horror movie set and there was no one around apart from a couple of his hardened surfer buddies who he waved to as he jogged. Those guys would be out there regardless of time, tide and weather. It was a wonder they hadn’t sprouted fins and gills. For a split second he envied them and almost considered returning to the van to get his board but then he remembered Cliff would be needing his morning constitutional.

The coastal breeze refreshed and cooled Mac’s heated skin

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