What We Hide by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

This is it.

Savannah jumped to her feet and took a deep breath when she heard the car door outside. Marley’s excited bark told her it was Hez.

Her pulse jumped at the thought of the coming conversation. Hez had called an hour ago saying he needed to talk to her, and she began to plan what she might say. The thought that there might be a “them” in their future had her struggling to breathe. Nora had told her they needed to talk it out, but what if there was no resolution? Savannah would still be stuck in the same situation where she wanted either never to hear his voice again or to rush straight into his arms.

She was a crazy person.

She slicked on peach lip gloss in the mirror in the entry, then opened the door. The late afternoon sun outlined his broad shoulders, and she caught her breath as a wave of longing hit her. He wore slacks and a blue shirt that amplified the color of his eyes. His pulse throbbed in the open collar of his shirt, betraying his nervousness.

Marley, tail wagging, went to push his head against Hez’s hand. As his long fingers ruffed up the dog’s ears, she had a stab of longing that he would cup her face in those hands.

In that moment she knew she was going to say yes when he asked to start over. She missed him. Every cell in her body vibrated to his deep voice when he spoke. They’d always said they were soul mates. Maybe that was why it had been so impossible to forget him.

He held up a white box. “I brought a peace offering of beignets.” A manila envelope was tucked under his arm.

“And I made coffee.” Savannah clamped her lips against the nervous words that wanted to spill out. “Come on in.”

He followed her into the living room, where he settled on the sofa and didn’t speak. She rushed to the kitchen and poured two cups of coffee with trembling hands.

Could she do this—put the past behind her and demolish the walls she’d put up? Carrying the coffee, she rejoined him in the living room and handed him a cup.

“Thanks.” He inhaled the coffee’s aroma and took a sip. “You’ve always made the best coffee.”

He spoke faster than normal. Did he think she was going to shoot him down again? Yesterday she might have. But not today. Something had changed her. Maybe it was the tentative way he’d called or the pain and fear in those blue eyes. She didn’t want either of them to hurt like this any longer.

She settled on the sofa beside him with one leg tucked under her. The scent of his spicy cologne made her want to move closer. She opened the Petit Charms box and took a beignet. It was a perfect snack to celebrate what was about to happen. Her defensive walls had tumbled the minute she opened the door.

Hez set down his mug beside the envelope he’d brought.

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