When We Fell by Elena Aitken

Author:Elena Aitken
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-927968-90-1
Publisher: Elena Aitken

“This is where your dad and I carved our initials, buddy. See?”

Drew took a step back so Austin could see what his uncle was pointing at. Her son’s enthusiasm made her laugh as he clambered to get a closer look. Austin was a little too short to see clearly, so Ben scooped him up. “E.R. & B.R.” Ben traced his finger over the faded initials.

“I see them.” Austin put his finger over Ben’s and traced the initials with him.

Drew had to swallow the lump in her throat. The immediate and unexpected rush of emotion caught her totally off guard and she had to look away.

Despite growing up so nearby, Drew had never been to Bizarro Cave. The location was gorgeous. The lush pines and cedars lined the path leading up to the cave and some wildflowers sprouted up among the moss and ferns on the forest floor. The cave opening itself was quite a bit bigger than she’d expected and let out a great deal of cool air. She pulled her fleece out of her backpack and tugged it over her head before turning around again to watch Ben and Austin.

They’d sat down on the rocks and Ben had pulled out a pocketknife. She stepped closer so she could overhear them.

“Let’s put you first,” Ben said. “Ready? You put your hand over mine and we’ll make an A.”

Drew had to bite her tongue to keep her from stopping them or warning them to be safe. She trusted Ben explicitly. He’d never do anything to put Austin at risk.

But would she?

Not on purpose, of course. But what if confessing her feelings to Ben was the wrong thing to do? What if she was just confused and had made a mistake? Was letting Ben get too close going to hurt Austin if it didn’t work out?

Of course it would.

But Ben was Austin’s uncle, and that was a bond that would never be broken. He would always have him in his life. Drew knew that in her soul. Ben would never walk away from Austin. No matter what happened between them.

She took a deep breath, letting her lungs fill with the fresh, cool air.

She left the boys to their task, and started walking into the cave. It was quite open, which provided a lot of light, although the farther it went, the dimmer it got.

Drew stepped from rock to rock and let her mind drift as she walked deeper into the cave.

Being with Ben was easy and last night it had felt right, just sitting with him by the fire. In fact, there wasn’t a time in recent memory when she’d felt quite so relaxed and just…well…good.

And that could only be a good thing, right?

There was no rule book when it came to this type of thing. No instruction manual she could refer to. She had to go with her heart.

It would all just be so much easier if she could reconcile what her brain was telling her with what her heart was

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