When I Found You by Brenda Novak

Author:Brenda Novak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2021-04-29T12:54:31+00:00

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Mack had been expecting to hear something from Dylan. He knew his brother wouldn’t let what Lucas had disclosed slide. As the oldest in the family, he felt too responsible for Natasha. So Mack wasn’t surprised to see a text from Dylan come in just after eleven.

Is it true about you and Tash?

Mack sighed as he read those words. Did he deny it?

No. He’d never lied to Dylan before. He wasn’t going to start now. Yes.

Yes? No explanation? Can you call me so that we can talk about this?

I can’t talk—not while I’m here.

You realize Natasha’s fresh on the heels of a rough divorce.

I do.

And? Do you think sleeping with her is smart? She’s been through a lot. I don’t want to see her get hurt again.

I’m not going to hurt her.

How do you know? She’s always had a thing for you. And I haven’t seen you in ONE serious relationship.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be a first. Natasha had been the only woman who could ever really threaten his heart. Apparently, his brothers hadn’t caught on as much as he’d thought. Or they’d just forgotten what it was really like in the old days.

Don’t get involved with Natasha, Mack. Not right now. Give her some time to get over her losses.

That was probably good advice, but there were extenuating circumstances his brother didn’t know about. This isn’t the first time we’ve been together, Dyl.

His brother’s answer came right away: Please don’t tell me that sort of thing was going on when she was living at our place!

You mean when she was underage? Thanks for giving me absolutely no credit.

If I remember right, she was nineteen by the time she graduated. That’s old enough.

She was still too young for me, and I knew it. Plus, the circumstances. You know what I mean. I didn’t touch her back then.

When have you been together long enough since?

During Victorian Days seven years ago.

Mack could hear Natasha getting ready for bed upstairs, remembered her talking about keeping their relationship strictly physical. But he knew she wasn’t built that way. What she’d witnessed growing up, what she’d lived through, had instilled a strong desire to be everything her mother was not. He believed it was that drive that had propelled her—a girl with no prospects—all the way through med school.

He felt his phone buzz: But Lucas is almost seven. Wasn’t she married?

He decided to keep his answer simple. No. She’d been dating Ace for a couple of months, but they weren’t exclusive when we ran into each other at the celebration.

So do you care about her?

Of course.

But not the way we care about her.

How was he supposed to answer that question? He’d always love the girl he knew, but he was just getting to know the woman she’d become. It’s been years since she lived with us.

Exactly. So how the hell is it moving that fast?

Because of their history. He’d never had to fight his desire for any woman quite as hard as he’d had to fight his desire for Natasha.

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