Worth Something More by Suze Robinson

Author:Suze Robinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Video Games, Red Wine, Second Chance at Love, Small Town Romance, May December Romance, Work Romance, Single Mother
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Published: 2020-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Lincoln

I wait at the baggage claim for my mom and the moment she arrives, she takes me into a hug. Once she embraces me, I realize how much I needed it. She’s a breath of fresh air and brings a wave of calmness over me.

“Take me to my grandbaby.” Mom steps away and I grab her bag. She follows me out to the car and I sense the wave of stress she rarely has rolling off her as we load into the car and drive away from the airport.

“Lily will be happy to see you. She’s at Kate’s house with Jake because I figure she should be with him as much as possible before he leaves.”

“You’re a great dad, Lincoln.” She rubs a hand along my bicep, and her praise wraps around me, settling my rampant nerves. “Also, who is Kate?”

I smile at her name. “She’s Jake’s aunt. He’s staying with her for now.”

“Oh, God, that means she lost her sister. Were they close?”

“I believe so. Morgan and Julie were close but to be honest, I wasn’t around much back then, so I never talked to Julie much about Kate. We weren’t that close. I mean, I didn’t even know Kate and I worked together until I met her a few days ago during a marketing campaign.”

“Lincoln you can’t regret what happened back then. I know you are thinking of how you weren’t around enough to even know Morgan’s friends that well. Don’t dwell on the past. You’ll make yourself suffer more. We learn from our mistakes and move on.”

I nod and continue the drive from the airport toward Kate’s home. My mom is right, but that doesn’t mean I can stop regretting various parts of my past. I lost my wife because of those decisions and almost lost my daughter. Had I not buried myself in work, Lily wouldn’t have been in the accident that nearly took her life because I would have been there to drive her.

“Stop.” My mother’s firm voice demands my attention. I try my hardest to pull myself back from the dark spiraling path my thoughts went down. “Tell me something happy.”

I get her up-to-date on the game release. She always loves to hear about my work, so I update her on the presentation and trailers for a good twenty minutes before she speaks again.

“She makes you happy, doesn’t she?”

“Who?” My eyes narrow and I ask because I’m not sure why that was her response to the conversation.

“This Kate.”

I glance over and can see my mother’s face through the headlights of the other vehicles. “I can hear it in your voice when you talk about her.”

“Mom, we only met a few days ago and yeah, she’s a beautiful woman. She’s driven and always a spark of happiness, but that’s it. She’s a friend.”

“Ah. I see. Okay.”

We pull up to Kate’s apartment, and I park the car. “I’ll grab Lily real quick then we can head home so you can rest.” She’s looking my way with a smile.

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