ZEKE by Kate Tilney

Author:Kate Tilney [Tilney, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kate Tilney
Published: 2020-02-26T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Zeke

For the rest of the day, I can’t get the image of Stone hugging Britt out of my head. From where I was standing, it was hard to tell who needed the hug more—Stone or Britt.

It took all of my willpower not to swoop them both up into my arms. Or to pull her in for a kiss.

I know it would be better to keep them away from each other. It’ll only make it harder for Stone when she leaves town. But I haven’t seen him so happy in such a long time. I can’t bring myself to keep them apart.

Worse, I can’t seem to keep away either.

After finishing up in town, the three of us walk through the wilderness near the cabin. With his hand holding onto hers, Stone points out different animal tracks. Britt listens to his stories with excitement and wonder.

“I can’t remember a better day,” she says as we get back to the cabin. “It’s incredible here. I don’t know how anyone could leave this place.”

Her words create a lump in my throat. If she only knew how easy it was for Stone’s mama to walk away from this place and us. How easy it’ll be for her to go in another day or two.

You should stay.

I almost say the words out loud, but I don’t. I’m not going to let a starry-eyed woman turn me into a pathetic, pleading sap again.

Instead, when she offers to make dinner for Stone, my dad, and me, I stay outside to chop wood. With every swing, I weigh the pros and cons of giving in to my growing feelings for her.

Chop. She’s leaving as soon as her car is ready.

Chop. She’s a natural with Stone. And they seem to be crazy about each other.

Chop. She says she’s leaving Hollywood. But does a person ever really give up wanting to be famous?

Chop. Just hearing her laugh fills me with a happiness I didn’t know I still had in me. She makes me wonder if there really is such a thing as second chances.

I’ve never wanted anyone so badly. I ache with how much I want her.

Okay, that was three pros in a row. But just because there seem to be a lot of pros, I can’t ignore those two cons.

Not even when she serves the best meal any of us bachelors have eaten since before my mom died. Or when she has my dad in the palm of her hand after serving him an extra piece of apple pie.

We Masters men are weaklings for a pretty face and a good meal.

Still, when my dad suggests I show Britt the view from the highest peak on my land while he handles bath and bedtime, I can’t think of a good enough reason to say no.

Britt and I hike wordlessly, her grasping on to my hand as I help her up rockier terrain. Her warm, soft skin feels so right against my own. Every so often I catch a whiff of rosebuds.

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