[Invitation to Eden 15.0] Return to Sender by Steena Holmes

Author:Steena Holmes [Holmes, Steena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies, Short Stories, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Single Authors
Amazon: B00KGIGO6A
Publisher: Steena Holmes
Published: 2014-08-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

He’d paced his cottage all night and waited for the lights in her room to go out. It had taken everything inside him to leave her alone, to not go to her and try to explain.

Last night had been a disaster.

He’d almost been out the door when the light in her room finally went out. He could have kicked himself for chickening out, for not manning up and going after her.

What had he been thinking?

He’d finally sent Paul a text and Lexi her own separate one and realized what an ass he’d been. Give her time, was their advice. But he knew better. He’d known better. She’d already had six years—why had he allowed another minute to go by? Why?

He checked the time and hoped he’d given her more than enough time to get up and get dressed. He wasn’t willing to waste another minute without her by his side. He didn’t care whether she was angry or sad or...no, he lied. He did care. He cared more than he thought possible.

Watching her run from him last night just about killed him. But to see her in another man’s arms destroyed him.

He reached for the bag she’d left behind last night and left his small cottage. The moment he stepped outside, the bright glare from the sun blinded him and despite lowering his sunglasses, it took a few seconds for him to see that he wasn’t alone on the deck.

Lauren was there, outside his door. Waiting for him.

“Hi, neighbor,” she said. Her voice was low, a bit hesitant but it warmed him like the sun couldn’t.

He swallowed.

“Hi, back.” Hi back? That’s what he said? Honestly? He joined her at the railing, where she was half leaning, and handed her the bag in his hands.

“Thanks.” She set the bag down and leaned her elbows on the wood rail to stare out over the ocean.

He couldn’t take his gaze off her. She was beautiful. Her dark brown hair shimmered in the sunlight; the length of it rested on her shoulders and curled down around the tops of her arms. She wore a beautiful white sundress with soft pink sandals and her skin glowed.

She was a goddess and he so much wanted to kiss her.

He turned and stared out over the water as well, hoping to find something there to hold his attention but there was nothing. Just...water. So he turned back to her, not caring if she noticed.

“Have you had breakfast?” he asked. They could talk about why she took off last night later. Right now, all he wanted was to spend time with her. He realized last night that he needed to try a different tactic with her.

Six years ago, there had been an instant connection. He needed to prove to her that it was still there. He’d seen it last night between them before everything had fallen apart. He planned to go slow, to show her that he was still the same guy she’d fallen in love with in Paris.

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