A Brookside Romance -- The Complete Series Box Set: Books 1-5 by Abby Brooks

Author:Abby Brooks [Brooks, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Bird Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-10-24T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

LEXI

My kitchen is one of my favorite places in the house. Sure, the tile is old and the counters are out of date, but this is where Gabe and I spend the most time together. He does pull-ups while I cook and we sit at the table and make each other laugh while we eat. Today though, with Ty sitting across from me, looking so forlorn, there’s nothing happy about this kitchen.

Ty’s face says everything. Resigning from the Marines is so far off his radar, it never even crossed his mind. I feel like I want to cry. I thought I had made peace with the reality of our situation, but now, with reality staring me firmly in the face, I realize I was mistaken. I don’t want him to leave, but I can’t move with him just like I can’t ask him to stay. An idea starts to form. It’s not quite as crazy as one of us quitting our job to move across the country after only a week, but it’s still pretty high up on the crazy scale.

I hold up my hands and suck in my lips. “I might have an idea, but it might be almost as impossible as me moving to Hawaii.”

“Nothing’s impossible, babe.” Ty’s face brightens and he leans forward. “Hit me with it.”

“What about a compromise?”

“Let’s hear it.”

“What if Gabe and I came for an extended visit? I have vacation time that’s been accruing all year, close to three weeks I think. We could consider it a trial run, see how we do when we’re all crammed together in the same space. No upheaval or uprooting necessary. And maybe we can come up with a better idea in the meantime.”

The truth is, I don’t see how we get to stay in each other’s lives without one of us giving up everything we’ve built, but I’m not ready to admit it yet. I’m not ready to say goodbye. I’m not ready to go back to living a life of fine when I have a chance at great.

Ty bobs his head. “I like it. But is it too late to put in for vacation at work? I have to leave tomorrow and I’m selfish enough to want you guys on that plane with me. If our time together still has an expiration date, then I’m going to fight for each and every second.”

“That’s the only thing I don’t know. In the past, the Department of Nursing would hold off on approving vacation requests right before the requested dates. So maybe requesting at the last minute will work in my favor?” I shake my head. “I really don’t know.”

Part of me wonders what I’ll do if they deny my request. Would I quit work and move to Hawaii to be with a man I’ve just met? It sounds insane and even more so when I admit to myself that there’s a chance I would go through with it. A small chance, sure, but it exists. I’ve met my fair share of people in my thirty years, but none of them have made me feel like Ty.

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