A Simple Mistake by Andrea Grigg

Author:Andrea Grigg [Andrea Grigg]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781921633584
Google: EAOmpwAACAAJ
Amazon: B007KTCPHA
Publisher: Wombat Books
Published: 2012-04-01T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

It was the last concert and Lainey felt very strange, almost disembodied. Half of her had retreated to a safe place deep inside. The other half wore a brave face.

She and Nick had discussed a number of things to do with their break up, the most important being they wouldn’t tell anyone until they were back home. Nick wanted to keep in contact with Adam, which Lainey was more than happy about and she wanted to continue her renewed friendship with Hannah.

Lainey promised to tell Nick if she ever heard anything from Liam. It was then the tears had come, but only briefly. What was the point? This was all her fault. Nick was right when he pointed out she’d made the choice to continue the relationship knowing where he stood as far as God was concerned. It hurt, but it was the truth.

When they got back to the hotel, he saw her to the lift, and then headed straight to the bar. Lainey spent the rest of the afternoon on her bed, flicking through the television channels or staring out the window, feeling numb. She prayed but not for long. She’d already told Him everything.

When she went to dinner with the girls again, they didn’t seem to notice anything was amiss. Nick wasn’t the only one who could act, Lainey decided.

Colin was on driving duties and handed her an envelope with her name on it in Nick’s handwriting. She tucked it away in her coat pocket then ducked off to a restroom and locked herself in a cubicle before tearing it open. There was a single piece of paper.

Hi beautiful - Just wanted to tell you one more time how much I love you. I’m going to miss you so much. This one is for you tonight. Love always, Nick.

The words blurred. She wiped her eyes, blew her nose and steeled herself to rejoin the others. If he could put on a performance tonight then so could she.

It was brilliant. Only Lainey knew how much it must be costing him but Nick was a professional and she couldn’t fault him. Several times he put his hand over his heart. She mopped her tears as best she could and prepared herself to face him.

The Mavericks were still in their gear from the last few songs and there were a lot of people crowded into the room, celebrating the end of a successful tour. Lainey had her mask glued on tight and smiled at everyone as she made her way over to Nick.

‘Hi, beautiful.’ He was still sweaty but she didn’t care as he pulled her in for a lingering kiss, eliciting some whistles and comments. So much for keeping his distance.

‘The show must go on, hey?’ She regretted the words as soon as she said them.

Nick gripped her wrist and towed her into the bathroom. Thankfully, it was empty.

‘That concert was the hardest thing I’ve done, next to having to say goodbye to you tomorrow. Don’t put me down.

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