An Unexpected Gift by Moreland Melanie

Author:Moreland, Melanie
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-988610-28-3
Publisher: Moreland Books Inc
Published: 2019-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Holly

I sat on the sofa, my legs curled under me, with Chester asleep beside me. A glass of wine sat on the table, untouched. I hadn’t eaten dinner since my appetite was nonexistent.

It had been since Evan had cooked dinner for us. I had barely picked at the turkey dinner Leslie made for us on Christmas Day, and in the days that followed, I snacked on leftovers she’d sent, nibbling on a sandwich or some crackers and cheese. Nothing tempted me.

All I could think about was Evan. As soon as I received his text when he went home, I read his pain in the one line he sent me. His family had rejected him.

And he had left, not stopping to see me.

It had taken everything in me not to ask him why. I knew why.

I had been correct when I’d told him the time we had was only a moment in his life. He deserved someone who could be a partner to him. Who knew how to be part of a lasting relationship. I wasn’t that person, and he knew it.

Still, I couldn’t stop thinking about him.

His loving nature.

His kind personality.

His passion.

How desperately I missed him. I didn’t understand it, but I did. I felt empty without him.

Chester stretched, lifting his head, and I tickled him under the chin. “Evan’s little twin,” I murmured, a smile pulling at my lips in memory. He did look like the feline version of Evan.

Evan was tall and lanky, but his shoulders were broad. His hair, long enough to touch his collar, was a midnight black with a white patch in the middle that gave him a rakish air. His green eyes were set under heavy brows, and when he slid on his glasses to read something, his sexiness level, which was already high, flew into the stratosphere. But he was unconscious of his appeal, which only made him more attractive. I was shocked when he first told me of his shyness and absence of a girlfriend. I was convinced the town he lived in must be lacking in women with good eyesight. How he hadn’t been snatched up was insane.

The sound of a car, then hurried footsteps, made me frown. The sound of furious pounding on my door startled me. Connie wasn’t due home for at least a month and I wasn’t expecting anyone. Chester jumped from the sofa, running to the door. I followed, worried something had happened to Leslie and Tom needed my help. I flicked on the light and yanked open the heavy door.

To say I was shocked to find Evan standing in my doorway would be an understatement.

I met his gaze. He looked anxious and upset.

"Evan? What…what are you doing here?" I stepped forward, concerned. "Are you all right?"

He held out his hand beseechingly. "I-I have to talk to you," he begged.

I stepped back, grasping his hand and pulling him inside.

"You were home. You texted me and told me that." I stared at him in horror. "How did you get back here? You didn't drive again, did you?"

He shook my head.

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