Breath to Bear by Paula Dombrowiak

Author:Paula Dombrowiak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paula Dombrowiak

MY BARE FEET are propped up on the railing as I watch the surf in the distance. The clouds have dissipated, and the sky is a clear blue. I got back from New York yesterday and have received a dozen messages from my publicist. She’s pissed about the talk show fiasco, which is what she refers to it as, not me. On the other hand, the publishing company has reported an increase in sales. I’ve been told that I’m not going to be doing any talk shows in the near future, but my book sales are up.

I call that a win-win.

The doorbell rings and I’m not expecting anyone, so I go to the door cautiously. When I peep through the hole, I see Amber standing on the other side of the door. It’s never a good sign when she just shows up. This is twice in a matter of a few weeks.

When I open the door, Amber looks me up and down.

“Put a fucking shirt on,” she huffs, brushing past me. Her hair is down in subtle waves that flow over her shoulders. She is wearing heels with shorts that go mid-thigh and a billowy blouse.

I grab a random shirt off the back of the couch and slip it over my head.

“Afraid you can’t control yourself?” I joke with her.

“You wish, pig,” Amber laughs.

There was a time when we couldn’t stand to be in the same room with each other unless it was between the sheets. Amber still has an attitude and I still irritate the fuck out of her. I guess some things never really change.

“You must miss me because you keep popping by,” I say arrogantly.

“You never answer your phone,” Amber sighs. “Do you even know how to use it?” Her voice is laced with annoyance.

“I know how to use it,” I say as I raise my eyebrows, and I’m met with a pair of narrowed blue eyes.

“So, you just avoid my calls, then?” She shakes her head. “If you don’t like me ‘popping by’, then next time you’ll answer,” she counters.

“Noted,” I reply.

“By the way, nice stunt on that talk show,” she smirks.

“I didn’t even use a stunt double,” I answer with a smile.

I cross my arms and lean against the kitchen island. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this unannounced visit, again?” I emphasize the last word.

Amber looks around the house that she once occupied. It’s clean, but only because I haven’t been here much.

“I’m not interrupting anything, am I?” She squints one of her blue eyes at me.

“I’m alone.”

“Well, you shouldn’t be.” Amber drops her purse on the coffee table.

I laugh.

“You’ve been talking to Wade,” I groan, grabbing a glass from the kitchen cabinet and filling it with water.

“Don’t you think it’s been long enough?” Her expression is gentle. She knows me.

I sigh and take a deep breath.

“So now you’re trying to get me laid?” I cock an eyebrow at her.

“I have no doubt you can get laid on your own,” Amber eyes me wearily.

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