Divorced, Desperate and Daring by Christie Craig

Author:Christie Craig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookEnds, LLC
Published: 2016-03-16T14:00:00+00:00

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Danny watched Sheri walk down the hall. Part of him wanted to follow her to make sure she was okay. Another part said she wanted to be alone. When he’d first seen Anna, he’d thought this was the answer to all his problems. But damn it to hell and back because for some reason, it didn’t feel like that now. Why not?

“I’m sorry,” Anna said.

“Don’t be.” Danny gave the hall one last glance and then moved into the kitchen to make coffee. Anna followed him.

“She thought I was your girlfriend,” Anna said in low voice.

She thought it six months ago, too. “I know.” He filled the coffeepot with water.

“Do you think she believes we’re lying?” Anna set the doughnut box on the table, and when she saw Taco come in, she moved behind a chair.

He considered her question and grabbed the coffee from the pantry. “No.” But was it going to make a difference? Shit! He ran a hand through his hair. Why did he suddenly feel insecure?

“You okay?”

He glanced at Taco, who sat down beside his bowl, and dished out eight scoops of coffee into the filter. Then, realizing how little sleep he had, he added one more. “Yeah, I’m just processing it.” He ran a hand over his mouth.

“But things are good, right?” Anna asked.

He looked at her, unsure of what she meant, and hit the button to start his go juice. After coffee, he’d feel better.

“Between you two,” she said. “She stayed the night here.”

“Yeah, but . . . not that good. Someone was breaking into her place.”

“She still trusted you.”

“There’s that,’ he said. And he wanted that. Wanted her to rely on him. Wanted her here. So why the hell was he shaking inside?

“You sure you’re okay? You look scared,” she said.

“No,” he lied, and ran another hand over his face. Then he looked at his cousin, and for God only knew why, the truth slipped out. “Not scared. Terrified. I want that woman to be a part of my life so damn much, it’s all I’ve thought about for the last six months. But now I’m scared shitless that she’ll become a bigger part of it than I want her to.” That if he really let Sheri in, he might end at the same place Tanya left him. The same place his parents left him. “Is that fucked up or what?”

Empathy filled his cousin’s blue eyes. “Not really fucked up. You were hurt. Kind of like I am. Losing someone you love hurts, and it makes you question if loving anyone is worth it. But I think we’re wrong. I think we just need to take it slow.”

Slow, he thought. But his heart argued there were no speed controls on whatever vehicle drove this thing.

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