Excessive - The Complete Series Box Set (A Single Dad Romance (X Series #1) by Claire Adams

Author:Claire Adams [Adams, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-17T18:30:00+00:00

I didn’t know exactly how long I’d been working to clean up the barn, but it felt like the entire day. The sun was already starting to get low in the sky when I was finally done. Jesse had helped for a while but then left to get started on the afternoon chores, and Ryan never showed up at all; maybe his group ride had taken more out of him than he’d anticipated. Either way, once everything was done, I was exhausted, and my whole body ached. In a way, I was glad for the pain, because I felt as though I deserved it for having screwed up so badly in the first place.

I had just gotten back to my cabin and was sitting down to take my boots off when there was a knock at the door.

“Come in,” I said, not getting up from the kitchen chair.

The screen door swung open. I didn’t recognize him at first, this tall guy with short, styled hair, a bright red collared shirt, and black shorts that stopped well above the knee. He had flip flops on his feet.

“Oliver,” he said. “Hello.”

It was Darren, my older brother. How long had it been since I’d last seen him? I couldn’t remember. He looked different—he looked like someone that I used to know who had gone out and cultivated a completely different life for himself. Which was probably true.

“Darren.” I kicked my other boot off and stood up. “What are you doing here?” I asked. He looked completely out of place, with his impeccable designer clothes that looked like they must have cost a fortune.

“I was in town,” he said. “And I heard that you were around. I didn’t want to leave without coming to see you first.” He walked over and stood in front of me, and we hugged, awkwardly.

“It’s been a while,” I said.

“Yes, it has. But you look well. Ranch life has always agreed with you. Glad it was that way for one of us. Mind if I sit?”

“Not at all.” We both sat down at the kitchen table. “I don’t have too much to offer, but I think there’s some orange juice in the fridge.”

Darren smiled. “I’m good, thanks.”

“So, you’re just around for a visit?” It was so strange, sitting here with him, after he was gone for all those years.

“No, not just for a visit,” he said. “Mr. Hanlon died, so I came back for his funeral.”

“Who?”

Darren gave me a patient look. “Mr. Hanlon, the guidance counselor. Also known as the only reason I actually graduated high school and was able to escape from this hell hole. Trust me, Oliver, I wouldn’t be back here if I didn’t have to be. But it’s good to see you. I was wondering how you’d been. I figured you’d be out by now.”

“Did you,” I said. Darren had been one of the few people I knew for a fact had not tried to come see me. I figured he’d just written me off completely.

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