Falling For Rain by Meadow Taylor

Author:Meadow Taylor [Taylor, Meadow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781443422741
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2012-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Rain looked down the table where he could see Emily was doing her best to respond to Ivan’s conversation. Ivan was a great guy, but his enthusiasm could be tiring. He smiled to himself as he felt Jennifer nudge him gently with her elbow. “Earth to Ray, Earth to Ray,” she said gently.

“I was just wondering if someone should rescue Emily from Ivan,” he said.

“She’s fine,” Jennifer said. “All she has to do is nod occasionally, and Ivan is happy. And I’d say her thoughts are definitely elsewhere. Are you sure she hates you as much as you think? Because she can hardly keep her eyes off you.”

“I don’t know. Just when I think she’s softening toward me, something happens and she’s as cold as ever. She’s so hung up on the past,” he said with sudden irritation.

“Well, she’s not the only one. You’re both hanging on to it in your own stubborn ways. Why else set her up like you did tonight?” Jennifer asked, answering her own question. “I know I agreed to go along with this, but I’m having second thoughts now. It’s mean.”

“You don’t understand—” Rain started defensively in a low whisper.

“I think I do,” Jennifer said, interrupting him. “You love her, but after being rejected for so long, you’re just as scared as she is.”

“You’d think I was the one who ran away every time we get close to a kiss,” he said bitterly.

“Well, you’re sending pretty mixed messages. One minute you’re trying to kiss her, and the next minute you’re telling her you have a girlfriend.”

Rain sighed. Jennifer was right. All the time he had been telling Emily to get over the past, he too, in his own way, had been obsessed with it. It was time to say that everything that had happened between them, like the events of his book, was history. It was time to move on. Of course, that also meant telling her the whole story, and he was afraid that that was more history than she could ever accept. He stole a look at Emily’s profile, watching her brush a wisp of dark hair from her eyes. His heart was about to explode from his chest. God, I love her . . .

At the other end of the table, Emily glanced up, her eyes meeting Rain’s. She felt a split-second jolt of electricity pass between them, but before she could dwell on what it meant, the waitress was asking her if she wanted coffee.

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