Finding Gavin (Southern Boys #2) by C.A. Harms

Author:C.A. Harms [Harms, C.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

My phone rang just as we drove past the sign saying Savannah. I hit the button, and the voice that filled the car made my head hurt.

“Where are you? I don’t have all day to wait on you. I have a child who is tired and hungry. You’re late.” Nicole’s bitching had me gripping the steering wheel and grinding my teeth.

“No, actually, I’m early. I have 32 minutes to be exact. So you’ll see me in 32 minutes. Go feed your daughter.” I hit end just as Nicole started to argue.

Looking back, I had to admit she had always been demanding and high maintenance. But love is blind and I just took it, without thinking twice. Each day I spend with Maria, I realize more and more that Nicole and I were completely wrong for one another.

Maria’s sweet voice filled the silence. “Well, she’s pleasant.”

I chuckled at the sarcasm dripping from her comment. “Yeah, if you find a root canal pleasant, then she’s a gem.” I winked and grabbed for her hand, holding it securely in mine and resting it on my upper thigh.

The moment we pulled up in front of the place I had grown up in, the sense of home set in. This place held a lot of great memories for me. I was ready to share some of this place with the girl I had almost broken. I wanted to let her into my world, my life.

“You ready to meet my best friend?” I smiled, and she returned an excited smile, nodding her head as we both crawled out of the truck.

Wayne is my best friend, the man who taught me everything. He was the one person who always stood by my side. Never passing judgment, he always understood and supported me.

I had taken only two steps toward the house before the back door came open. A big ole’ grizzly of a man filled the doorway and warmed my heart instantly.

“Damn, boy, you said she was pretty, but you sure didn’t do this girl justice,” Wayne said.

All I could do was shake my head and laugh. “I’m pretty sure what I said was, ‘She is so beautiful she makes my knees weak,’” I clarified and looked over to find Maria with reddened cheeks. She turned, looking back at Wayne just as he reached out and took her in his arms.

I watched as he held her close and whispered something in her ear that made her laugh. Her eyes met mine and she smiled. Something in that moment made me realize just how genuine she was.

Maria has one of the kindest hearts, and she deserves to be happy. Standing back and watching her interact with one of the most important people in my life was enough to make a grown man feel weak.

“How do you feel about entertaining this old man while I go get this mess finalized and out of my life?” I asked Maria.

Wayne wrapped his arm around Maria and pulled her toward the house, hollering back at me as he dragged her along.

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