Huntington Family Series by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Nunes, Rachel Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Published: 2012-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Savvy Hergarter was stuffing last-minute items into her suitcase when the doorbell rang, reverberating through the small apartment. Probably Chris, ready to take her and Miranda to the airport. She’d finished up her summer finals, worked her last shift at the planetarium, and was flying home to visit for nearly twelve days before returning for school–this time to finish her remaining two classes and co-teach a beginning class to freshmen. After this semester, she’d begin her master’s.

She was eager to see her family. Four months had passed since she’d left Utah, and missing them had grown to a sharp ache in her chest. Camille had written about a boy she was dating, and Savvy couldn’t believe her twenty-year-old sister was seriously considering marriage. She hoped the others hadn’t changed too much in her absence. Rosalie would begin college in September, and the twins, Gabriel and Forest, were fourteen now and would start ninth grade next week.

“The door is probably for you,” said Miranda Guercio, her short, small-boned, dark-skinned roommate who was heading home to Texas–for good. She was speaking Spanish at the moment, but Savvy hardly noticed. Spanish had become an integral part of her life on her mission, and she loved practicing with Miranda every chance she had.

“Yeah, he’s early. I’m almost finished, but I need to get my makeup from the bathroom.” Savvy surveyed her freshly made bed, looking neat and welcoming compared to Miranda’s bare mattress. “I just wish you–” Savvy broke off and let out a long sigh.

Miranda smiled, her dark eyes gleaming. “Don’t worry. We’ll write. Or at least e-mail.”

Savvy nodded, returning her friend’s smile with a sad one of her own. Writing wasn’t the same thing. She should know. She’d written to Tyler for the past two years and still didn’t know what he wanted from her. Before she’d left on her mission, he’d told her his heart was breaking. “You already broke mine a long time ago,” she’d replied. She wished now that she’d never told him that truth.

At the time she’d hoped he was finally growing up. That at last he would understand what was important in life and realize they were meant for each other. But it was she who had been wrong. He might have grown up while she was serving a mission, but they hadn’t been meant for each other after all. That was the real reason she’d left Utah to study at Berkeley. Or at least the compelling reason. Yes, she’d run away.

The thought shook her deeply. How after all these months could she still think of him so much? It wasn’t as if he was the only man in her life. Chris Davis–stable, loyal, brilliant, handsome Chris–was here for her now. He was safe. She didn’t need or want Tyler.

Shaking off the melancholy, she flipped her straight blonde hair over her shoulder and bent down to pick up a suitcase. “These are heavy,” she said. “It’s going to take two trips.”

“I’ll be there in a minute,” Miranda said as Savvy headed into the hall.

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