Iain by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773363578
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2020-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

Instead of getting dressed and heading down for food, he collapsed onto his bed, a little more worn out than he expected. Not from being physically tired. His mood was the flattest of all. Her words had struck a chord, as if she knew something he didn’t, as if she’d heard something he hadn’t, and as if she was trying to get him to see something he needed to see that other people saw, but he couldn’t.

And, if one thing was guaranteed to piss him off, others talking behind his back would do it.

Or to think that other people knew something that he should know, but they were leaving it for him to figure out. One of his old girlfriends had been like that. His buddies had all known that she was having an affair, and they’d waited for him to figure it out. Nobody, not one of them, had nudged him in that direction to say, Hey, take a closer look at what’s going on here.

He’d been so angry at the end of that relationship that he’d lost his friends at the same time. No, he hadn’t really lost them. He’d walked away from them and realized they weren’t exactly what he wanted in a friend. He knew it was the bro thing to do with some guys. To either tell all or tell nothing. And all of his bros—apparently—had been of the tell nothing variety. This just brought all that back up again too. And it sucked. Who needed that crap?

Now that he was collapsed on his bed, he had a two-hour window before he needed to get food. Otherwise he would have to wait again. And he hadn’t had breakfast either. He closed his eyes, willing his body to relax and to drop off for a short nap. Yet, every time he closed his eyes, he saw Robin.

He should text her and see if she was willing to meet him for lunch after all. Or not. Maybe it would be better to figure out her words first. Sometimes one had to go it alone, and just no other way would make it happen. And then he remembered Bruce and how long it had been since he’d contacted Iain. Or Iain had contacted him. So Iain quickly grabbed his phone and sent his buddy a text, checking in to see how he was.

Bruce answered almost right away. Hey, we extended our stay once again, so we just got back two days ago. How are you?

Good, Iain typed with a smile as he responded. Working hard. How was your trip? Successful?

That’s great. And yeah we’re giving us a second chance. Had like another honeymoon after we talked things out. And you? Making progress?

That was great news on Bruce’s relationship. Yet Bruce had asked that same question that Iain hated so much, and he didn’t even know what to say. He tossed down his phone, punched his pillow, and closed his eyes. He willed sleep to take him under so he didn’t have to answer.

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