If It Isn't Love by Hodges Cheris

Author:Hodges, Cheris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: south carolina, cheris hodges, elmore
Publisher: Cheris Hodges

Once Ingrid and Jason made it to the restaurant, she noticed how quiet Jason had become. As she walked into the kitchen through the rear entrance of the restaurant, she reached out for his hand. “What’s wrong?”

“I was thinking about Celina and Darius,” he said quietly. “That should’ve been us.”

Ingrid sighed. “We can’t rewrite the past. You made your choices and I made mine.”

“But we made bad choices,” he said. “Both of us.”

Ingrid raised her eyebrow at him, but kept silent. “What I’m saying,” Jason continued, “is that we should’ve been able to talk to each other and be honest. I should’ve told Ruby to go to hell a long time ago. I wanted to be your first and only husband.”

“Jason,” Ingrid said as she washed her hands. “Why are we doing this?”

“Because, I want my family.”

“What?”

“You asked me if I would give up the music business and the fame for my son and I will do it for both of you,” he said.

“No, you’re doing and saying this because you feel obligated and I don’t want. . .”

“I love you, always have loved you and the last three years only showed me what I had with you in my life. You never cared about Jay Slade, you’ve always loved Jason.”

“Please, don’t do this,” she said as she shut the water off. “You feel obligated to us and that’s no way to start a life together.”

“That’s not what I’m feeling. I want this life and I want you.” Jason closed the space between him and Ingrid, he gently stroked her cheek. “Do you want to take this journey with me?”

She stepped away from him. “Jason, I don’t know. I don’t think I can ask you to give up your life when I know how much you love music. Do you really think you’re going to be happy here?”

“I’ve gotten to the point where I can do my music from anywhere. I want Elmore to be my home and I want to make that home with you and DeShawn, if you will have me.”

“Hey Miss Ingrid, you cooking today?” Felix asked as he entered the kitchen. “I could sure use the help. The lunch rush is crazy today. When did you come in?”

“Just now and I’m only here to make lunch for Celina and a few of her students.”

Felix looked at Jason and smirked. “This one of her students?”

Ingrid rolled her eyes and laughed at her cook. “You just handle the lunch rush and I’ll be out of your way shortly.”

Jason stood to the side and watched as Ingrid made turkey burgers, grilled Portobello mushrooms and toasted the buns for the sandwiches. She looked at ease in her kitchen and he couldn’t help but wonder if he should help her expand her empire. Ingrid deserved the best and he was going to do all the he could to make sure she got it. Then it hit him, Ingrid had always put other people first, but what did she really want? What were her dreams and her heart’s desire?

“Jason,” she said, breaking into his thoughts.

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