In a Heartbeat by Tina Wainscott

Author:Tina Wainscott [Wainscott, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945143762
Publisher: Written Musings

Chapter 11

Jenna felt that strong sense of homecoming as soon as they crossed Ponee’s city limit, and it grew stronger as they neared Bluebonnet Manor. Even Harvey, the big, black dog ran to greet them from his place near the stables. The sun had just set, spraying the bowl of a sky with pink rays. It was hard to believe that a week ago she’d been living in blissful, lonely ignorance. Since then she’d had her memories shattered, she’d made love with her husband’s brother, grown stronger, and ridden halfway across the country on a motorcycle glued to a man she had no business wanting.

No matter how many times she told herself she should hate him, or at the least, not like him very much, something deeper told her to let herself go and love him. Paul? No, that connection again. Everything was so tangled up inside her.

Not that it mattered. She didn’t want to fall in love with anyone, especially not Mitch. And he didn’t want to fall in love with her either. Hadn’t he said last night that he hoped the next guy liked to dance? How much clearer could it be? Maybe he was just as confused by the feelings their connection inspired.

She looked up at the house as they turned onto the driveway. Certainly she had enough to face without getting mixed up with Mitch.

He punched a button on his bike, and the garage door opened. She was glad to get on her feet again, to get away from Mitch at last. When she returned home, she would fly. She already envisioned that flight as a symbol of her freedom, of leaving the past far behind. She just didn’t know what she was going to do with her life once she landed.

Always, landing was the scariest part.

Mitch alighted from the bike and removed his helmet. A lock of hair had escaped his ponytail, curling over his forehead. Harvey barreled into the garage, panting and dripping and full of exuberance. “Hi, there, fella,” Mitch said, kneeling down and scrubbing the dog with his fingers. When Mitch rose, Harvey ran over to Jenna, giving her the same kind of enthusiastic welcome. Despite the fact that dogs carried a troop of dirt and germs, and Jenna’s immune system was suppressed due to the drugs she took, she knelt down and pet him, too. She felt so welcome here, so comfortable.

“Oh, brother, Etta’s here,” he said, looking at the Cobra parked in the far spot.

Jenna turned to follow his gaze. “Etta?” Girlfriend? A spike of jealousy lanced her.

“Betzi’s mom. She worked for a family in Dallas for who-knows-how-long, and when they passed away, they left her a nice little booty. She travels all over, but we get the pleasure of her company every few months. Great, just what I need. More chaos.”

He hung up their helmets on hooks evidently made for that purpose, grabbed up their bags and led the way inside. At the door, he stopped and blocked Harvey’s way inside.

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