Just a Fling by Katherine Grace
Author:Katherine Grace [Grace, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary; damaged hero; romance; angst; big city; British hero; steamy; modern love story; humor; PTSD; law firm; New York City; London; Spain
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00+00:00
But Callan hadnât.
Now, with each passing mile, his mood soured. Everything about this trip was wrong.
Dawn probably thought spending the weekend with his parents took their relationship to the next level. She had no idea the next level didnât exist. Ever since the weekend when sheâd been ill, heâd clamped down even harder on his feelings. Quashed them without remorse. He had to. It was the only way he could survive around Dawn without driving himself crazy.
He hated Brighton. Hated the memories associated with the seaside town. He lifted a sweaty palm from the steering wheel and wiped his brow.
Flashes of the past invaded his thoughts. Twisted metal. Fire. Screams.
Callan exhaled slowly, pushing the images out of his mind.
âYou okay?â Dawn asked. âYouâre a little pale.â
âIâm fine,â he said in a clipped voice. She looked taken aback by his tone. He clenched his jaw. âIâm sorry. Iâm just tired from driving.â
âThatâs okay. Do you want me to take over?â
He shook his head. âWeâre almost there.â Indeed, they passed a road sign reading five miles to Brighton.
He was five miles from the place where his world had disintegrated. Where his soul had died by the side of the road. Crushed by metal. Turned to ash.
He never wanted to see this fucking place again.
Unfortunately, he did want to see his parents. So, twice a year, he made a perfunctory trek to their cottage. He never stayed overnight. And he certainly never took a woman.
His stomach roiled. How would he pull this off without becoming a pathetic sad sack curled on his parentsâ floor?
Once again, he fought to keep it together around Dawn. Once again. Once again.
How many times could he do this before he broke down in front of her? They were growing closer and closer every day. His feelings for her grew no matter how hard he forced them down, his heart pulling him toward her without consent from his head. A light flickered deep within him, a light heâd thought had been destroyedâsnuffed outâon that road in Brighton. On that horrible day.
Butâ¦fuck. He did have feelings for Dawn. Feelings he couldnât control. Feelings that were utterly misplaced, wasted, and useless. They had no future together. What the hell was he thinking?
The hairs on his arms stood on end as he turned down the road leading to his parentsâ home.
âAlmost there,â he managed to say. Dawn didnât respond. Could she tell something was off with him?
Of course she can, you wanker. Youâve barely said five words to her in the past hour.
âGet it together,â Callan muttered.
âWhat did you say?â
âI said, ah, this road is better.â He cleared his throat. âThis road, I like it better. The treesâ¦and such.â
âWhy are you being so weird?â she asked with a frown.
âI justâ¦I donât want my mum to harass you.â
Dawn folded her arms. âHarass how? Sheâs nice.â
He rolled down his window and inhaled the salty air. âSheâs a chatterbox, is all. But I know you can handle yourself.â He forced a smile. âFeel free to change the subject if she gets too personal.
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