Make You Miss Me by Celeste B

Author:Celeste, B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

“Want to go for a walk?” The question has me looking up from the pathway I just finished shoveling. I see the furry paws first, then the work boots next, eyes raking up the jeans and jacket I’ve seen plenty of times before at this point.

I smile. “Hi.” Glancing at my work, I lift a shoulder. “Sure, I wouldn’t mind a walk.”

Putting my shovel away, I pull my zipper a little higher up, make sure my door is locked, and my keys are safely in my coat pocket and meet Fletcher and Admiral at the end of the driveway.

He gestures toward the driveway I spent the last twenty minutes clearing. “I was planning on taking care of that for you after I walked Admiral.”

I shove my hands into my pockets and smile at him thoughtfully. “That’s why I have a shovel. I knew I’d have to take care of it when I moved. No big deal.”

He looks forward as we walk down the sidewalk, letting Admiral guide us as he sniffs around and stops every so often to mark his territory.

It’s a few comfortably quiet minutes of only our boots crunching against the salted pavement, and the sound of a gentle breeze rattling the snow-covered tree branches before the man beside me decides to speak. “You said something a little while ago that stuck with me. That when you’re in love, you feel invincible.”

His eyes remain forward while mine sneak a peek at his profile, curious about why he’s bringing this up now. I barely even remember saying it, but it’s obvious he’s thought about it for almost a solid month by now.

“I never felt invincible.”

I blink. He never…?

Looking down at me, he scans over my face. “Trace and I were never that serious. Hate to be one of those guys who admits that I found someone to have fun with, but that’s what it was, and that’s the kind of guy I’d been. I was looking for casual. Whatever you want to call it.” His eyes go back to Admiral again before glancing around us. I notice his shoulders tightening as they square off. “When she found out she was pregnant, I’d wanted to make it more serious than it was. Settle down. Have a family since it was going to happen either way. I thought I was doing the right thing.”

He got married to her because she was pregnant. That’s…I don’t know quite what to think. It isn’t uncommon. It’s even a little admirable in a way.

“Can’t say we were miserable, but I can’t say either of us were completely happy either. Jacob, the man she’s with now, he makes her smile more than I ever could. I’m not an easy man to get along with sometimes. I like routine and don’t take change well. Doesn’t mean I won’t give it a shot. I’m just…”

“Stubborn,” I supply.

He cracks a smile. “Stuck in my ways.”

“Same thing.”

We share an amused look before he lifts a shoulder in reluctance. “She met Jake when we were still together.

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