Nanny for the Damaged Ex-SEAL by Sloan Tessa

Author:Sloan, Tessa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Fern Publishing, LLC.
Published: 2023-10-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Connor

If I'd been told a few months ago that I'd find someone I'd be smitten with like I am with Aria, I would have said shut the fuck up. But here I am. I can't stop thinking about her. She occupies my thoughts every second of the day. When I'm waking up or going to bed. When I'm at the gym training clients or when I'm crossing the road. I could be in the middle of a conversation, but then she comes to mind, and I smile even when the conversation I’m having doesn’t call for a smile.

It's crazy. And it's also making me feel like I'm betraying Cassy.

I don't know what to do. I crave Aria, I want to be with her, which is so unexpected. I spent so many years disliking her. She didn’t like me either, which didn’t bother me one bit, but now I can't get enough of her. She's in Ethan's room right now, getting him ready for school. And all I can think about is wrapping my arms around her.

The door to Ethan’s room opens and I jump off my bed. When I peek out, I don't see anyone in the hallway. I wait a bit and then I see her coming out of her room. I slip out of the door and cloak her in my arms and place kisses on her face.

"Come to bed."

She giggles. "Stop. What if Ethan sees us?"

"Then he'll joins us. We can all stay home."

She hits me playfully on the arm and shuffles away into Ethan's room.

I glance into his room. He's sitting at his little table. "Hey, buddy. Good morning." I go in to give him a kiss and I give Aria a wink before going back to my room.

When Cassy died, I never thought that I'd be here again. I made up my mind to never let anyone in. I made it my life's mission to the point where Amy constantly gave me grief about it.

"You know you can't continue like this, right?" she’d ranted on.

"I can, Amy. I promise you, I can."

"Why are you so bent on being alone? That's not a way to live life, and I'm sure Cassy wouldn't want you to live this way. Would she? Be honest with yourself."

"Why do I need to be with someone? Can't I live on my own? Am I not allowed to be on my own?"

"You can't do life alone. And no, you aren't allowed to be on your own. I’m calling it quits to that. You're my cousin, you’re just like a brother to me, and I want to see you happy."

"I'm happy."

"No, you're not. You're carrying so much suffering inside of you that you need to let go of. I’ve gone through what you’re going through. My first husband died, remember? But that doesn't mean you have to close yourself up. Look at me, I found Charles and I'm happy again."

"Good for you. There's no one else for me."

She'd looked at me with pity in her eyes.

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