New Beginnings_Holiday Novella by Jeannette Winters

Author:Jeannette Winters [Winters, Jeannette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Leon wanted to see Myla, but that was the last thing she needed. The look in her eyes when he told her he was leaving in about three weeks told him it was already going to be difficult to say goodbye. He wished he could tell her he wouldn’t be gone long. That might not be the case. He wasn’t sure if he’d return to the US, never mind when. He’d committed to going where he was needed. Many of those places weren’t very nice, and the comforts of home certainly weren’t part of the bargain.

His phone rang—an unfamiliar number. “Hello, this is Oliveira.”

“Hi. This is Alex Henderson. I think we should talk.”

Leon had no idea what Alex could say that would interest him. If he thought he could scare him enough to back off from Myla, he had another think coming.

“Let me save us both some time. What happens between Myla and me is none of your business.”

“You might believe that, but it’s not the case. We care very much about her.”

“As do I.” Leon was shocked he admitted that out loud when he hadn’t even said it to himself.

“Good, then you can see why I’m concerned.”

They had good reason to be. No matter how he cut it, in the end, he was going to break her heart. All he could do was try to hold back and show her a good time, but not too good. After he left, they most likely would never see each other again. That thought troubled him, and he wasn’t one who ever got attached. He could only imagine what it was going to be like for her.

“Hurting her isn’t my intention.”

“I know that. But that doesn’t mean you won’t. She called us and said you’re spending Christmas with us. She also said you’re spending New Year’s Eve with us.”

“And you think that’s wrong?” He didn’t really care what Alex thought. He already knew it was.

“She’s young. Innocent. I just want you to be careful. I’m not sure what she’s told you, but her childhood wasn’t . . . easy.”

“I’m familiar with the practices of Tabiq. I can only imagine what it was like for her. She also told me you’re the one who took her out of it.”

“Ziva and I did. So you know why I’m worried. She’s not used to men like you.”

“I’d think she was used to men a hell of a lot worse than I am,” Leon snapped back. Alex didn’t know anything about him and had no right to judge his character.

“Point made. Just don’t make any promises you can’t keep. She’s highly intelligent but naïve in many ways.”

Leon had already figured that out. So far he hadn’t learned anything new from Alex. “I’m not planning on taking advantage of her if that’s what you’re worried about.” Then again, he hadn’t planned on kissing her again or asking her out again, but both occurred. He was going to have to work harder to do what was right, not what he wanted.

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