One More Time (Working Men love #1) by Hayden Wolfe
Author:Hayden Wolfe [Wolfe, Hayden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cherokee House Publishing, LLC.
Published: 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00
âIf it isnât Veronica Gwendolyn Axel. So, who exactly did you meet that convinced you to leave my son?â
A full name. Heaven help me. Ronnie cringed, glad she stood behind Kyle. Eliza would see the guilt in Ronnieâs eyes and think she had dumped Kyle for another guy. She hadnât, but Eliza wouldnât bother asking the real reason for the remorse stamped on her face.
âMom, enough. We didnât come here for you to start a fight.â Kyle reached behind him and took her hand, drawing her closer to him. âIf youâre going to be rude, weâll leave.â
Ronnie gathered her courage and stepped from behind Kyleâs back. âIâ¦ummâ¦â
Eliza looked her up and down, but the anger lessened as she focused on her face. âWhat happened to you, child?â
âThere was a break-in at the art gallery. I was attacked. My mom was killed.â The words rushed out.
Eliza hurried forward and grabbed her hand, pulling her into a fierce hug. âOh sweetie, Iâm so sorry.â
Just like that, the animosity in the room faded. Kyleâs dad wrapped his arms around her from behind, and she was sandwiched between the two people whoâd acted as surrogate parents to her.
Memories rushed back. More regret and sadness choked her. She bawled, heart-wrenching sobs she hadnât given in to over the week since the attack. There hadnât been time. Sheâd been too busy with the funeral arrangements, the legalities of her momâs death, and the shock sheâd felt after her momâs will had been read.
Eliza finally released Ronnie and led her into the kitchen. She heard a rush of hushed words and curses, but the swinging door muffled Kyle and his dadâs conversation. Eliza urged her sit at the round breakfast table and brought her a glass of lemonade.
âIâm glad you came to Kyle when you needed him.â
Ronnie took a sip of her drink. She set it down and swiped her finger over the condensation on the glass. Was that why sheâd come? Her subconscious leading her back to the man whoâd once promised to always be there for her? She didnât have an answer. Avoidance was easier and safer.
âMy mom left instructions for me to bring a bunch of paintings sheâd made to Dad. Sheâd written her will right before heâd died.â She glanced at the older woman. âAnyway, I needed a break from the craziness of my life and decided to come out here and hang them in the cabin.â
Eliza tilted her head to the side. âThat was a smart choice. Itâs peaceful here, a good place to come in order to reevaluate your life.â She narrowed her eyes. âThat is the true reason you came, isnât it? Those paintings couldâve waited until youâd grieved.â
She shrugged and dropped her gaze to the worn tabletop. âI suppose. Living in our big house alone was hard. Too many memories.â
âYou never moved out?â
âNo. There was enough space to separate our lives. Besides, I liked having someone to eat dinner with every night.â
âNo man in your life?â
She shook her head. âNothing exclusive.
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