Roxie (Rescued Hearts Book 1) by Leah Atwood

Author:Leah Atwood [Atwood, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Falling Leaf Press
Published: 2019-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“It’s not a date.” Rachel balanced the phone between her ear and shoulder while she dug through her drawer.

“Sure, it’s not.” Tracey’s voice on the other line held a teasing lilt.

“We’re taking Roxie out for a night of fun before her surgery. There’s nothing romantic about it.” None of her shorts or capris spoke to her and she closed the drawer.

“Then why are we having this conversation?”

Rachel pictured her sister standing with one hand on her hip. The miles apart didn’t change Tracey’s predictability. “I don’t want to look like I tried too hard and have him think I thought it was a date.”

Tracey burst into laughter. “You’ve got it bad for this guy.”

“That’s beside the point.” She plopped down on her bed and tucked one leg under her. “Even if I did like him, my focus is on Roxie. I need to be there for her.”

“That’s an excuse and you know it.” Tracey sobered. “If anybody can multitask and manage several major events happening at one time, it’s you. There’s no reason you can’t start a new relationship while Roxie recovers.”

She harrumphed and lamented that her sister knew her so well. “He’s different, Trace.”

“I can tell by the way you talk about him.”

“What if I blew it already?”

“Didn’t you tell me he dropped everything and came to see you earlier when you got the news?” Confusion raised Tracey’s voice a pitch.

“Yes, but he was being a friend. That’s the type of guy he is.”

“Guys don’t leave work in the middle of the day to comfort a gal friend over a dog unless they care about that girl. And they definitely don’t invite said girl out on a quasi-date if they didn’t want to spend more time with her.” Tracey returned to the question. “What makes you think you blew it, anyway?”

“I freaked out Sunday night and avoided him until today.” She laid back and, staring at the ceiling, sighed.

“I’m going out on a limb and guessing that memories of Josh were involved, and you got scared?”

How did Tracey know so much? “You could say that.”

“Want to talk about it?”

“Not really.” She owed Aaron an explanation first.

“I’m always here if you want to share, but I wouldn’t worry about Aaron. From what you’ve told me, it doesn’t sound like you blew it.”

She watched the blades of her ceiling fan spin. “Don’t tell Mom about him. I’m still sorting this out in my head. She’ll play twenty questions, and I won’t have any of the answers.”

“My mouth is zipped.” Muffled sounds crept over the line. “I have to get to my next client but call me tonight. I want to hear all about your not-official-date date.”

“It’s not a date,” she protested to a weaker degree than minutes ago.

“Whatever you say. Give Roxie a hug for me. I’ll be praying everything goes smoothly tomorrow.”

“Thanks.” Rachel tapped the red phone icon to end the call and continued to stare at the fan. She counted one hundred revolutions before resuming her mission to find the perfect outfit.

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