Silent As A Stone by K. M. Scott

Author:K. M. Scott [Scott, K. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781941594940
Publisher: Copper Key Media, LLC
Published: 2019-09-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Diana

The delicious smell of buttery bread filled the air and made my mouth water, even though we’d already finished our meal. I’d never been to this restaurant, but Cole mentioned it as we made our way to the train and said he’d eaten here once or twice and enjoyed it. I had a feeling he’d had to scramble to find someplace for dinner after I had my anxiety attack and couldn’t get into his car without freaking out.

I’d almost expected him to make some excuse to get away from me as fast as he could when he saw the real me, but he surprised me. Not only didn’t he react as I thought he would, but he also helped me get through that little crisis. I had a feeling most men wouldn’t.

“What do you think of this place? I remembered the food being good, which still goes, wouldn’t you say? It’s pretty nice, even if it’s a little cramped in here,” he said looking around at the narrow room filled with tables.

My heart skipped a beat at the mere thought of the number of people that could sit at all those tables. As nice as Castile’s was, I didn’t think I could handle being in a room so small with so many others.

Cole didn’t need to know that, though.

“It’s cozy. I like it. There aren’t too many people here yet since it’s early for dinner, so it’s nice.”

He smiled and nodded. “It could get a little claustrophobic if every seat was filled, couldn’t it? We’ll be out of here before the dinner rush comes in. Don’t worry.”

Cringing at how awkward I felt, I asked, “Is it that obvious?”

But he simply shrugged. “I’m not sure what you mean. I just know that if even half this place fills up before the server brings the check, I’m going to be grabbing you and running for the exits before the oxygen gets limited.”

“Thank you.”

He gave me another smile and immediately changed the subject. “So it’s looking like you’re going to have to take your new home search out of the city. Now that I think of it, you told me once you wanted just that—a house with lots of land for your horses. Remember that?”

My mind drifted back to one of the times when we sat in the woods on one of those warm spring nights. Even sitting there in the Upper East Side, I had a feeling if I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, I’d be able to smell the nature growing all around us then. Leaves and flowers and the dirt under our feet all mixed together to create that unique scent I’d always associate with Cole and the hours we spent together.

“I had such big plans back then, didn’t I?” I said as a feeling of loss filled me.

The future held such promise then. Now I didn’t see anything definite ahead of me. The blankness of fear made me wonder if any of my dreams would ever come true.

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