Since You've Been Gone: An emotional small town, friends to lovers romance (Magnolia Sound Book 8) by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chasing Romance, Inc.
Published: 2021-06-28T18:30:00+00:00

9

Emma waved goodbye to Mia and watched her drive away, but she stayed where she was because she knew Garrett would be back in a matter of minutes and she couldn’t wait to talk to him.

“Maybe I should warm up his lunch…” Glancing over her shoulder toward the kitchen, she considered her options and ultimately walked over to preheat the oven. If he wanted to eat, she could heat it up for him right away. If he didn’t, then she could just turn it off. No big deal.

Five minutes later, she found herself pacing and almost sagged with relief when he knocked on the door before letting himself in. She held herself back and tried to judge his mood, but he advanced on her and wrapped himself around her hard. She could feel the tension and it broke her heart.

“Hey,” she said softly. “Are you okay?”

She could feel him shake his head and decided to let him set the pace. When he was ready to talk, he would.

So she held him and marveled at how lean and muscular he was. It was something she’d always admired about him, but being able to touch him like this was still new. They had spent every minute together since he arrived Thursday night up until he left her with Mia earlier. She hadn’t had a proper moment to herself to think about the change in their relationship and how it didn’t feel as strange as she thought it would. They had been friends for so long that she thought things would be awkward–especially the getting naked with each other part–but Garrett had put her at ease and made her feel confident.

Beautiful.

And Emma couldn’t remember anyone ever making her feel that way. Her ex-husband had tried in his own pathetic way, but it always felt…dirty…like he complimented her simply to get his way. There was no sincerity in his words or actions. And with Garrett, it was in his eyes and the way he touched her. Closing her eyes, she could still see the look on his face Thursday night when he was completely naked beneath her. He’d looked at her with awe and it was the most significant moment of her life.

And so much more special because it was with him.

“Sorry about that,” he whispered before placing a soft kiss on her neck. Pulling back, he smiled down at her. “And I’m sorry I left you at lunch the way I did. I hope it wasn’t too awkward for you with Mia.”

“Are you kidding? That was pretty much a major fangirl moment for me,” she teased as she led him over to the couch and gently pushed him to sit. “I’ve got the oven heating up. Are you hungry? I can reheat your lunch for you.”

“That would be great, Em. Thanks.”

She went to the kitchen to put his food in the oven. “So? Do you want to talk about it?”

He hesitated, and Emma busied herself to give him time. “He’s dying.”

“What?” she cried, walking back over to him.

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