Stay Forever by Darcy Schroeder

Author:Darcy Schroeder [Schroeder, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Isabelle was sitting on her front porch, wearing a red sundress and tan sandals, with a glass of wine in her hand.

Andrew turned off the engine and watched her for a second before exiting the cab. His heart began to beat a little faster at the sight of her. She looked so serious, yet still vulnerable.

“I see we’re having wine again tonight,” he said, with a mock look of disapproval. He suddenly felt nervous, like a high school boy going on his first date.

A slight breeze blew through the air, pushing wisps of hair away from her face. Isabelle let out a soft laugh. “It’s been a long day. Come join me, Andrew, and then we can go and eat. I just needed to have some time to decompress.”

Andrew spotted another wine glass on the table near a dark bottle. He didn’t really care for the taste, but for her, he would gladly drink the beverage. Isabelle looked so at ease right now. This was their time. No one could mess with it, not even her brother. The thought of Pete made Andrew glance around to make sure no one was watching them, but he didn’t see anything. They were alone. Together.

“Why was your day so long?” Andrew asked. There was so much he wanted to learn about this woman, even though there were many times when he was also completely frustrated by her.

“It was just a long day. We didn’t have many patients, so I had no excuse but to do paperwork, and I hate paperwork.” She pursed her lips.

Andrew grabbed the thin stem of the wine glass and took a sip. The liquid was smooth, and felt good against the back of his throat. “Well, I guess my day of doing nothing was better than your day.” He pulled the flowers from behind his back and handed them to her.

“Thank you, and, yes, it sounds like your day was better than mine.” She leaned back on the bench and lifted the flowers to her nose. “These smell good.”

“I picked them from a large meadow earlier today.”

“You’re lying.”

“Possibly.” Andrew took another sip of his wine. “They’re from my mom’s shop. She was also doing paperwork today. I guess that’s what all of you women do when business is slow.”

Isabelle smelled them again. “I always love going in there. Your mom has great flowers. It always makes me smile.”

“I’ll let her know that.”

“How’s your foot doing?” Her eyes wandered down his leg.

Andrew looked at the black boot. “I’ve gotten used to this thing. It’s not great, but it’s also not that bad. It’s become a part of me.”

“That’s good. Hopefully, we’ll be able to take it off soon.”

“I’d like that.”

She giggled. “I didn’t say we were going to take it off tomorrow, soldier. Don’t get too excited. You’ve got a few more weeks, but I know those weeks will go by pretty quickly.”

“I hope so.”

The conversation between them grew quiet. He looked out past the porch at the other houses along the street.

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