Stay With Me, Julia by Elle Linder

Author:Elle Linder [Linder, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732494442
Publisher: Ocean Dreams Publishing
Published: 2019-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

All the praise and accolades had been genuine; Kandace was a gifted chef. After a sumptuous dinner filled with spirited conversation, Julia and Luke returned to the resort.

They kissed on the loveseat for a long while, and like before, once they heated up, Luke redirected them. Julia didn’t grumble about it this time. She leaned against him while questions swam around in her head. Most importantly, how were they going to work?

“What’s going on in your beautiful head?” He stroked her cheek gently to get her attention.

“Us. Them. Us. The future. Us.”

“That’s a lot, baby. Let’s tackle it one by one. First, us.”

She nodded against his chest, pulling his arms tight around her. A week of not having his strong, protective arms around her was a week too long. “How are we going to work?”

“Do you want us to work? That’s half the battle. I want us to work.”

“I do…”

“But?”

“But it’s a lot, Luke. I researched dating a divorced dad, and it’s not promising. Not promising at all. I’m too selfish to be last on your list, and it would tear me apart.”

“We don’t have to be one of those statistics. We can be the ones contrary to the norm—”

“They’re called statistics for a reason.” She snorted.

“Baby, you’ll never be last on my list.” He pressed his lips to the side of her head.

“I have a hard time believing that. What happens the next time Renee calls and you rush back to Alaska? I’ll be left behind for a weekend that turns into a week. Or what if it turned into a month!? I couldn’t handle that, Luke. I’d miss you terribly,” she mumbled, tucking her chin to her chest. The guilt of confessing her true feelings pulled her down. She didn’t want to be that woman who complained about her boyfriend’s ex-wife.

“You could go with me.”

“No, I couldn’t. I don’t even know your ex and I already don’t care for her,” she admitted. “You don’t know what will happen when the next call comes. You need firm boundaries. I read about that too, and right now, your boundaries are lousy.”

“Yeah, you’re right. Maybe you could help me with the boundaries? I know mine suck, and she can’t call all the damn shots.”

Something in his voice gave her pause—a sad, resolved quality. It reminded her of when Renee interrupted their call. “Luke, tell me what happened in Alaska. You were different after that first horrible call… You were off.”

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