Sundered Hearts by Anna J McIntyre

Author:Anna J McIntyre
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love story, chick lit, contemporary romance, light romance, sensual romance, summer read, free romance, anna j mcintyre

Chapter Fourteen

Monday afternoon, Susan found Brandon fishing at the lake. It wasn’t difficult tracking him down, considering Kit had mentioned her brother planned to take Sarah fishing after lunch. He sat on a fallen log, fishing pole in hand, with his back to Susan. A baseball cap shielded his eyes from the sun, and he hadn’t yet noticed Susan’s reluctant approach.

Nearby, Sarah sat on the beach building what appeared to be her version of a sand castle while her bright pink fishing pole lay forgotten in the dirt. She wore blue overalls with a white t-shirt and sandals. A blue bonnet sat lopsided atop her mop of blonde curls.

According to the outside thermometer affixed to a pole near Cabin Five it was almost eighty-five degrees. With the light breeze, Susan thought it felt a little cooler by the lake. The only clouds in the blue sky were fluffy white and non-threatening.

Susan stood quietly, trying to muster the courage to make her presence known. After taking a deep breath she took another step forward, casting a shadow over Brandon.

Startled, he glanced up. Susan stood between him and the bright afternoon sun. She moved to the side slightly. He squinted and then looked back to the lake, to avoid looking directly into the glaring light.

“Hello,” she said.

“Hi, Susan! Want to play in the sand with me?” Sarah called out.

“Umm… not right now, honey. I need to talk to your Uncle Brandon.”

Sarah smiled and went back to her play. Brandon glanced from Sarah to Susan and then back to the lake. He seemed more interested in fishing than hearing what Susan wanted to say.

“I met your niece and sister today at the camp,” Susan explained.

“Yes, I heard,” Brandon said dully, his back to Susan. “What do you want?”

“I need to apologize.”

“What for?” He reeled in his line. The bait was gone.

“I thought you were married.” Susan remained standing. Brandon didn’t appear to be overly interested in what she had to say. Removing a red worm from a carton by his feet, he affixed the wiggly creature onto the hook and cast it back into the water.

“Why would you think that?” He continued to look ahead, away from Susan.

“Well… you said you would call and never did.”

“If I remember correctly we forgot to exchange phone numbers. But I did leave the note.”

“When you said you’d call?” Susan frowned.

“No. The second note on the following Monday. I put it on your door. Explained why I’d be tied up for a while, left you my number.”

“I never got it.”

Brandon shrugged as if he didn’t quite believe her. “Still doesn’t explain why you thought I was married.”

“To begin with, I saw you in the grocery store parking lot with Sarah. She called you Daddy.”

“Where were you?” He looked up at her briefly, then back to the lake.

“I was in the parked car next to your truck.”

“And you didn’t say hello?”

“No, I mean, she called you Daddy.”

“Some little kids call every man they meet Daddy. And even if she was mine, that wouldn’t necessarily mean I’m married.

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