Surrender My Love by Foster Melissa

Author:Foster, Melissa [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Contemporary, Romance, New Adult & College, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2015-12-20T08:00:00+00:00

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LEESA DIDN’T KNOW how to respond. Cole made no bones about his feelings for her, and she knew her references would be fine, but that wasn’t what she feared the most. “I don’t think I’m ready to face those challenges yet. I still feel like I’m looking over my shoulder at every turn, and I have a job waiting for me back in Baltimore.”

“Baltimore,” he said more to himself than to her. His eyes filled with disappointment. “What exactly are you looking over your shoulder for?”

She finished her wine and set her glass aside. “For someone to out me in public, I guess. Like today, I was serving an older couple, and the husband kept staring at me. He finally said he thought I looked familiar, and my mind went directly to Towson. I thought he’d read about what happened online or something. He was looking at me so intently that even now my heart is racing just thinking about how nervous I was. I felt like I wanted to run.”

She tried to smile but couldn’t muster it as he reached for her hand and squeezed it.

“Please don’t run.” His eyes pleaded with her as he kissed her knuckles. “I already know that my life would never be the same without you.”

She lowered her eyes, feeling her throat thicken and her heart swell. “I’m not running, and it turned out that the customer thought I looked like Naomi Watts, of all people. He was complimenting me and I was totally freaking out.” And still am.

“I understand that fear, and I wish there was some way to stop it from creeping up on you. Is there anything I can do to help?”

She shook her head. “There’s nothing anyone can do, and I don’t want to ruin our wonderful picnic with my past. But I thought you should know the truth. I do worry about it, every minute of every day. Every time I’m in public I feel like I’m watching everyone for signs of recognition.”

“I don’t know if that will ever change for you, but maybe you just need to bite the bullet at some point and get back into doing what you love.”

She tried to laugh it off. “That’s so much easier said than done. It’s not in the least bit funny, but when I think of where I was—at a solid place in my career, well respected by parents, my peers—and then in one afternoon the rug was pulled out from under me. It’s kind of crazy that things can happen that quickly.”

“I’m sure it doesn’t help to know this, but if I had been there, I would have stood by your side, fought for your reputation, and done everything within my power to make sure you never felt like you had to hide. Look at us, Leese. Good things can happen that quickly, too.” He began strumming the guitar again and humming the tune to Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.”

Leesa couldn’t stop emotions from clogging her throat as he sang about her eyes, and learning about who he was.

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