The Broken Road (Broken Love Book 4) by Jordan Marie

Author:Jordan Marie [Marie, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Jake

“We win!” Lennon yells, making me laugh.

He’s so happy. We had a great weekend, but it was clear he missed his mother. That means having pizza here is probably the best idea I’ve had in a long time. Reed’s idea to play Rummy after pizza was even better. I can admit that I felt a little let down when Lennon wanted to be Katie’s partner over me but watching the two of them together has been worth it.

“We did. Give me five!” Lennon gives her five, and Katie raises her hand. “Up high,” she laughs. Lennon gives her five again, stretching on his tiptoes. “Down low,” she adds, moving her hand way down. Lennon tries to hit it and Katie cackles, “Oh, too slow,” moving her hand before Lennon can touch it.

“Mom!” Lennon protests but giggles at the same time.

Katie wraps her arms around him and hugs him close, and he hugs her back, smiling so much that his mouth must hurt. I watch them, and my heart squeezes in my chest. I’ve loved my life. I loved being on the rodeo circuit. Breaking up with Katie was the hardest thing I ever faced, and fuck, it’s the one thing I didn’t want to do—ever. I did it for her, even though it killed me and nearly brought me to my knees when she moved on with my brother. When I finally found out about Lennon, I mostly hated her and Jeff.

Still, I couldn’t hate her completely because I’m the asshole who wrote her that damn letter. I’m the one who pushed her away, and slowly, I’m beginning to realize I made her feel like she couldn’t confide in me about Lennon. That doesn’t condone what she did, but then again, I’m not blameless either. We were both young and stupid—and I’m more of the last. I can’t go back, but I can go forward, and I need to do that. I need to do that for Lennon and for me. The thing is, I’m not sure I can handle watching my brother come back and take my place in Lennon’s world—in Katie’s.

They belong to me. There’s still chemistry between me and Katie. That much was clear earlier when we were working on her water leak. I can use that to my advantage. I need to make this work because if I have to see my brother taking the role of father to my son….

I won’t be able to keep from killing him.

“You look like a man with a lot on his mind.”

I grimace and turn to look at Reed. I love him. In a lot of ways, he’s been closer than my own brother to me. It’s hard to be around him right now, though. He kept Katie and Jeff’s secret. He knew about Lennon and didn’t tell me. Hell, everyone here did. My mother did and Jeff? I will never forgive him. I don’t have it in me, and I don’t give a fuck what that says about me.

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