The Kindred Soul of Nora Faye: The Tethered Soul Series, Book 3 by Laura C. Reden

Author:Laura C. Reden [Reden, Laura C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reden Books
Published: 2021-07-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The following day was a full day of travel. And even though I was nauseous again, I was happy because that meant that I may still be pregnant. I started calling it morning sickness, even though it lasted until well after lunch. The first thing I did when we finally got home was call an OB-GYN and make an appointment. The blood test was scheduled for the following week, and I could hardly wait. I slept like a rock that first night after returning home, and I blamed it on jetlag, but I knew better. I was exhausted from creating a human being. Still, there was a part of me—no matter how small it may be, that was a little superstitious—so I didn’t admit it aloud.

The following day, after my sickness had subsided, I ventured to the park by my old house. It was something that I had been doing for the past year. Ever since Easton and I broke into my first parent’s house. Sometimes I would sit there and read for a couple of hours. And sometimes, I would see Chloe and my nephew. He was young, maybe four or five, and I imagine she had him unexpectedly. Wes was much younger than my niece, Everly. Rarely, she would show up with Wes in tow. It was easier when she brought him; I never had to worry about being caught. But with Chloe, I did. I wore my spy gear, of course. The large sunglasses and hat. I pulled my hair back too and hid my face behind a good book. Many trips to the park, they would never show, and I would get some valuable reading time in.

Though today, on this sunny afternoon, Chloe and Wes did show. I hid my smiles behind my romance novel and my curious stares behind my mirrored lenses. She never had a second thought about the stranger that often sat on the bench, or if she did, she didn’t show it.

Chloe glanced in my direction, giving me a polite wave, and I smiled, raising my book. Keep calm. She’s done this a time or two before, she’s just being nice. I lowered the book a mere inch at a time and was relieved when she hadn’t closed the distance between us. I smiled again when I thought about how mad Easton would be if he found out I was here, playing with fire.

“Ma, who’s that?” Wes asked, pointing to me. I was the only other person in the park. My insides twisted, and I squirmed a little in my seat.

“That’s a lady.”

“What’s she doin?”

“She’s reading.”

“Why?”

“Because she wants to.”

“Why?”

“Because it must be a good book.”

“Why?”

“Do you want to go on the swings?”

“Yeah!”

I let out the breath I didn’t know I had been holding when Wes gave up pursuing me. My heart pounded in my chest. It was closer than they had ever come to talking to me. I raised my book to cover my sunglasses and tried to read the first sentence in chapter seven.

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