There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne

Author:Leigh Byrne [Byrne, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

ZANE

Zane sat on the edge of his couch, staring at the phone in his hand. He’d selected Addison’s name from his contacts and had his thumb hovering above the call button. She had made it clear to him that she wanted to wait until after the holidays before they got together again, but she didn’t say anything about talking on the phone.

Just as his thumb was about to land, he thought of Lily’s warning not to move too fast. He considered himself lucky to have gotten this far with Addison and didn’t want to risk messing things up now. He tossed the phone on the couch and walked away from it so he wouldn’t be tempted to try again.

He went into the kitchen to get a beer from the fridge. While there, he checked the time on the microwave clock; it was 5:30. He had about an hour to shower and get dressed for dinner with Reenie and Rex at their house. He was looking forward to the evening. Since his ma’s death, his home-cooked meals had been few and far between. And he was thankful for something to occupy him, making the days he had to wait before seeing Addison again seem to go by faster.

He dressed and headed out the door early to give himself plenty of time to stop on the way and pick up a bottle of wine to take with him. As he drove to Reenie’s, his mind wandered back to when he had last been with Addison. While they were walking the river trail, there’d been a few instances when he had wanted to reach for her hand, but he’d resisted, remembering Lily’s advice. Later, at his house, she’d looked so sweet cozied up on the couch with her cup of cocoa, he’d wanted to sit beside her, but he knew he couldn’t be close to her and not take her into his arms.

When he pulled up to Reenie’s house, he noticed a car in the driveway that wasn’t hers or Rex’s. Reenie hadn’t mentioned anyone else was coming. Did he have the wrong night? No, he was sure they’d agreed on Christmas Eve, seven o’clock. Maybe a friend popped in for a short visit. It was the holidays, and everyone knew Rex and Reenie’s doors were always open.

He glanced at his watch; he was a few minutes early. He grabbed the bottle of wine and made his way to the house. When he rang the doorbell, Reenie appeared wearing a red sweater with a Christmas tree applique and snowman earrings. “Merry Christmas!” she chirped.

Rex popped in behind her in a Santa hat. “Come on in,” he said.

“Merry Christmas!” Zane gave Reenie the wine he’d brought, then stepped inside, peering around the front door, curious to see whose car was parked in the driveway and bumped into Kim Webber.

“Kim…hello,” he said, cutting his eyes at Reenie to let her know he was displeased that she’d gone behind his back.

“Did I not mention we invited Kim too?” Reenie asked.

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