To Live Again (Learning to live again, #1) Page 10

  She was touched that he had told her about his past, and understood at last why he was such a careful driver. She would not turn her back on him now. He needed someone to be there for him, to understand, to listen, to like him anyway. She would be that person. The need to be there for him, to comfort him, maybe heal him, raged so furiously inside her that she couldn't ignore it. What did it matter if he had baggage? Who didn't? She'd help him carry his until he was ready to let it go. Even though accidents happened all the time, she wouldn't be able to convince him not to feel guilty. Eight years was a long time to convince himself he had killed his wife. It would take a lot longer for him to learn to think otherwise.

  A few minutes later they entered Shaun's cottage. Kelsey eased herself down onto the sofa and Shaun covered her legs with a blanket, then made them both a cup of chamomile tea.

  "Warm enough?" he asked, and Kelsey nodded. But not from the tea, nor the blanket. No, she was warm from the growing fire he had stoked inside of her. A fire that seemed to be growing bigger every moment she was with him.

  "Tell me more about yourself." He lifted her feet from the couch and placed them onto his lap.

  "What do you want to know?" Kelsey sipped her tea.

  "Everything."

  She nodded, and as they drank their tea, she told him the rest of her story. He had opened up to her and she'd do the same for him. She told him about her childhood, her mother dying when she turned thirteen, her father forgetting about her and becoming a workaholic. Then she told him about Craig and the wedding that never happened. When she told him what Craig had done to her, Shaun put down his cup, and wrapped his hands around her feet, holding them tight. A gesture that meant more than words. When he looked into her eyes, she saw everything she needed to know. He was not ready for a relationship yet, but he did feel something for her. It was only a matter of time before he realized he was falling in love too.

  The road ahead of them was dark, but she silently prayed they would eventually get to the place they were both meant to be.

  END OF BOOK 1

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  Shaun Brannon is broken to the core. But even though Kelsey's heart is cracking as she helps him carry the weight of his past, she can't walk away from her promise to be there for him, and she can't ignore her deepening feelings. So she tries to accept the little he's offering, even though she wants it all. But after months of wrestling with her emotions, she decides she must risk losing him by asking for more than he's prepared to give her.

  Shaun won't admit it, but he aches for more than Kelsey's warm body in his bed. The problem is, something stands between them. The whole truth about what happened eight years ago. When Kelsey demands to have all of him or she'll walk away, he knows the time has come to tell her the truth. But the fear of reliving the past is just as paralyzing as the thought of losing her.

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  Bittersweet Moments (Moments in Time #3)

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