Total pages in book: 53
Estimated words: 50705 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50705 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
“He didn’t say. Just said it would be late.”
“Oh,” I reply, and I know Iva can hear that I’m sad. I can’t help it. “Well, I have a roast in a slow cooker for dinner if you want to stay.”
“That sounds good. I’ll get Tinny to help me bake a chocolate chess pie for dessert. She enjoys playing in the kitchen.”
“I could definitely use some chocolate,” I confess, as I stand and walk over toward her.
Iva smiles understandingly. “I thought so,” she murmurs, patting my arm. “It’s going to be okay. I promise.”
“What do you mean?” I ask, playing dumb.
“Oh please. You like that young man you fished out of the creek. It’s as plain as the nose on your face. There’s nothing wrong with that. He may not remember who he is, but I can tell he’s a good man. He’s also the first man you’ve been interested in since moving here. Stop worrying or feeling guilty. After the hell your ex put you through, you deserve to be happy, Indy.”
“I don’t—”
“Stop trying to lie to an old woman,” she grumbles.
“You’re not old,” I laugh. “Okay, fine. I really like him. I mean, I don’t know him that well, but I’m definitely attracted to him. I haven’t met anyone who makes me feel like this—even my ex. Still, it’s not right. He could have a woman waiting for him back home. He’s started seeing a doctor in town for his amnesia, but how can I allow myself to get closer to him when it’s possible that he’ll return to Kentucky and to the waiting arms of another woman? I mean, look at him. How can a guy that looks the way he does be single? It’s an impossibility.”
“Well, I guess it’s a good thing he’s traveling close to the Tennessee and Kentucky border to check things out and see if anything looks familiar. They’re also talking to a man Cooper knows that is close to the Savage Brothers MC in Kentucky.”
“He is?” I gasp. Her words bring a sense of dread over me. If he goes home, he may not return. I may never see him again.
“I know what you’re thinking and stop that right now. Today, Breaker will find some of his answers, but regardless of what they find out today, I know in my heart that Breaker will come back here to tell you himself. He told Jeff and Cooper that his feelings for you are the reason he’s pushing himself like he is.”
“Breaker said that?” I ask before I can stop myself.
“That he did. So, rare back those shoulders and be the bad bitch that we both know you can be. Let the men do what they do, and we’ll go from there. Okay?”
“Okay,” I murmur, doing my best to sound more confident than I am.
“Good girl. Now, I’m going to go find your darling daughter and make sure you have chocolate for your dinner. I’ll add a few things to go with the roast too. So, you finish up with your patients and paperwork for the day and come over and join us. Deal?”
“Deal,” I tell her with a hug. “Thank you for everything, Iva. I don’t know how I could ever repay you or Cooper.”
“We’re family, Indy. You don’t repay family,” she says, leaning up to kiss my cheek. I didn’t hit the lottery with my parents, but Cooper and Iva have been everything my sperm donors should have been and more.
Once she walks away, I lean back against my desk and close my eyes. Breaker left to go to Kentucky. Is today the day that I lose him forever? Can you lose someone you never truly had? Tears sting my eyes, but I refuse to let them go. I will face this head on. I’ve been through worse. I won’t let it break me.
I can’t.
Chapter 10
Breaker
I’m nervous as a damn cat. I’ve been this way since we crossed the Tennessee state line, and that only increased as we got closer to our destination. I’m also feeling guilty because I didn’t tell Indy what I was doing today. I’ve actually spoken to her very little. It has had to be that way. I can’t be around her and not want to touch her, kiss her … claim her. My control is hanging on by an unraveling thread. It’s like our kiss ignited something inside of me. My hunger for her has been so bad that I nearly stormed into her bedroom a couple of nights. Moving in with Jeff was the only way I could stop it from happening. The distance I've created between Indy and me has hurt her, I know that. I see it every single time she looks at me. I’ve wanted to explain, but I can’t do that either. If I did, she’d know how desperate I am to have her.