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Authors: Mary Eason
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Something that helps us face the truth.”
She shook her head not answering the question, her silence sending his imagination out of control. Maybe all those things Cade had told him about Reyna were true. Maybe she’d been just as unfaithful as Cade. Maybe she wasn’t the sad widow she appeared to be.
“What about you? It’s obvious you’ve been hurt by someone. What was it that turned you so against love? Who was she?” The moment the words were out, Brody could tell she regretted asking them.
His laugh sounded anything but humorous. Brody found himself wondering again just, what she would say if he told her, the only woman he would ever love was sitting next to him now, lost in her past.
“There was no woman. At least, not in the way you mean. After watching my father drink himself to death because he loved my mother and couldn’t get beyond that love, well, it made me realize that nothing lasts forever. What may be love eternal for one person can be a prison for another. You don’t own another person or their feelings. You certainly can’t stop those feelings from changing.”
“Brody, I’m sorry, I’d, forgotten. Cade mentioned something about your parents divorcing when you were young but I didn’t realize how hard that must have been for you. I’m sorry. I…I shouldn’t have brought it up.”
She put her hand on his arm. She was trying to comfort him. Brody rejected that comfort. He didn’t want her pity.
“It’s okay. It happened a very long time ago. It made me see the truth clearly. There really isn’t any such thing as a fairy tale. We’re all human. With very human flaws. Sometimes, it’s best to live in the human world. You don’t get disappointed nearly as much.” He looked at her and realized she was crying. He hadn’t expected her tears, and they shocked him. His reaction to seeing them shocked him even more.
Brody touched her cheek in wonder, wiping away a tear with his thumb. He couldn’t remember anyone ever crying for him before. His voice shook when he spoke.
“Don’t, Reyna. Don’t cry for me. I didn’t tell you about my parents to make you sad. Who knows? Maybe you’re the right one after all. Maybe there really is someone for everyone. Maybe my someone is closer than I think.”
Reyna pulled away then stood and walked over to the railing. The house was perched high on a hill overlooking the city. The views were magnificent.
“Which one is yours, Brody? Which building is Samuels Advertising?” She turned back to him, unexpectedly catching him watching her. The look of raw need in his eyes that had been there so many times took her by surprise. Brody tried to push his feelings aside, but she’d seen. She had to know he wanted her. How soon before she guessed the truth?
He came and stood close behind her; he could feel the change in her. Would there ever be a time when she trusted him completely. He pointed to one of the buildings, speaking softly against her ear. His breath disturbed a pale strand of her hair. She shivered.
“It’s that one. The black glass building three blocks to your left. I’d almost forgotten you were never there before. Why is that, Reyna? Why was it that you chose not to visit the place where your husband spent a great deal of his time each day? I know you didn’t because Cade told me.”
He watched her closely. She was trying to come up with an answer he would believe. She was going to lie.
What was she hiding? He could almost feel her rejecting his questions even before he could voice them. Something was wrong between her and Cade, beyond Cade’s
She shook her head not answering the question, her silence sending his imagination out of control. Maybe all those things Cade had told him about Reyna were true. Maybe she’d been just as unfaithful as Cade. Maybe she wasn’t the sad widow she appeared to be.
“What about you? It’s obvious you’ve been hurt by someone. What was it that turned you so against love? Who was she?” The moment the words were out, Brody could tell she regretted asking them.
His laugh sounded anything but humorous. Brody found himself wondering again just, what she would say if he told her, the only woman he would ever love was sitting next to him now, lost in her past.
“There was no woman. At least, not in the way you mean. After watching my father drink himself to death because he loved my mother and couldn’t get beyond that love, well, it made me realize that nothing lasts forever. What may be love eternal for one person can be a prison for another. You don’t own another person or their feelings. You certainly can’t stop those feelings from changing.”
“Brody, I’m sorry, I’d, forgotten. Cade mentioned something about your parents divorcing when you were young but I didn’t realize how hard that must have been for you. I’m sorry. I…I shouldn’t have brought it up.”
She put her hand on his arm. She was trying to comfort him. Brody rejected that comfort. He didn’t want her pity.
“It’s okay. It happened a very long time ago. It made me see the truth clearly. There really isn’t any such thing as a fairy tale. We’re all human. With very human flaws. Sometimes, it’s best to live in the human world. You don’t get disappointed nearly as much.” He looked at her and realized she was crying. He hadn’t expected her tears, and they shocked him. His reaction to seeing them shocked him even more.
Brody touched her cheek in wonder, wiping away a tear with his thumb. He couldn’t remember anyone ever crying for him before. His voice shook when he spoke.
“Don’t, Reyna. Don’t cry for me. I didn’t tell you about my parents to make you sad. Who knows? Maybe you’re the right one after all. Maybe there really is someone for everyone. Maybe my someone is closer than I think.”
Reyna pulled away then stood and walked over to the railing. The house was perched high on a hill overlooking the city. The views were magnificent.
“Which one is yours, Brody? Which building is Samuels Advertising?” She turned back to him, unexpectedly catching him watching her. The look of raw need in his eyes that had been there so many times took her by surprise. Brody tried to push his feelings aside, but she’d seen. She had to know he wanted her. How soon before she guessed the truth?
He came and stood close behind her; he could feel the change in her. Would there ever be a time when she trusted him completely. He pointed to one of the buildings, speaking softly against her ear. His breath disturbed a pale strand of her hair. She shivered.
“It’s that one. The black glass building three blocks to your left. I’d almost forgotten you were never there before. Why is that, Reyna? Why was it that you chose not to visit the place where your husband spent a great deal of his time each day? I know you didn’t because Cade told me.”
He watched her closely. She was trying to come up with an answer he would believe. She was going to lie.
What was she hiding? He could almost feel her rejecting his questions even before he could voice them. Something was wrong between her and Cade, beyond Cade’s
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