brought up all those bad
memories for her. I am such an asshole.
“Shit, Heather, I’m so sorry. I had no idea.
I just thought that since we were so close, we could stop there. I
used to love going to Marble Falls when I was a kid. I haven’t been
in so long. I thought that a Chocolate Meringue pie sounded pretty
damn good, but, I completely understand if you want to pass.”
“No! I would love to go. I think it’ll be
good for me. I’ve been trying so hard to push away memories of my
parents, but I really think this is just what I need to help me
move on. I love the idea of stopping in Marble Falls.”
I was pretty sure that Heather saw the breath
I was holding in as I slowly let it out. I thought for sure that
I’d really fucked it up with her after she’d mentioned that her
parents had been killed on their way to Marble Falls.
***
I turned onto Highway 281, making our way
into Marble Falls.Traffic was a bitch and I quickly saw why. It
looked like there was a street fair on the main street of the town.
I was lucky enough to find a parking spot right behind the
restaurant. I jumped out of the truck and jogged over to Heather’s
side. I think I caught her off guard when I opened her door and
helped her out of the truck.
She let a small smile spread across her face,
and I swore that it felt like my knees were going to buckle out
from underneath my ass. This shit was weird. No girl had ever had
this type of effect on me.
The moment I reached down to take her hand in
mine, I felt a jolt run from my fingertips to my toes. I was
shocked that she let me hold her hand as we started to walk into
the restaurant. I glanced down at her, and as she looked up at me,
she smiled the sweetest goddamn smile. Even if nothing ever came
out of this whole thing with Heather, I knew that I would forever
remember this moment, walking into one of my favorite restaurants
while holding hands with the girl of my dreams.
The girl of my dreams. Where the hell did
that come from?
CHAPTER EIGHT
HEATHER
Sweet Jesus…. I thought just
coming to Marble Falls was going to make me nervous, but, the
moment Josh took my hand in his, I knew that I was beyond nervous.
I was scared to death. He looked down at me with his beautiful
green eyes, and my heart just melted. I couldn’t help myself. I had
to smile at him. Why did he have to take
my hand? I’d been fighting my attraction to
him for a year now. I couldn’t let him into my heart. I can’t, and I won’t.
Once we stepped inside the Blue Bonnet Café,
the memories came flooding back. I could almost hear my dad saying
he couldn’t wait to have a piece of pie as my mother laughed that
sweet and gentle laugh of hers.
I miss them.
Josh must have sensed how I
was feeling because he squeezed my hand a little tighter as we
waited to be seated. When I looked up at him, I had to catch my
breath. His smile was just amazing. He had a single dimple on the
right side of his cheek. Even if he barely smiled, you could still
see it. In Ari and Ellie’s words, he had a panty-melting
smile. Yep, he sure does. His laugh sent tingles throughout my whole body
while I felt butterflies in my stomach. I’d never been this
attracted to a guy before.
Why does he have to be such a man whore?
“You hungry?” Josh asked.
I didn’t think I was up until this moment.
“Yes, actually, I’m starving.”
Josh looked up to the
hostess as she walked toward us. Her face lit up like a Christmas
tree when she got a good look at Josh. Is
she blushing? Oh, for Pete’s sake, he’s
just another guy, lady .
Okay, well, another guy with an amazing
build, a beautiful smile, green eyes you could get lost in, and
light brown hair that you just want to run your hands through.
Oh my god, what the hell is
wrong with me? I’d been around Ari too long
these last few weeks. She’d gotten me drunk three times, and one of
those times resulted in me dancing and flirting with Josh. I was
still embarrassed as hell thinking
memories for her. I am such an asshole.
“Shit, Heather, I’m so sorry. I had no idea.
I just thought that since we were so close, we could stop there. I
used to love going to Marble Falls when I was a kid. I haven’t been
in so long. I thought that a Chocolate Meringue pie sounded pretty
damn good, but, I completely understand if you want to pass.”
“No! I would love to go. I think it’ll be
good for me. I’ve been trying so hard to push away memories of my
parents, but I really think this is just what I need to help me
move on. I love the idea of stopping in Marble Falls.”
I was pretty sure that Heather saw the breath
I was holding in as I slowly let it out. I thought for sure that
I’d really fucked it up with her after she’d mentioned that her
parents had been killed on their way to Marble Falls.
***
I turned onto Highway 281, making our way
into Marble Falls.Traffic was a bitch and I quickly saw why. It
looked like there was a street fair on the main street of the town.
I was lucky enough to find a parking spot right behind the
restaurant. I jumped out of the truck and jogged over to Heather’s
side. I think I caught her off guard when I opened her door and
helped her out of the truck.
She let a small smile spread across her face,
and I swore that it felt like my knees were going to buckle out
from underneath my ass. This shit was weird. No girl had ever had
this type of effect on me.
The moment I reached down to take her hand in
mine, I felt a jolt run from my fingertips to my toes. I was
shocked that she let me hold her hand as we started to walk into
the restaurant. I glanced down at her, and as she looked up at me,
she smiled the sweetest goddamn smile. Even if nothing ever came
out of this whole thing with Heather, I knew that I would forever
remember this moment, walking into one of my favorite restaurants
while holding hands with the girl of my dreams.
The girl of my dreams. Where the hell did
that come from?
CHAPTER EIGHT
HEATHER
Sweet Jesus…. I thought just
coming to Marble Falls was going to make me nervous, but, the
moment Josh took my hand in his, I knew that I was beyond nervous.
I was scared to death. He looked down at me with his beautiful
green eyes, and my heart just melted. I couldn’t help myself. I had
to smile at him. Why did he have to take
my hand? I’d been fighting my attraction to
him for a year now. I couldn’t let him into my heart. I can’t, and I won’t.
Once we stepped inside the Blue Bonnet Café,
the memories came flooding back. I could almost hear my dad saying
he couldn’t wait to have a piece of pie as my mother laughed that
sweet and gentle laugh of hers.
I miss them.
Josh must have sensed how I
was feeling because he squeezed my hand a little tighter as we
waited to be seated. When I looked up at him, I had to catch my
breath. His smile was just amazing. He had a single dimple on the
right side of his cheek. Even if he barely smiled, you could still
see it. In Ari and Ellie’s words, he had a panty-melting
smile. Yep, he sure does. His laugh sent tingles throughout my whole body
while I felt butterflies in my stomach. I’d never been this
attracted to a guy before.
Why does he have to be such a man whore?
“You hungry?” Josh asked.
I didn’t think I was up until this moment.
“Yes, actually, I’m starving.”
Josh looked up to the
hostess as she walked toward us. Her face lit up like a Christmas
tree when she got a good look at Josh. Is
she blushing? Oh, for Pete’s sake, he’s
just another guy, lady .
Okay, well, another guy with an amazing
build, a beautiful smile, green eyes you could get lost in, and
light brown hair that you just want to run your hands through.
Oh my god, what the hell is
wrong with me? I’d been around Ari too long
these last few weeks. She’d gotten me drunk three times, and one of
those times resulted in me dancing and flirting with Josh. I was
still embarrassed as hell thinking
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