though. I can’t hide away, and we’re in the same town. I need people to understand I’m still here. I’m a member of this town and whether they like me or not, I’m going to raise my baby here.”
He was quiet for a moment. “How’s Little Bit doing?”
“Little Bit is going to be okay because I’m going to make sure of it.” She took a deep breath, feeling something lift from her spirit, something that had weighed her down before. “I’m going to work through all of this so when this baby is born, he or she will only feel love.”
Logan nodded, but he was staring out into the night again. “That’s good.”
“One day you’ll understand that I never meant to hurt you.”
“Maybe. Maybe some of this is my fault. I put you on a pedestal. I thought you were different.”
“Nope. Turns out I’m just human.”
“Yeah, well so am I and I can’t switch on a dime, Ginny.”
“I understand. I really do. And I will give you the time you need, but you should understand that what I said for Brittany goes for you, too. I’m here if you ever need me. I’m here if you want to talk or if you need to yell at me. I can take it. I’ll do almost anything to win back some of your trust. The lying was never about you. It wasn’t about money. It wasn’t about loving Jacob. It was about being ashamed of what I’d done. This was about me.” It felt good to acknowledge that. “I was ashamed of sleeping with my friend’s father. I was ashamed of sleeping with another woman’s husband. I was ashamed of valuing myself so little that I would do that to myself. The funny thing is you taught me I’m worth more.”
“What do you mean?” His question was whispered, his tone haunted.
Oh, how she wished she could open her soul and show him how she felt. But words were all she had left. “If a man like Logan Murphy could look at me and see something worth loving, then I had to take a second look at myself. I didn’t like what I saw, but I realized something today. I can change that. I make the decision to be who I am. I’ve listened to other voices for so long that I needed them to define me. So listen to me, Logan Murphy, because this is my voice. Not the child who lied but the woman who has to fix it. I’m going to stay in this town and I’m going to give you all the space you need, but know that I’m out there loving you. I’m out there needing you. And I’m out there okay without you. Don’t worry about me. Think of me. But if you ever come back it should be because you want to work something out, not because you feel sorry for me. I’m done being a burden. I’m done being a child.”
She had to be a mother now.
She stood and when she looked down, she thought—hoped—it was respect she saw in his eyes. She smiled. And then she turned and walked away from the only man she’d ever really loved.
For now it was her and Little Bit.
* * * *
Later, after the drive home and the hugs from her sister, Ginny stepped into her room. She was back where she’d started. She showered and washed her face. She brushed her teeth and got ready for bed.
When she looked into the mirror this time, she got the faintest glimpse of someone she recognized.
It was enough for now.
Rising Storm
Storm, Texas.
Where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…
Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection.
But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish.
Rising Storm is a series conceived by Julie Kenner and Dee Davis to read like an on-going drama. Set in a small Texas town, Rising Storm
He was quiet for a moment. “How’s Little Bit doing?”
“Little Bit is going to be okay because I’m going to make sure of it.” She took a deep breath, feeling something lift from her spirit, something that had weighed her down before. “I’m going to work through all of this so when this baby is born, he or she will only feel love.”
Logan nodded, but he was staring out into the night again. “That’s good.”
“One day you’ll understand that I never meant to hurt you.”
“Maybe. Maybe some of this is my fault. I put you on a pedestal. I thought you were different.”
“Nope. Turns out I’m just human.”
“Yeah, well so am I and I can’t switch on a dime, Ginny.”
“I understand. I really do. And I will give you the time you need, but you should understand that what I said for Brittany goes for you, too. I’m here if you ever need me. I’m here if you want to talk or if you need to yell at me. I can take it. I’ll do almost anything to win back some of your trust. The lying was never about you. It wasn’t about money. It wasn’t about loving Jacob. It was about being ashamed of what I’d done. This was about me.” It felt good to acknowledge that. “I was ashamed of sleeping with my friend’s father. I was ashamed of sleeping with another woman’s husband. I was ashamed of valuing myself so little that I would do that to myself. The funny thing is you taught me I’m worth more.”
“What do you mean?” His question was whispered, his tone haunted.
Oh, how she wished she could open her soul and show him how she felt. But words were all she had left. “If a man like Logan Murphy could look at me and see something worth loving, then I had to take a second look at myself. I didn’t like what I saw, but I realized something today. I can change that. I make the decision to be who I am. I’ve listened to other voices for so long that I needed them to define me. So listen to me, Logan Murphy, because this is my voice. Not the child who lied but the woman who has to fix it. I’m going to stay in this town and I’m going to give you all the space you need, but know that I’m out there loving you. I’m out there needing you. And I’m out there okay without you. Don’t worry about me. Think of me. But if you ever come back it should be because you want to work something out, not because you feel sorry for me. I’m done being a burden. I’m done being a child.”
She had to be a mother now.
She stood and when she looked down, she thought—hoped—it was respect she saw in his eyes. She smiled. And then she turned and walked away from the only man she’d ever really loved.
For now it was her and Little Bit.
* * * *
Later, after the drive home and the hugs from her sister, Ginny stepped into her room. She was back where she’d started. She showered and washed her face. She brushed her teeth and got ready for bed.
When she looked into the mirror this time, she got the faintest glimpse of someone she recognized.
It was enough for now.
Rising Storm
Storm, Texas.
Where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…
Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection.
But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish.
Rising Storm is a series conceived by Julie Kenner and Dee Davis to read like an on-going drama. Set in a small Texas town, Rising Storm
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