One Week Three Hearts: by Adele Allaire Page A
Authors: Adele Allaire
Tags: Psychological, Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Sagas, Action & Adventure, Short Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Women's Fiction, Holidays, Sports
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restrained for ten years. Is that love or something else? Because sometimes I feel it, and now… well, I don't know who or what he is.
Still flipping through slides, emails, and other documents, Matt exhaled with an impatient air. "Rose, I researched IVF," he said. "You have to learn how to deal with loss, failures, injections, and the invasive procedures. It looks like a lot of pain and hard decisions. You must find the strength to get through it."
A remorseful pang hit Rose's heart. This was the first time since arriving where she thought about what happened several months ago. Matt's cool tone offered comprehension without a trace of comfort. The well long dry, no tears pooled in her eyes.
He raked his hand through his hair. Her silence frustrated him, but there was nothing she could say that he didn't know already. Escalating his irritation was the last thing she wanted; he might exile her back to the lonely bedroom across the house. The stark blue light disappeared when the laptop clicked closed; he stowed it on the bedside table before turning to face her. Silver moonlit discs replaced his dark eyes. He understood. If he did all that research, then she's have to trust that he understood what she went through.
"One day, you'll realize none of this is your fault," Matt said. His voice and eyes seemed truthful. Pure. A contrast from the deceit that danced around the edges of her marriage.
I want to believe you.
Matt's sigh summed it up before his words did. "Look, Jason will be here tomorrow, so listen carefully," Matt said. "I'm not your husband. You and Jason have a marriage. He is my best friend. You and I… it's something different. Whatever 'it' is, we don't have to define it right away. Okay?"
The frigid exterior that matched the room's temperature disappeared, and Matt traced his thumb along her reddened cheekbone. That one sincere gesture melted away all her doubts.
He turned away, settled in to sleep, and didn't see Rose's silent nod at his spine's stark outline. Maybe witnessing her acceptance wasn't necessary.
Matt already knew.
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Thank you for your purchase of One Week Three Hearts. You won't have to buy a separate book to read the second half of the novel; you can update your copy through the Manage My Kindle section of your Amazon account when it's announced. I appreciate your patience and understanding, and if you enjoyed what you read so far, please consider leaving a review .
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Still flipping through slides, emails, and other documents, Matt exhaled with an impatient air. "Rose, I researched IVF," he said. "You have to learn how to deal with loss, failures, injections, and the invasive procedures. It looks like a lot of pain and hard decisions. You must find the strength to get through it."
A remorseful pang hit Rose's heart. This was the first time since arriving where she thought about what happened several months ago. Matt's cool tone offered comprehension without a trace of comfort. The well long dry, no tears pooled in her eyes.
He raked his hand through his hair. Her silence frustrated him, but there was nothing she could say that he didn't know already. Escalating his irritation was the last thing she wanted; he might exile her back to the lonely bedroom across the house. The stark blue light disappeared when the laptop clicked closed; he stowed it on the bedside table before turning to face her. Silver moonlit discs replaced his dark eyes. He understood. If he did all that research, then she's have to trust that he understood what she went through.
"One day, you'll realize none of this is your fault," Matt said. His voice and eyes seemed truthful. Pure. A contrast from the deceit that danced around the edges of her marriage.
I want to believe you.
Matt's sigh summed it up before his words did. "Look, Jason will be here tomorrow, so listen carefully," Matt said. "I'm not your husband. You and Jason have a marriage. He is my best friend. You and I… it's something different. Whatever 'it' is, we don't have to define it right away. Okay?"
The frigid exterior that matched the room's temperature disappeared, and Matt traced his thumb along her reddened cheekbone. That one sincere gesture melted away all her doubts.
He turned away, settled in to sleep, and didn't see Rose's silent nod at his spine's stark outline. Maybe witnessing her acceptance wasn't necessary.
Matt already knew.
###
Thank you for your purchase of One Week Three Hearts. You won't have to buy a separate book to read the second half of the novel; you can update your copy through the Manage My Kindle section of your Amazon account when it's announced. I appreciate your patience and understanding, and if you enjoyed what you read so far, please consider leaving a review .
Sign up to get notified when the full novel is available & alerts on other Adele Allaire books.
To become a beta reader for One Month Three Hearts (the final book in the trilogy) and earn a $5 USD Amazon Gift Card for filling out a reader survey regarding your thoughts on the story so far, send an email to [email protected] with the subject "1M3H AMZN BETA READER."
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