Unforgettable by Lacey Wolfe Page A

up for review,” Krista snapped, having enough of her ex’s
questioning.
    He shook his head with irritation. “It
should be if he’s going to be around my son.”
    “ Krista, it’s okay. I don’t
mind answering his questions. And yes, Todd, I haven’t been looking
for a relationship. In fact, I never planned on falling in love
again. I was hurt badly years ago and vowed I would never give my
heart to a woman again.” He reached under the table and took
Krista’s hand. “But then I met Krista and that changed. She doesn’t
even know the extent of my feelings for her. She isn’t a fling. She
isn’t someone I’m just having fun with. She’s my
future.”
    Oh. My. God.
    “ I can’t change my past.”
Neil picked up a potato wedge with his free hand.
    Krista waited on Todd to say something,
but he was silent. She wasn’t even sure what to say after what Neil
had just said. But she was pretty sure he’d just confessed his love
for her. Neil loved her. He loved her! How the hell had she gotten
a man like Neil Clark to fall for her?
    “ I wish you two the best,”
Todd finally said as he pushed his chair back. “I’m sorry to eat
and run, but I’ve got to get back to work.”
    “ If you’ll excuse me a
moment,” she said to Neil as she stood, then followed Todd out of
the kitchen.
    Todd stopped at the front door and
turned to her. “This is real then, huh? There really won’t be you
and I again. You’re moving on.”
    A sadness to tell Todd no formed, but
at the same time she was filled with joy to know Neil loved her. “I
think so. I didn’t see this coming and it’s happened so
fast.”
    “ As weird as it is to say
this, I’m happy for you.” He grinned.
    “ Thank you.”
    Todd raked his hands through his hair.
“I just hope everything he said in there was the truth.”
    So did she, because of what Neil had
said at lunch, she’d now fallen off the edge and was head over
heels in love with the man.
    “ We’ll talk soon.” Todd
turned and left.
    Krista took a deep breath and went back
into the kitchen where she found Neil typing away on his cell
phone. She stood there watching him. He was a handsome man. And
even though he was years older than her, and she never thought
she’d find love in an older man, she couldn’t be
happier.
    Neil was kind, loving, a good listener,
and very understanding. On top of that, he had an excellent body to
look at it. She was happy that she’d taken this chance on a man
that was from out of her world. A man who could give her any kind
of life that she might want.
    “ Did you mean everything you
said?” she asked, needing to make sure he hadn’t said those things
out of jealousy.
    He gazed at her, his expression full of
longing. “I did. I love you, Krista.”
    Her eyes moistened. “I…I love you
too.”
    “ Then get your sweet ass
over here and kiss me.”
    It didn’t take her long. She sauntered
over, climbed up in his lap, and kissed the man who had fallen in
love with her.
    * * *
    “ So this weekend?” Jamie
asked, plopping down on the couch next to Krista.
    “ Yup. He’s got tickets to
the baseball game. It seems like the perfect way for EJ to meet
him. No pressure and they can kinda just get to know one another.”
Krista sighed, already nervous for this to happen. “Is it too soon?
Am I making a mistake?”
    Her friend tightened her blonde
ponytail. “If you’re ready, then go for it. Obviously the man loves
you and isn’t going anywhere. Things are moving fast, but sometimes
that’s just how it happens.”
    Krista nodded. Fast. That was for sure.
“I need to see EJ and Neil together before this goes further. I
don’t necessarily have to tell EJ that I’m seeing Neil. But what if
it’s really awkward or EJ hates him?”
    Jamie laughed. “Don’t over think. Jeez,
here I thought you were getting past that when you got involved
with Neil.”
    Not over think it, ha ! How was the even
possible? “I don’t think I’ll ever stop, but at