Gavin, not having the best family life, bolted as soon as he could after high school. Audree knew she couldn’t have all of Gavin and settled for the bit of him she could hold on to. When they are both finally ready to admit they want more, Audree thinks Gavin has done the unthinkable.
Will Gavin be able to tell Audree he's ready to pursue a future?
Will Audree see the truth about Gavin before it is too late?
Will Audree and Gavin finally give in tell each other how they feel and what they want?
“Audree, you climbed
into my bed,” he huffed. “I was sleeping.”
“You were dreaming about
me. You were touching yourself while you were dreaming about me.” She blocked
his path to move around the horse.
“So that gives you the
right to come into my room and fuck me? What if I did that to you?”
“I’ll leave my door
open,” she snapped.
“Ugh, Audree. I told you
that night that we couldn’t happen, that it would only be that night.”
“Then why didn’t you
stop me from fucking you! You are a big strong man. You could have picked me up
and moved me. You’ve done it before. You could have pushed me away. You could
have told me to stop,” she stomped. “But you didn’t, because you wanted it as
much as I did. You want me, Gavin, but you won’t take me. I have made a
complete ass out of myself for years. I have thrown myself at you because I
feel what is between us. I want to be with you. I want to be in your arms, in
your bed, in your fucking heart.” She refused to let the tears banging against
her lids fall in front of him.
“I know you have been
with other women, but I want to be yours. I want you to be mine. I am standing
here before you making the biggest fool of myself; telling you that all you
have to do is say the word. Tell me I’m yours and you have me.”
“Audree, I can’t! I
won’t…,” he barked harshly.
“You can’t. You won’t. Well, fuck you, Gavin Montgomery. Next time
you see me I might not be available and I sure as hell won’t be climbing into
your bed again. So you enjoy those dreams about me and you remember the feel of
my body on top of you, underneath you and in front of you. Remember how you
feel being inside of me, because it can’t
and won’t happen again!” She stormed
out of the barn and heard the clanging of metal hitting the barn wall, but
refused to turn back to him. This time it wasn’t him leaving without a word;
she was the one leaving. She called Ruby to tell her she was heading back to
school, and if she wanted a ride, she needed to be ready in twenty minutes.
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My Review
This is a sweet farm town love story. It brings a hometown family and their childhood friends coming of age and old family rivals bubbling over. The main characters while growing up together, protecting one another, learning life lessons along the way and always staying true to one another.
Of course promises and mistakes are made along the way and hidden secrets could blow up each of their relationships. Yet in the end, they still all stand up for each other and even find love together with a few new friends added along the way.
A wonderful read and I look forward to following more of this story!
Ellie
