Status Updates From A Place in Her Heart

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“I know you told me to stay away,” he said as she walked toward him. “But I wanted to let you know that I had a friend, Tyler Strong, check on Terry’s whereabouts. You don’t have to worry about him because he’s living in Oregon.” She stopped walking and just stared at him.

She wished with all her heart that she would be strong enough to tell Cal how she felt about him. If only she could be positive he felt the same way. But just because a guy kissed you in the middle of the night after you had a nightmare didn’t mean he loved you. How could he? They hadn’t spent more than a handful of days together in the past five years.

She saw the close friend he’d once been mix with the strong, sexy man he’d become. And though some segment of her common sense was screaming at her to pull away, she didn’t. She knew by the look in his eyes that he wanted to kiss her, and even if this was the only time she’d ever have that chance, it was what she wanted, too.

He couldn’t help but wonder how badly Katy had been hurt, and for how long. She didn’t deserve that—no woman did. Especially not after how difficult her home life had been, with no dad and with a mom who alternated between being employed and being sacked out on her ratty couch drunk. Somehow through it all, Katy had managed to do well in school and keep a positive attitude.

Though the old Katy who still lived deep inside of her wanted to accept his attempts at reconnection, the Katy forged in fire couldn’t do it. There just wasn’t enough left of the girl she’d once been. So she kept the conversation focused on her car, and luckily it only took about five minutes for him to arrive at the drop-off spot she’d indicated to him.

She reminded herself that compared to where she’d been a few years before, she might as well be a queen covered in rare jewels. A broken-down car on the side of the road was a lot better than the cold, windy doorway of an abandoned building, where she used to sit with fear tensing every muscle in her body.

I haven't cried this much during the reading of a book in a long time. Just have the excerpt left.

90 Pages, Re-Reading all the 2014 More Than Words Series as I did not write the reviews.

Just reading something quick and easy. Been on my Kindle for a bit

Just reading something quick and easy. Been on my Kindle for a bit

My first HQ hero of the year!