The rumble of
a motorcycle clamped a vise on Cate’s shoulder muscles. She hated this
conditioned reaction which occurred every time she heard a bike. In the city
there’d been hundreds of these near panic attacks. She glanced at her friends
and hoped they hadn’t noticed. Questions would follow and she had no intention
of answering. She drew a deep breath. Her hands clenched. Her heart fluttered
like the wings of a humming bird.
The image of
a dark-haired, dark-eyed man leaped into her thoughts. He’d stolen her heart
and tossed the discarded remains in the garage heap. Rick Somers had been the
only male member of the Gang.
When the bike
pulled into the driveway of a large house on the other side of the street, her
vision blurred. How could she live in this house having to hear that sound
night and day?
The rider
dismounted and pulled off his helmet revealing dark curly hair. He turned and
she knew his identity. She froze. He stared for a moment and then waved.
“Is that who
I think it is?” Jenessa asked.
“Didn’t you
believe me when I told you what Dad said?” Megan asked.
Cate jumped
to her feet. She had to hide Maddie. She paused at the door and turned to look
at her friends.
“Are you all
right?” Liz asked.
“Yes…No…” She
opened the door.
“Do you mind
if we ask him what he’s doing here?” Jenessa asked.
With a
nonchalant gesture, Cate waved her hand. She needed to be alone and to think
about what this would mean to her and to her daughter. “Go ahead.”
“Are you
coming?” Megan asked.
“I’ll pass.”
Once the panic ebbed, anger rose. Had anyone known he was coming to Eastlake? Did he know the
people who lived in that huge house across the street?
Megan, Jenessa and Lauren strolled across the
street. They engaged Rick in animated
7 comments:
Your excerpt is cut off on the right, at least in my browser. Too bad, because this sounds like a great romance.
I'd love to read this, but the right hand side is missing. From what I can make out, I'd love to read it.
The right side is cut off, but I do love this line, very fresh writing: The rumble of a motorcycle clamped a vise on Cate’s shoulder muscle.
Good thing she's got friends to help her deal with the sudden reappearance in her life of an old lover.
As you know the right side is cut off so makes it hard to read, but I loved what I did read. It's going to be a tangle for her with him wanting back in her life and her daughters. Great set uu.
Nice excerpt.
This looks like a great book to read!
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