determined to show her he’d changed, that he was willing to make amends for the way he’d treated her all those years ago, like how he was almost desperate for her forgiveness.
‘Perhaps,’ she said, surprised at the huskiness in her voice. What was it about this man that set her alight soinstantly? They’d met, they’d worked together, they’d tried to fight the natural attraction that had sprung up between them but had failed. Flynn had confessed that perhaps it was a good thing, perhaps the mutual chemistry they felt for each other was one of those rare gifts that shouldn’t be ignored, so they hadn’t bothered to try ignoring it at all and thus had begun the happiest, most wonderful weeks of Reggie’s life. Flynn holding her. Flynn laughing with her. Flynn kissing her.
Six weeks. They’d known each other for just six weeks. Friendly colleagues for two weeks, dating for two more and then falling in love for two blissful weeks. So fast, so quick, so incredibly perfect.
As he stared back at her from the other side of the kitchen, she really felt powerless to look away, as though the past and the present were colliding and both of them could sense it. When her cellphone rang, she almost jumped out of her skin. Flynn chuckled before reaching across to the bench where he’d obviously put it last night. He’d even plugged it in to recharge the battery. How thoughtful. She frowned for a moment. Had he been this thoughtful six years ago?
‘Mackenzie,’ he remarked, looking at the picture of her friend that had come up on the display.
‘Oh…uh…thanks.’ Reggie rose from her chair and accepted the phone, taking it into the spare room so she could have some privacy. ‘Mackenzie?’
‘How are you doing this morning?’
‘I’m at Flynn’s place!’ She leaned back against the door, ensuring it was closed. ‘I must have been so tired he brought me home with him and put me to bed!’ Her words were half whispered, half squeaked as she spoke at the speed of light.
‘I know.’ Mackenzie chuckled.
‘Oh, of course you do. You came over and helped him by delivering some clothes! Why didn’t you wake me up?’
‘Not on your life, Reggie. You needed sleep.’ Mackenzie said in her best motherly voice. ‘Flynn sent me, Bergan and Sunainah a text message telling us you were staying with him. I think it’s a great idea.’
‘But he doesn’t just want me to stay for last night, he wants me to
move in with him.’
‘I know.’
‘Do you know everything? Does everyone else know what’s going on in my life except me?’
‘It’s not like that, Reggie.’
‘And I’ll bet you all think this is a good idea? Are you insane? This is
Flynn
we’re talking about. The man who broke my heart into tiny little pieces and scattered them to the wind.’
‘I remember.’
‘I cried on your shoulder, I ate too much ice cream, I went over and over everything he’d ever said to me, trying to figure out what I’d done wrong to chase him away.’
‘I remember.’
‘I talked about him ad nauseam, I drove you insane. I told you time and time again that I was over him but I was just kidding myself and then, when I finally
did
get over him and moved on with my life, he swaggers back in and
takes over.’
‘He’s not taking over. He’s only trying to be nice and helpful, especially as since it’s Christmas the majority of hotels are already booked up. Add to that the fact that Bergan doesn’t have room because Richard’s parentsare coming home for Christmas, Sunainah’s place is full because she married into a ready-made family and I have one of John’s sisters and her family arriving the day after tomorrow.’
Reggie slid down the door, crumpling into a heap on the carpet, realising the truth of what Mackenzie was saying. ‘I’d forgotten all that.’
‘Not surprising. Look, honey, I’m not trying to make light of you losing everything in the fire, it’s completely devastating and it will take a
‘Perhaps,’ she said, surprised at the huskiness in her voice. What was it about this man that set her alight soinstantly? They’d met, they’d worked together, they’d tried to fight the natural attraction that had sprung up between them but had failed. Flynn had confessed that perhaps it was a good thing, perhaps the mutual chemistry they felt for each other was one of those rare gifts that shouldn’t be ignored, so they hadn’t bothered to try ignoring it at all and thus had begun the happiest, most wonderful weeks of Reggie’s life. Flynn holding her. Flynn laughing with her. Flynn kissing her.
Six weeks. They’d known each other for just six weeks. Friendly colleagues for two weeks, dating for two more and then falling in love for two blissful weeks. So fast, so quick, so incredibly perfect.
As he stared back at her from the other side of the kitchen, she really felt powerless to look away, as though the past and the present were colliding and both of them could sense it. When her cellphone rang, she almost jumped out of her skin. Flynn chuckled before reaching across to the bench where he’d obviously put it last night. He’d even plugged it in to recharge the battery. How thoughtful. She frowned for a moment. Had he been this thoughtful six years ago?
‘Mackenzie,’ he remarked, looking at the picture of her friend that had come up on the display.
‘Oh…uh…thanks.’ Reggie rose from her chair and accepted the phone, taking it into the spare room so she could have some privacy. ‘Mackenzie?’
‘How are you doing this morning?’
‘I’m at Flynn’s place!’ She leaned back against the door, ensuring it was closed. ‘I must have been so tired he brought me home with him and put me to bed!’ Her words were half whispered, half squeaked as she spoke at the speed of light.
‘I know.’ Mackenzie chuckled.
‘Oh, of course you do. You came over and helped him by delivering some clothes! Why didn’t you wake me up?’
‘Not on your life, Reggie. You needed sleep.’ Mackenzie said in her best motherly voice. ‘Flynn sent me, Bergan and Sunainah a text message telling us you were staying with him. I think it’s a great idea.’
‘But he doesn’t just want me to stay for last night, he wants me to
move in with him.’
‘I know.’
‘Do you know everything? Does everyone else know what’s going on in my life except me?’
‘It’s not like that, Reggie.’
‘And I’ll bet you all think this is a good idea? Are you insane? This is
Flynn
we’re talking about. The man who broke my heart into tiny little pieces and scattered them to the wind.’
‘I remember.’
‘I cried on your shoulder, I ate too much ice cream, I went over and over everything he’d ever said to me, trying to figure out what I’d done wrong to chase him away.’
‘I remember.’
‘I talked about him ad nauseam, I drove you insane. I told you time and time again that I was over him but I was just kidding myself and then, when I finally
did
get over him and moved on with my life, he swaggers back in and
takes over.’
‘He’s not taking over. He’s only trying to be nice and helpful, especially as since it’s Christmas the majority of hotels are already booked up. Add to that the fact that Bergan doesn’t have room because Richard’s parentsare coming home for Christmas, Sunainah’s place is full because she married into a ready-made family and I have one of John’s sisters and her family arriving the day after tomorrow.’
Reggie slid down the door, crumpling into a heap on the carpet, realising the truth of what Mackenzie was saying. ‘I’d forgotten all that.’
‘Not surprising. Look, honey, I’m not trying to make light of you losing everything in the fire, it’s completely devastating and it will take a
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