Love Square, page 21
Time. All I needed was some time before Sam and I could be together. I didn’t realize the night I pushed Sam away and asked for more time, would be the last real time I got to spend with her. If I knew back then what I know now, things wouldn’t have gotten so out of control. Hind sight is always twenty-twenty.
I pound back the last of my bourbon, causing the ice to clink against the glass and echo into the silence. I crave the silence. This is the time when I can sit alone and remember. The time when I can close my eyes and smell her, feel her warm, soft skin and hear her magical laugh. I can pretend we’re lying on the couch together, wrapped up tightly while watching a game. Or that we are snuggled in bed after a bout of really hot, mind-blowing sex. It’s also the time when I can read her words and surround myself in the warmth of the time we spent together. My memories are all I have of her now.
I’ve read her book at least half a dozen times. I love reading about how much she loved me. And I love sitting back and remembering our time together. It’s always wild to hear the stories being told from her point of view. It’s also validating to know she felt our connection as well, and was as crazy about me as I was about her.
What I don’t like is hearing how lost she was after I hurt her. How my betrayal aided her downward spiral to what she calls her rock bottom. I could kick my own ass for hurting her so badly. If only I could tell her that our “love square” wasn’t actually a square at all. If only I could tell her that I love her with an intensity that is destroying me inside.
I had my chance at happily ever after, though. I held a precious, beautiful butterfly in my hands and let it get away. I could never do what every fiber of my being is begging me to do. I could never tell her how I feel and potentially cause her more heartache. They say if you love someone enough, you need to set them free.
I flip the pages of the book until I come to one of my favorite parts of the story, when fate handed me the perfect chance to reconnect with my one true love…
Acknowledgements
I’d like to start by thanking my husband for all he does. You are my rock and my Yoda. You encouraged me to reach for my dreams, even when I thought I couldn’t. Thank you for believing in me. I can accomplish anything with you at my back. I love you.
To Kelley Metell… where do I begin? You are my super editor. Your love of a finally placed comma along with your hatred of the word but are legendary! Thank you for all those hours you spent correcting my grammar and arguing with me. I owe you big time!
A special thank you to my beta readers: Misty Fuller, Renee Christopher, Kayla Robichaux, Lisa Maurer, and Autumn Hull. I appreciate the time you took to read over my words and give me your insight. Your opinions are invaluable to me and made the story that much better! You girls rock!
To Ari at Cover It! Designs… thank you for designing a beautiful cover! You took my ramblings and made it something wonderful!
To the bloggers who have supported me even though I was a nobody, I couldn’t have come this far without you. I appreciate all of you who helped spread the word. Thank you for being so caring and supportive of not just me, but all us indie authors.
And last, but certainly not least, thank you to my family for encouraging me and listening to me wax poetic about my love of books. I know it’s not easy to deal with me, but you do it anyway! Love you all!
About the Author
Jessica grew up in Central New York. She spends her days as a Security Analyst at an IT consulting company. She spends her free time reading books and developing ideas for her own stories. Writing is her secret passion that she’s been fostering since elementary school, when she wrote her first book about a puppy. Writing has always been one of her secret dreams and she can't wait to share her stories with the world.
She currently lives in New York with her husband and three dogs.
Connect with Jessica Online:
Jessica’s Blog – jessicaingro.blogspot.com
Email – jessicaingrobooks@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/jessicaingrobooks
Twitter – @uvrays1997
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Epilogue
Coming Soon
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Epilogue
Coming Soon
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Jessica Ingro, Love Square
