Arranged By the Stars
“He wasn’t sure there was any other way to explain it, but where there was a hole, there was now relief.
Latha came to stand next to him and she placed the chart on the desk in front of him. “She has a way with people, doesn’t she?”
He swallowed past the lump in his throat and turned to her. He couldn’t disagree. Ash did have a way with people but that wasn’t all. He had fallen in love with her and she was never his to fall in love with. Knowing that, hurt. It pulled at things he didn’t want to ...face.
Latha smiled and lowered her chin. “I never thanked you properly for everything you did for me. The rescue, the chance to come back and work here―” She wiped away a tear.
Kieran thought of Johnny and his broken promise to him. He’d failed his friend and yet Latha thanked him. His throat hurt. His head felt like lead as he shook it slowly from side to side. “Latha, we’re family.”
She nodded and straightened as Ash joined them. “Mr and Mrs Singh are going on a cruise for their fiftieth anniversary.”MoreLess
Latha came to stand next to him and she placed the chart on the desk in front of him. “She has a way with people, doesn’t she?”
He swallowed past the lump in his throat and turned to her. He couldn’t disagree. Ash did have a way with people but that wasn’t all. He had fallen in love with her and she was never his to fall in love with. Knowing that, hurt. It pulled at things he didn’t want to ...face.
Latha smiled and lowered her chin. “I never thanked you properly for everything you did for me. The rescue, the chance to come back and work here―” She wiped away a tear.
Kieran thought of Johnny and his broken promise to him. He’d failed his friend and yet Latha thanked him. His throat hurt. His head felt like lead as he shook it slowly from side to side. “Latha, we’re family.”
She nodded and straightened as Ash joined them. “Mr and Mrs Singh are going on a cruise for their fiftieth anniversary.”MoreLess
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