Lakeside Cottage
“He was going to see through it immediately. And the hell of it was, she hadn’t managed to talk herself out of it. Her conversation with Callie had haunted her, and ultimately, she’d had to concede that the girl, young and confused as she was, had made a point. Here she was, urging Callie to set goals and take chances, yet she herself held back, acting as though everything was fine.
Well, everything wasn’t fine. Here she was, twenty-nine years old, and some nights she was so lonely that she fear...ed she might shatter, and all the little pieces would melt into the atmosphere, rendering her invisible. All right, so that was fanciful. But she wasn’t fine and it was time she stopped pretending she was. Time to try something new.
She wanted to get to know her neighbor at the lake better, and she wasn’t going to accomplish that by waiting for him to make the first move. She would proceed with caution, though. She’d checked with Mable Claire Newman who assured her that, according to the Schroeders, JD Harris was the best sort of guy, taking the summer off after being discharged—honorably—from military service.MoreLess
Well, everything wasn’t fine. Here she was, twenty-nine years old, and some nights she was so lonely that she fear...ed she might shatter, and all the little pieces would melt into the atmosphere, rendering her invisible. All right, so that was fanciful. But she wasn’t fine and it was time she stopped pretending she was. Time to try something new.
She wanted to get to know her neighbor at the lake better, and she wasn’t going to accomplish that by waiting for him to make the first move. She would proceed with caution, though. She’d checked with Mable Claire Newman who assured her that, according to the Schroeders, JD Harris was the best sort of guy, taking the summer off after being discharged—honorably—from military service.MoreLess
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