Can one true thing save a love built on lies?
“That was all before…” Jenna waves her
hand in the air, but we both know what she means. Before I touched her in the
most intimate places. Before I felt her shudder under my tongue. Before she
tasted the salt on my skin. Before I promised a lot more than I could deliver.
Ty Branch has wanted one thing his
entire life—to play professional baseball. When he gets a chance to move from San
Francisco to play at Texas powerhouse Garvin State University, he's willing to
do whatever it takes to make his dream come true, even if that means hiding his
past. But when he meets dance major Jenna Taylor, the chemistry is so strong
his single-minded quest begins to weaken. As he gets to know her quirky,
small-town family, he falls more deeply in love, but becomes even more sure he can
never tell her the truth about his family.
When a surprise visitor blows his past
wide-open, Ty is forced to come to terms with his secrets. But is the damage
already done with Jenna or can he find a way to sacrifice everything he's
worked for in order to win back the heart of a once-in-a-lifetime love?
“I’m glad it was you at the bar tonight
Ty,” Jenna says, looking up at me.
I
glance down at the worn, grey carpet. “I’m glad it was you too. I’ve wanted to
talk to you all year.” What am I doing here? I should tell her goodnight and
walk away instead of standing here sounding like a teenager at the prom.
“Really?”
She looks like she’s trying decide if that’s just a line. “Why didn’t you?”
I
look back down and Jenna bites her bottom lip just slightly in a way that’s
both innocent and undeniably sexy.
“I
just…” I can’t look at her anymore, so I pull my eyes away and stare down the
empty hallway. Why haven’t I spoken to her in almost seven months? Because I’ve
spent that time becoming someone new and I can’t wreck all of that hard work.
Because I’d have to tell her about all of the things that I’ve kept hidden from
everyone if we got involved. Because I’d have to be honest with her—and right
now I can’t be honest with anyone. “It’s complicated.”
“Oh,”
she says vaguely and I know she doesn’t understand. How could she? Jenna puts
the key in her door. “Do you want to come in for a minute? I’ve got a couple of
beers in the fridge.”
I
glance at my own front door down the hall. The one I should be walking through
right about now. “I should go…”
There’s
no denying the disappointment in her eyes when she looks at me and it’s painful
to know what I could have if I just take that one step forward.
“Okay,”
Jenna says. She stands up on tiptoes and bends toward me, her lips grazing my
cheek. My head is filled with the soft, powdery scent of her mixed with something
deeper and sexier. “Thanks for the ride.” She lifts one finger and draws it
down my neck slowly and that’s all it takes for me to lose every ounce of my
resolve.
Before I can think about what I’m doing, I
bend down and kiss her so hard that I feel the breath leave my body as I press
her up against the door and lace her fingers through my own. I’m starting to
get lost in the kiss when the reality of what I’m doing hits me.
“I’m
sorry,” I say, taking a step back from her. The taste of her is still on my
lips and I want more, so much more, but I can’t. It’s not right.
“Don’t
be,” she says, grabbing my hand and pulling me closer.
But
I resist, glancing away because I know if I look into her eyes I’ll lose every
ounce of willpower I’m trying to summon. I can’t believe I’m about to undo
everything I’ve put together these past few months. But Jenna is right here in
front of me and she deserves to know the truth. “Listen…there are some things
you don’t know about me…”
She
looks into my eyes and I’m caught. “An STD?” she says boldly.
I
wince. “No.”
“A
felony? A girlfriend? A baby?”
I
can’t help but laugh. In light of her guesses, maybe it’s not such a big deal.
“No. Nothing like that.”
She
grabs both of my hands and pulls me to her and every shred of resolve melts
away. “Then I don’t care.”
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Lynne Jaymes is a life-long reader and
accidental writer living in Northern California. She writes contemporary
fiction that is sometimes funny, sometimes sexy and always from the heart.
Although this is not her first venture into writing – Lynne is traditionally
published in another genre under another name – she loves the indie world for
the freedom it gives her to write the stories that call to her, the ones that
mean the most and the ones that editors have said would never sell. ONE TRUE
THING is the adaptation of the first book she ever wrote and the story is one
that is close to her family and has lived deep in her soul for years. She is
also the co-author of the second book in the UNFILTERED Series, UNFILTERED
& UNKNOWN. Keep up with Lynne at www.lynnejaymes.com or on Facebook and Twitter.
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