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because you spent so much time working but that is no excuse. I know you can’t forgive me overnight but maybe we could take some time and start over. If I’ve learned anything with this whole ordeal is that life is too short not to share it with the people we truly love. I love you Davis Chatham.”
Nicole was holding her breath waiting to hear Davis’s response.
He sounded tired “Anne, I don’t know. I can tell you that I’ve never loved another woman more than I’ve loved you….”
Now Nicole understood why he didn’t come to her last night. She couldn’t bear to hear any more of their conversation. Her chest was so tight. She tried to leave without being discovered. She’d gotten her answer and quickly walked back to her suite. Once inside, she let the tears fall. She knew she was being ridiculous thinking she and Davis could have something special after only knowing each other a little over a week. Sex does not equal love and she knew that. Nicole just hoped her feelings for Davis was an island mirage and would go away once she got back into the real world. However, she had this sinking suspicion that it wouldn’t.
No matter how much she gave of herself to someone it was never enough. It was never enough to keep her at any of the many foster homes when she was a child, it was never enough for Todd, and now it wasn’t enough for Davis. Just once, Nicole wanted to be the most important person to someone.
She heard knocking on her door. Nicole quickly dried her tears and went to answer it. “Who is it?”
“It’s Davis.”
Nicole took a couple of deep breaths before opening the door.
“May I come in?”
“Of course., you kind of own the place.” Nicole stepped aside so that he could enter.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to connect with you last night. I had a lot of things to deal with and by the time I was finished it was early morning.” Davis looked tired and the crease was back between his eyes. For some reason, she still wanted to soothe it for him.
“I hope you were able to get everything taken care of.”
“Almost, I was hoping we could talk about what happened between us on the island.”
“Is there an ‘us’?”
Davis frustratingly wiped his hands across his face “Honestly, Nicole, I don’t know. I don’t want to hurt you or string you along. Something you said on the island stuck with me. You said I’d been angry with Anne because I hadn’t truly let her go. I think to some degree you might be right. She’s here and she wants to try and make a go of it.”
Nicole’s mouth went dry. “Do you still love her?”
“I...don’t know. My feelings are all over the place. We started something on that island but I’m not sure we can fully explore it until I know for sure what I’m feeling for Anne.”
It took everything within Nicole to hold her tears back. She gave him a shaky smile “I understand. I really do and I…I wish you two the best.”
He reached out and touched her hair. He always loved her hair. “You know if you ever need anything, anything at all please call me, day or night.” Davis reached into his pocket and gave her his card with all of his personal information on it.
“I guess there is one thing you can help me with…I still need to get to Fiji.”
Chapter 12
It had been six weeks since Nicole last seen or spoke to Davis. He tried to call her a couple of times but Nicole thought it was best to cut off all ties.
She had been working day and night with Dana trying to set up the school of technology for the kids. They were just a couple of days away from opening and tomorrow was the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Nicole hadn’t been feeling very well. She assumed with everything that had happened over the last six months she was lucky she hadn’t had a nervous breakdown. She was in the office trying to make sure all the paperwork for the school was in
Nicole was holding her breath waiting to hear Davis’s response.
He sounded tired “Anne, I don’t know. I can tell you that I’ve never loved another woman more than I’ve loved you….”
Now Nicole understood why he didn’t come to her last night. She couldn’t bear to hear any more of their conversation. Her chest was so tight. She tried to leave without being discovered. She’d gotten her answer and quickly walked back to her suite. Once inside, she let the tears fall. She knew she was being ridiculous thinking she and Davis could have something special after only knowing each other a little over a week. Sex does not equal love and she knew that. Nicole just hoped her feelings for Davis was an island mirage and would go away once she got back into the real world. However, she had this sinking suspicion that it wouldn’t.
No matter how much she gave of herself to someone it was never enough. It was never enough to keep her at any of the many foster homes when she was a child, it was never enough for Todd, and now it wasn’t enough for Davis. Just once, Nicole wanted to be the most important person to someone.
She heard knocking on her door. Nicole quickly dried her tears and went to answer it. “Who is it?”
“It’s Davis.”
Nicole took a couple of deep breaths before opening the door.
“May I come in?”
“Of course., you kind of own the place.” Nicole stepped aside so that he could enter.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to connect with you last night. I had a lot of things to deal with and by the time I was finished it was early morning.” Davis looked tired and the crease was back between his eyes. For some reason, she still wanted to soothe it for him.
“I hope you were able to get everything taken care of.”
“Almost, I was hoping we could talk about what happened between us on the island.”
“Is there an ‘us’?”
Davis frustratingly wiped his hands across his face “Honestly, Nicole, I don’t know. I don’t want to hurt you or string you along. Something you said on the island stuck with me. You said I’d been angry with Anne because I hadn’t truly let her go. I think to some degree you might be right. She’s here and she wants to try and make a go of it.”
Nicole’s mouth went dry. “Do you still love her?”
“I...don’t know. My feelings are all over the place. We started something on that island but I’m not sure we can fully explore it until I know for sure what I’m feeling for Anne.”
It took everything within Nicole to hold her tears back. She gave him a shaky smile “I understand. I really do and I…I wish you two the best.”
He reached out and touched her hair. He always loved her hair. “You know if you ever need anything, anything at all please call me, day or night.” Davis reached into his pocket and gave her his card with all of his personal information on it.
“I guess there is one thing you can help me with…I still need to get to Fiji.”
Chapter 12
It had been six weeks since Nicole last seen or spoke to Davis. He tried to call her a couple of times but Nicole thought it was best to cut off all ties.
She had been working day and night with Dana trying to set up the school of technology for the kids. They were just a couple of days away from opening and tomorrow was the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Nicole hadn’t been feeling very well. She assumed with everything that had happened over the last six months she was lucky she hadn’t had a nervous breakdown. She was in the office trying to make sure all the paperwork for the school was in
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