Blind Faith by Kimberley Reeves Read Free Book Online Page A

more of a challenge , but he hadn’t expected it to be easy anyway.   Whether she wanted to admit it or not, Serena wasn’t afraid to be around him because she didn’t trust him; she was afraid because she did trust him.   All she needed was time and patience, and Will had plenty of both.
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    He knows you were lying.
    All day long, that thought kept rattling around inside her head and she felt worse each time it did.   She should have owned up to the truth and told him she wasn’t ready for the type of closeness they had shared the night before…except, a part of her didn’t want to close the door on it either.   Serena liked having someone to talk to, she just didn’t like how vulnerable she’d felt afterwards.  
    Coward.
    Okay, so she was a pathetic, spineless coward for lying to Will just so she could avoid spilling her guts to him again.   And she was even more pathetic for spending a Friday evening hiding out in the library when she could be home relaxing while Will made them both dinner.   Serena’s stomach made a little rumble of protest when she started thinking about the nice, juicy steak Will was probably grilling for himself right now.   Her dinner was still in a paper bag on the table she was sitting at; half of a roast beef sandwich she’d picked up at the deli a few blocks from the school.   She’d stopped just outside the little sandwich shop and fed Rufus his half of the sandwich before they walked another two blocks to the library , but she hadn’t been hungry at the time so she’d left her portion in the bag.  
    She supposed she should take it outside and eat it, if for no other reason than to keep her stomach from grumbling, but she couldn’t seem to motivate herself to do it.   Maybe she was punishing herself for not going home and having dinner with Will, not that she hadn’t beaten herself up about it enough already.   Serena’s fingers found the button on her wrist watch and pressed it to make the glass covering spring open then lightly brushed one fingertip across the face.   A small frown tipped the corners of her lips when she discovered it was only six-thirty, which meant she would have to stay here another two and a half hours until the library closed.  
    She snapped the cover back in place with a heavy sigh then tilted her head as a familiar scent slowly filled her senses; sandalwood aftershave mingled with the fresh scent of soap, the same kind that Will used.   Serena’s pulse spiked , and for a few breathless moments , she was caught up in a surge of happiness before she realized it couldn’t possibly be him.   If Will was going to a library , it would be the medical library on campus, not the small public one she was at.  
    Disappointment sliced through her, along with a healthy dose of self-reproach.   It was her own fault that she was sitting here alone when she could have been enjoying Will’s company, and had no one to blame but herself for the time she would have to spend at her parent’s house tomorrow.   After a few hours of being suffocated by her mother’s constant pampering she would be ready to pull her hair out.   How was she supposed to survive being there the whole day?   At least when she lived there, she could escape to her bedroom but she wouldn’t be able to do that now or it would hurt her mother’s feelings.  
    On the floor beside her, Rufus let out a pitiful whimper.   “I know what you mean,” she whispered, reaching down to stroke his head.   “I’m not any happier about this than you are but I’ve made my bed and now I have to lay in it.   Sorry, buddy, I know you miss him too , but I’m afraid you’re along for the ride whether you like it or not.”
    Rufus lifted his head and there was a succession of muffled thumps as his tail hit the carpeted floor.   Serena