Standing on The Edge Of Goodbye by Mary Eason Read Free Book Online Page B

up for that challenge and you know why? Because you, Mr. Stevens, definitely need me.”
    Matt stood there, lost in her smile. His glanced out the window and the darkening skies. He hadn’t realized they’d been talking for hours.
    “I should be going. I had no idea it was so late. Come, walk me to the door.” Matt clasped her hand and walked the short distance to the apartment’s door.
    “It just so happens that I know tomorrow is your day off. And before you say a word I’ve already cleared this with Denny. I have to go to Denver, and I would like you to come with me.” Matt sensed her hesitation.
    She was ready to refuse.
    “Just think about it. I’ll be in front of the diner at seven in the morning if you want to come. No more drama, I promise. We’ll have some fun instead.”

Chapter Six

 
    Kate wrestled most of the night before finally giving up on sleep around three in the morning. You can’t save people who don’t want to be saved . Hadn’t surviving Josh taught her anything? But Matt wasn’t anything at all like Josh. Grandma Rachel had loved him and believed in him.
    It was for that reason Kate liked him. The kindness that Matt claimed he didn’t possess, but had shown her grandmother, made her want to help him. He hadn’t lost his belief in God. He’d only lost his way back.
    At a few minutes before seven, Kate gave in to her heart’s desire and went outside to wait for Matt.
     
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    Matt couldn’t keep from smiling when he saw Kate sitting on the bench outside the diner.
    The purpose of this trip was little more than a sham. Nothing that couldn’t be accomplished through email or a phone call. There was no real reason other than his own foolish desire to spend more time alone with Kate.
    Somehow , he managed to put the brakes on his smile. Amy would be watching them and probably have that smug, I told you so grin of hers plastered all over her face. Still, it was hard to keep from returning Kate’s smile when he got out of the truck and came to her.
    “I was afraid you’d change your mind after yesterday. I’m glad you didn’t.”
    H e opened her door and she got in. She was dressed in jeans but today she’d chosen a sweater the same color as her eyes, a startling contrast to her blond hair.
    Matt couldn’t ever remember seeing her in makeup. The obvious lack of it made her appear younger than her twenty-four years.
    H e became conscious of their surroundings again. He was still sitting in front of the diner, hands on the wheel of the truck, staring at her.
    He turned and made a big production of starting the truck and checking for nonexistent oncoming traffic. “So what would you be doing today if you weren’t going to Denver with me?”
    She laughed.
    “What’s so funny?”
    “Nothing. Only I’m such a boring person. When I’m not working, I’m usually sleeping. I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat these days. I’ll probably do it today. You’ve been warned. I’ll try to keep from snoring.”
    “I guess it’s because…“ His gaze dropped to her midsection.              
    “Yes, it’s because I’m pregnant,” she roll ed her eyes at his awkwardness. “I was probably boring before, though. I just didn’t have an excuse. Now, Denny actually encourages me to sleep. Can you imagine?”
    He arched a brown at her description of herself. “I don’t believe there’s anything boring about you.”
    Kate threw him a mischievous little grin. “ Oh, I’m not in need of any excitement. I’ve had enough of that to last a lifetime. I grew up in a town about the same size as Silver Mountain. There’s a lot to be said for the small town life. You can keep the big city, thank you, very much.”
    “ Still, some day you’ll want to meet someone, fall in love. Maybe even move back to the big city.”
    “No.” Her answer came in an instant . All of her earlier humor evaporated. “No, I have no intention of ever going through that again. I’ve had