If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann
Author:Jewel E. Ann [Ann, Jewel E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00
Milo drives.
I open the window and let the warm wind scatter my hair and my imagination in every direction. In a different life, Milo would marry me. Or not. Does marriage matter? If heâs marrying Jolene, I donât think thereâs an ounce of sanctity left in exchanging vows.
Milo doesnât have to marry me. His love is enough. Iâd rather be his Indie girl than an appointed wife.
âWhere are we?â I ask when he pulls onto a long gravel road with nothing but acres of pasture on every side.
Milo rolls down his window and types a code for the black iron gates to open. âItâs Fletcherâs newest purchase. Over five hundred thousand acres ofââ
âNo.â I shake my head.
Milo squints. âWhatâs wrong?â
âNothing to do with Fletcher. Take me some place he doesnât own. Take me somewhere heâs never been.â
After a few seconds, Miloâs face relaxes into a soft smile. âI can do that.â
I lean my head back and close my eyes. âThank you.â
Thirty minutes later, we pull into the drive-thru of a chicken joint.
I laugh. âWhat are we doing?â
âThis is Fletcherâs biggest competitor. I thought weâd give them our business.â
Nodding, I bite my lower lip. Who cares that I donât like chicken unless theyâre laying eggs for me to eat.
We order someone elseâs chicken, fries, and shakes before driving to a park filled with kids playing soccer and dogs chasing Frisbees. Itâs nothing spectacular, yet incredibly special. I feel normal here.
Just two people in love, eating greasy food in the front seat of a pickup truck while hiding in the shade of Spanish moss-draped Cyprus trees.
âDid you play soccer?â I ask.
He shakes his head.
âDid you own a dog?â
Again, he shakes his head.
âAre you ever going to tell me about your childhood?â
He takes a bite of his chicken sandwich and gazes at the kids playing while he chews his bite. âI hope not.â
âWhy do you always say that?â
âIf the day comes that Iâm sharing something that awful with you, it means Iâm in a worse place than I was when my world imploded. As long as I can keep looking forward, it means Iâm still alive.â
I pause a fry at my mouth and tap it to my lips a few times. Milo twists his neck, shifting his gaze to me.
âWhen did you know Fletcher bought me?â
âDonât look back, Indie. Didnât you hear me? Itâs a slow death. Look forward. Chase something better. Donât ever fucking look back.â
âIf I donât know where Iâve been, how will I know where Iâm going?â
He removes his hat and tosses it onto the dash before running a hand through his hair. âYouâll know where you are when you get there not because you know where youâve been. Youâll know it because itâs where youâre supposed to be. It will be a feeling of belonging that canât be explained. Itâs just a feeling youâll know. And all you have to do is keep following that feeling, and youâll be fine.â
âHow do you know?â I ask. âHave you felt it?â
Milo nods.
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