Homestands (Chicago Wind Book 1)

Homestands (Chicago Wind Book 1)

A Christian reconciliation romance from USA Today bestselling author Sally Bradley

When baseball star Mike Connor stumbles across his ex-wife six years after their divorce, heâ€™s stunned to find that she's the mother of a kindergartner who wears his jersey. And shares his last name.

The last thing Meg Connor wants is to be around Mike. After all, he was the one who hurt and abandoned her. But she canâ€™t deny himâ€”or their sonâ€”time together to build a relationship, which means Mike is around too often, reminding her of why she fell in love with him so long ago. If only she could forget their pastâ€¦ The painful and the good.

Between their guilt and closely held hurts, Meg and Mike struggle against each other, their feelings, and God as they fight their own desires for the future, a future that might never happen when the past that tore them apart collides with their present.

EXCERPT

She glanced over her shoulder at him, face pinched. â€œGo outside with Terrell,â€ she said, scrubbing a plate harder than seemed necessary. â€œIâ€™ll clean up.â€

â€œI told him Iâ€™d be out in a bit.â€ Mike set the dishes next to the sink. He leaned backward against the counter. â€œI missed you last night.â€

She kept quiet, intent on the dirty dishes.

â€œThey put me at a table with some Bears players. Nice guys. Big, though. The mayor was at the next table over. My friend Travis got stuck with a bunch of highbrows, but knowing him, he probably enjoyed it.â€

She dropped silverware into the water, the clatter a slap to his dying patience.

â€œFelt like I talked to everybody there. People stopped by my table all night.â€ He gave her a sideways glance, but she didnâ€™t seem to be listening. â€œOf course, I would have told them to get lost if youâ€™d been there.â€

Still no reaction.

â€œYou canâ€™t be mad at me for this, Meg. I wanted to take you. It stunk going with someone else.â€

â€œDidnâ€™t look like it,â€ she snapped.

This womanâ€¦ â€œI paid for two tickets. I had to take someone. So stop making judgments based on what you think youâ€™ve seen.â€

She faced him, her jaw clenched, anger blazing in her eyes. â€œWhat I think Iâ€™ve seen? What about what I know happened?â€

â€œIâ€™m not talking about the past, Meg! Iâ€™m talking about last night. You sawâ€¦ what? Half a second of us with our hands together? I wasnâ€™t holding her hand. She held mine, and I got out of it as fast as I could.â€

This wasnâ€™t worth it. This was not worth it. If only he liked Sara; then heâ€™d call her back like she wanted.

But he didnâ€™t like her.

Not that he liked Meg at the moment, either. He bit down on his tongue and forced himself to stay. To wait for her to speak.

She rinsed one dish after another, the dishwasher slowly filling.

She was gonna drive him crazy.

He leaned back to catch her eye and force her to acknowledge him.

Her cheeks looked damp.

â€œAre you crying?â€

â€œNo.â€ She swiped her cheeks with her wrist. â€œI splashed water on my face.â€

Heâ€™d never meant to hurt her. At least, not this time. Why were they suddenly so bad for each other? â€œMeg, you canâ€™t jump to conclusions.â€ He reached for her shoulder.

She backed away, sudsy hands in front of her. â€œDonâ€™t touch me,â€ she spat, tear tracks continuing down her face.

His temper snapped. â€œBelieve me. Itâ€™s not even tempting right now.â€

Her eyes hardened. Flickered.

Good.

He swallowed. No, not good. Heâ€™d just hurt her worse.

But sheâ€™d pushed him to it. What woman turned a guy down, then got upset when he took someone else? Did Meg not get her own insanity?

She returned to the sink. â€œGo outside with Terrell.â€

Might as well. â€œIâ€™m taking him with me. He can play on the field, hit in the batting cage. A kind of graduation present. You good with that?â€ Not that he cared. He was taking Terrell.

She shrugged. â€œWhatever, Mike. Just go.â€

He headed for the back yard. How had this week gone so wrong?
Country USA
Manufacturer Salena House Publishers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-09-05
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Salena House Publishers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-09-05
Format	Kindle eBook

Homestands (Chicago Wind Book 1)

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