Second Chance At Sunrise

s scanning the familiar faces of Rachel's friends

a

om, his piercing blue

t of electricity run through her veins. She quickly

as he

ally said Jake would o

questions. Why was he l

erself, a deep masculine voic

urned in the direction of the voice, her

his lips. The same lips that had once kissed hers, t

nt, time s

the chatter – everything

i saw w

es of their high school romance, the

flicting emotions: surprise, c

to confront the gh

ive smile as she greeted Jake, h

ged, hating the way

He

ght blue eyes locking onto hers with a

spite the turmoil brewing inside and then mentally scolded

Jake replied, his v

he felt a flush rise to her cheeks. "You look good,"

o say but instead, she echoed his co

accentuating the sharp angles of his face. He stood taller and broader tha

at the corners when he smiled or the way his hair curled slightly at the nape of his neck. It was as if

nd Lexi wondered what had brought Jake to this

d doubts. Was Jake still the same charming, carefree boy she once knew? Or

aking the silence, his eyes genuinel

tomatic, a well-rehear

g for any sign of commitment. "No ring on it yet?"

arriage isn't for me. My career

n, Lexi yearned for a family of her own – laughter-filled

her facade. "Still scared of comm

n her heart. She tried to conceal the pain, but

change the subject although Rachel had

have a kid. She's the

inely this time.

s of the party receded into the backgroun

igh school romance, the laughter, and the tears.

f she'd been lying to herself all along. Did s

ake asked, his eyes holdin

id, wondering why her voi

een drinki

th cocktail. She laughed, brushing Jake's wor

the nanny for too long." He pushed for a bit, his eyes on her face

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