Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,83
impact on his life and he cares about her so much. It’s really important to me that she likes me. I want to make a good impression.
The door opens before we get there and I take a moment to take in Elena, she’s a petit woman, probably around my height with beautiful dark blonde hair up in a messy bun and happy dark brown eyes. She’s dressed in jeans and a lose fitting tee and if I didn’t already know I would have never guessed she just had twin babies. She looks awesome.
I take a step back as they greet each other. I don’t want to intrude on the moment.
“Sweet boy, look how much you’ve grown!” She grins as she holds her arms out and hugs Luc tightly.
“Are you ok, really?” he asks quietly and she takes a step back and smiles softly.
“I’m perfect” she smiles sincerely before turning to me. “You must be Ever?”
“Yes, it’s so nice to meet you” I smile and hoping I’m using my rusty manners right.
“It’s nice to meet you too. Luc has told me so much about you” she grins and shoots a look to a now slightly blushing Luc.
So freaking cute.
I chuckle at his expense and he smirks at me, grabbing my hand and twining our fingers together, making his aunts smile widen.
“Your nieces are napping but I’d really like you to meet Dom” she says as she leads us further into the house.
You can tell just from the emotion in her voice how much she cares about her husband and I’m so glad she has found someone after the shit she was put through. Luc’s fingers squeeze mine and I know he’s nervous. She leads us through a beautifully decorated home and towards the sitting room.
“Would you like anything to drink?” She smiles.
“A coffee would be amazing please?” Luc says as we take a seat.
“Could I have the same please?” I ask.
“Sure thing.”
Once she’s left I turn to Luc, “you ok?”
“Yeah, thanks for coming with me.”
“Anytime. I’m happy I could come with you.”
“Here, you go guys” elena says as she comes back in with our drinks, we each thank her and settle back down as we take a seat a large, well-built man walks into the sitting room his eyes instantly finding Elena. From the way his eyes light up when he see’s her it’s obvious that he’s head over heels in love with her and I can’t help the smile that overtakes my face, I really hope I have that some day. As soon as he enters Luc immediately stands up and studies him.
“Luc, I’d like you to meet, Dom” Elena smiles.
“Nice to meet you” Luc replies as Dom immediately comes up to him to shake his hand.
I like this guy. He obviously knows what his wife has been through and the part Luc played and he understands how important it is to Luc to see that his aunt is now happy and most importantly safe.
“You’re aunt has told me a lot about you. She seemed to neglect to tell me you were so damn tall. Logically I know you aren’t the kid from her stories but that’s how she spoke about you so that’s what I pictured” he chuckles.
He comes towards me and holds his hand out. He doesn’t move particularly fast but just fast enough that I flinch. Luc picks up on it immediately and steps in front of me as my hands clench in the back of his shirt and I rest my forehead against his back.
“I’m so sorry. I should know better” Dom says apologetically as he immediately steps back.
“It’s ok. It’s not your fault, I should be the one to apologise” I say lifting my head from Luc’s back and stepping to the side. Luc is still in front of me slightly and one of my hands still has a death grip on his shirt unwilling to let go as my heart races in my chest.
“Not at all Ever, are you ok?” Elena asks seriously, understanding and sadness swimming in her eyes.
“I am now, I’m safe.”
“Good,” she says, looking at Luc proudly.
It’s obvious how protective of me he his from the way he reacted in a split second when Dom made me flinch. If she knew that the rest of the boys were just as protective as he is, then that last tiny bit of worry would be erased from her eyes.
Apparently that fucking dick of a stalker has undone some of the progress I made