Chapter 16
‘Tyler.’
I spun around, shocked to hear Sam’s voice.
He stood beside his car, several parks over from mine. ‘You never returned my calls.’
‘I, ah, I’ve been busy,’ I said, flushing under his steady gaze.
‘I need a moment.’ His hazel eyes pinned me in place and I nodded acceptance, moving to stand in front of him, though I wanted nothing more than to run from this awkward confrontation as fast as I could.
For the longest moment Sam stared at me, then his right hand came up and he used the backs of his fingers to brush my fringe back from my face. The simple touch sent a bolt of lightning into my frozen centre and I closed my eyes so they wouldn’t betray me. Why did this have to be happening to me now? Sam could not be part of my life, for both our sakes.
Sam gave a sigh, r
