MIA
Jay Bradshaw. My
boyfriend’s best friend.
He was never supposed to be
anything more—until he was.
When my college boyfriend
betrayed me and left, breaking my
heart, Jay picked a side. He chose me. He stayed, and for
the past six years, he’s been my rock, my anchor, my
compass…
Now we’ve grown up, finished school, and have
careers. Me as
a nurse practitioner; Jay as a doctor. He’s been everything
I needed, but now I want more. I can’t stop thinking about
him, and I’m done hiding it.
It’s time to find out if
he wants me, too.
JAY
A friend. Not a
lover. That’s who Mia Waters is to me.
I’ve tried damn
hard to make sure our relationship stays
that way. I’m the shoulder she leans on, the last one to
talk to her before she goes to sleep at night… And after six
years, she means more to me than my own family.
The
moment I met her, I wanted her. But she belonged to
someone else, so I pushed the need down. I didn’t take what
I wanted. I’m not that guy. Her happiness meant
more.
Until now. Until she asks me a question that
shatters our
unspoken boundaries. "Have you ever thought about having sex
with me?" Six years of keeping her at arm’s length, and I
can feel myself starting to give in and lose control with
her.
I can’t let it happen. There are reasons I didn’t
get close.
She hasn’t let go of her ex-boyfriend, not really. And she
has no idea about the lies I’ve told her.
What if she
finds out about me? What if she finds out who I
really am?
And what will she do when I
leave?