Excerpt of Love By The Books by S. Carman Knight

Simon stood and walked over to Delaney. Then he dropped to his haunches in front of her. "I never had a chance to say it. I'm sorry, Laney. I'm sorry for all of it." Delaney took a sip of her coffee. It was cold and thick and oily and it left a bitter taste on her tongue. Simon hadn't moved. He was right in front of her, right at eye level. His apology didn't erase the hurt. It didn't change the fact that she still compared everyone she dated to him and that they all came up missing. It didn't change much of anything. Not now. Not after seven years. "Simon, it was a long time ago," she said at last. "Let's just leave it there."