Baby Stetson (Love and Music in Texas #1) Read Online Free PDF Page A

Will it be easy? No. But for you, I’ll do my best. I love you, Avery. I think I always have, and always will. I’m sorry things had to end this way.” Jameson fumbled in his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and handed Avery a $10 bill. “Here, why don’t you have something to eat? I think I need to go have some time alone for awhile. Somehow, I knew this was coming, and I still wasn’t prepared. I’m not mad at you, but I do need some time to sort this out.” Jameson shot to his feet as if someone had stabbed him with a sharp object. He darted out of the diner. Avery shifted, staring out the large window as Jameson quickly disappeared.
    And just like that, everything changed. Going back to friends wouldn’t be easy. Hell, she didn’t even know if it were possible, and that left a large, aching hole in her heart. Would it have been better to keep silent? Probably not. That would have only torn a rift between them even further. Why did love, life in general have to get so damn complicated? That’s why life made for such a good country song, or two, or three.
    In the midst of her thoughts, Avery didn’t notice her best friend Laura had slipped into the seat across from her. All of a sudden when Laura said something, Avery nearly jumped out of her seat. She looked up at Laura’s face. “When did you get here?”
    “Just a few minutes ago. I saw you were sitting alone, totally spaced out. What’s going on?” Laura asked, pulling a chap stick from her purse and applying it to her lips. After she smacked them together, she tossed the tube back and gave her undivided attention back to Avery.
    “Jameson and I. We’re over. Romantically. I finally admitted to him how I felt.” Avery sighed, slinking further down into the bench. She wished she could just be invisible for the rest of the day, or longer. Right now, she didn’t feel the best. “And, I got this letter.” Avery pulled out the carefully folded envelope and handed it to her friend. Laura’s eyes darted up at Avery and back to letter several times while reading it. Her mouth formed an O as she continued.
    “Can I get you ladies something?” Anne Rosetta, a young waitress they’d seen around often, sauntered up to them and asked. She looked from Laura to Avery, most likely looking for gossip. Anne was one of those women that looked for a juicy story to tell, even if she only heard tidbits and got the whole idea all wrong as she spread the words around town like wildfire. The breakup with Jameson would be all over town anyway, but as for the letter, Avery wasn’t ready to share that with the world at all. Anne was eyeing that letter, making it all too obvious that she was trying to read what it said. Laura closed it up, looking at Anne pointedly.
    “I’ll have the club sandwich and a water.” Avery didn’t even look at the menu. She’d frequented this diner so many times that she knew the menu by heart. She and Jameson always loved this place.
    Wow. Now the regrets began to settle. Avery’s eyes watered. It was going to be a long haul to get to the place where the couple had once been before they fell in love. Now Avery understood why Jameson bolted. This shouldn’t have been the place that they ended things when there were so many good memories here. She was such an ass. Why hadn’t she taken those thoughts into consideration?
    Laura ordered, and when Anne was safely out of earshot, she turned back to Avery. “Holy shit!” She tried not to shriek, and handed the letter back to her. “Avery, this is big. What are you going to do?”
    Avery filled her in on her mother’s attitude last night when she’d handed her the letter. “She’s been so fearful, and I never noticed it this whole time. This was her worst fear. I’m curious, of course, but I don’t want to hurt Mom and Dad.” She stuck the letter safely back in her purse.
    Avery caught Laura rolling her eyes. “I’m going to be frank with you honey, because you’re my best friend.