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    Capture My Heart
    Capture My Heart
    Capture My Heart
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    Capture My Heart

    By Erin Cristofoli

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    Avery Clarke was like any typical senior in high school – obsessed with her boyfriend and looking forward to partying at graduation. Except, sometimes life has other plans.

    Fast forward seven years; Avery's world consists of her waitress job at the local diner and more importantly her six year old son, Jacob.

    One morning, a chance encounter with a hot construction worker named Reece, turns Avery's world upside down. Avery is set on maintaining the delicate balance of her world and there's no room for romance.

    Reece is determined to prove to her that she can have it all. But when Avery gets the scare of a lifetime, will it pull the couple closer or will she walk away?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErin Cristofoli
    Release dateJan 5, 2020
    ISBN9781393532774
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      Capture My Heart - Erin Cristofoli

      Ipaced the floor of my room nervously, and no matter how hard I tried, my focus repeatedly came back to rest on the top of my dresser. What was I going to do? Maybe my folks wouldn’t kill me. What about Tommy? I ran my hands through my hair for the thousandth time. Would I have to pick him up off the floor? Would we get married? That thin white stick seemed to stare at me, taunting me. Eighteen was old enough, right?

      I glanced at the clock. Tommy was picking me up in half an hour, and I needed to somehow find the emotional strength to make my feet start moving down the stairs to meet him.

      When the car pulled up, I knew he’d expect me to go out to meet him, but while I managed to get to the front door, I couldn’t make my feet move any farther. Clasping my shaking hands together in front me, I tried to calm myself down, but when he rapped sharply on the door, I nearly jumped out of my skin. You can do this, I repeated over in my head.

      Come on, babe, we’re going to miss the movie. Tommy complained when I let him inside.

      I, uh, I’m not sure I feel like going to the movies tonight.

      He sighed loudly, making his disappointment clear. Okay, so what do you want to do?

      I shrugged. How about we just go for a drive?

      He nodded finally and we set out. He’d been driving for ten minutes before he broke the uncomfortable silence.

      What is going on with you? Are you still not feeling well?

      Tommy pulled into the parking lot of our deserted high school – it looked completely different without students running to class or football crowds waiting to cheer on the school team. I cleared my throat.

      I… have something to tell you.

      The click of the key turning off the engine was loud in the silence that followed my words.

      What’s going on?

      Well, I don’t know exactly how to tell you, and I’m freaking out enough already and...

      Avery, jeez, spit it out.

      I’m pregnant.

      I’d never forget this moment for the rest of my life. Even in the darkness, I could see the colour drain from his face, his jaw becoming slack, his eyes glazing over.

      Wow, he uttered.

      Yeah.

      Are you sure? he asked, staring out the front window.

      I took the test three times. I’m sure. He said nothing else; the silence was suffocating. Please say something, I begged.

      How?

      I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at the stupidity of his question. Come on. I mean how, when you are on the pill?

      You know it’s not 100%. You were the one who insisted that we didn’t need to use a condom.

      His head spun around to look at me, anger clouding his face. Hey, don’t blame me for all of this.

      I shook my head in disbelief. I wasn’t blaming you.

      Are you sure it’s mine?

      Five words was all it took to feel like he had stabbed me directly in the heart. Don’t be an asshole. You know I haven’t slept with anyone else.

      Well, this is bullshit. I’m about to graduate and head to college, and you decide to dump this on me. I can’t have a baby!

      You think I did this to myself on purpose? Please calm down. I touched his arm lightly and he jerked it away, as if my touch had been made of fire.

      You need to get rid of it.

      The second those words were said, I knew there was no way I could do that. No, I whispered.

      No?! How can you say no? There was a harshness that had taken control of his voice, a sound I had never heard from him before, and it scared me.

      We could make it work. We could get married.

      Are you insane?

      Pain ripped through my chest and the tears began to blur my vision. Why was that such a bad thought? Why are you acting like this?

      You think I want to go to college as a married man? I want to party and have a good time, not worry about diapers.

      I know it’s not what either of us had planned.

      Planned? God, Avery, we never had plans. I’m moving out of the province, for fuck sake. What did you think was going to happen with us?

      I placed my hand on my chest – I knew it wasn’t going to help me, but somehow I hoped it would help keep me together.

      I figured we’d try to see each other as much as we could, and we’d have video chats and phone calls.

      He laughed humourlessly. That would not work, Avery, and you know it. I am finally going to have freedom to party and fuck whenever I want. Do you really think I want to wait for the rare occasion when you come to town?

      Sex? This is just about sex? We’ve been together for a year. I thought that meant something.

      I’m too young to be dealing with this shit. I was having some fun and you were designing invitations in your head? My parents would have freaked if we’d ever mentioned marriage.

      Why? I thought they liked me? The tears began to fall freely, staining my cheeks.

      They do. But they also want the best for me. And that means getting through college with nothing to tie me down.

      So you are dumping me? You got me pregnant and now you want nothing to do with me? Why? We’re both responsible for this.

      I told you to get rid of it.

      I shook my head as the pain ripped through me once more.

      Fuck! My parents are going to kill me. Look, you have to see things from my side. I have a reputation to think about. He gripped the steering wheel tightly in front of him. I’d probably make a shitty dad anyway.

      Reaching out, I pulled on the door handle – I’d heard enough. I slid silently from the seat as the door swung open.

      Where are you going? Avery, get back in the car.

      I continued to walk away, needing to distance myself from the shithead I had once thought was a really great guy.

      The engine roared behind

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