Resisting Forever - Forever, #1 - E-book - ePub

SamWhat if I hadn't left her standing on the porch steps?What if I asked her to come with me?What if I told her I'd follow her?What if I gave long-distance a chance?What if I kept my forever wrapped in my arms and did anything I could to keep her there?Eight years of "what if, " "maybe we could have made it, " and "why didn't I try" haunt me daily. Eight years ago, I did the noble thing and pushed Brooke to follow her dreams.
Now I spend hours every day looking for her in the crowds. Every time I board a plane, I search for her and hope that someday fate will bring us together the way I promised her it would. I regretted my decision to walk away from her as soon as I did it. I knew it was the only way she'd chase her dreams. I didn't want to be why she didn't live the life she dreamed about, and I didn't want her to resent me.
BrookeI watched Sam walk away. I waited for him to turn around and change his mind. I waited for him to come back for me, but he didn't. I did what he told me to do. I chased my dreams, and now when I go back to Blossom Springs, I can't help but wonder what would have happened if he turned around that day and looked back at me. He promised that one day fate would bring us together. I search airports, restaurants, and crowded streets, looking for him, and hope that he's doing the same.
Their paths cross in the most unexpected place: their hometown, a place both of them avoid. Sam hopes that the sparks that fly between them last more than the week they're both in town, but Brooke doesn't want to talk about more than just the week because she's never believed in forever and refuses to say the word or make plans that might lead toward the four-word question, two-word promise, and ring that comes with those things.
Excerpt 1: SamIt's always a long shot, but I search for you every day. I search every hotel lobby, restaurant, bar, and airport.  I've looked for you every day since you left home a year after I left you crying on the porch steps. I'll never stop looking for you. Come on, Brooke. Where are you? Don't give up on me, baby. I'm going to find you. Do the thing I was too afraid to ask you to do. Wait for me, please.
Baby, wait for me. Excerpt 2: BrookeI sit on the chair in the corner of the porch and look toward the hunting land. I scan the horizon for the maple tree. I open my sketch pad and begin adding details. Memories of that land, that tree, and that boy flood me. The weight of everything that I've avoided for years consumes me. I waited for him to turn back and look at me. I waited for him to change his mind, but he didn't.
He never looked back, and he never came back to town. I always thought he'd come back for me, but he didn't. I cover my face with my hands and lean forward. Come back for me, Sam. Please. Excerpt 3: SamMy heart both sinks to my stomach and catches in my throat-a sensation I've only ever experienced around her. I can't believe she's here. Excerpt 4: BrookeEverything about us feels right. I'm still not sure how to make us work after this week, but I am sure that Sam means it when he says he will do whatever it takes to make it work.
I'm just not sure I'm willing to let him. Content Note: contains mature content that may not be suitable for all readers. Author Note: Resisting Forever was previously published in the Resisting You Anthology. This is an extended publication with additional chapter and extended scenes.