Love You Always

A woman who's waiting for her love to return home… A man who doesn't believe he deserves her. I've been in love with my brother's best friend Brady Thomas since I was old enough to know what love was. It didn't matter that he was older than me or that my brother would disapprove; there was no changing the way that I felt about him. I planned to keep my feelings a secret, telling myself it was nothing but a silly crush. Then Brady did the unthinkable. He kissed me before leaving without a word. That one kiss changed everything. Instead of getting the happily ever after I dreamed of, I spent months waiting for any hint that our kiss meant something to him. That he felt something, anything close to what I felt for him, but the only thing I got was the silent treatment. Now, a little over a year later, Brady is back in town stirring up all the feelings I've been trying desperately to forget. The moment our eyes lock across my brother's bar, I feel the walls around my heart begin to crumble. But I refuse to make the same mistake twice. If Brady wants a chance at my heart, then he's going to have to fight for it.