Moment of Weakness (Embracing Moments Book 1) Read Online Free Page A

I got home and saw Robby’s car sitting in the driveway. After walking in and seeing their bodies tangled together like some screwed-up game of twister, I packed everything I could fit in my suitcase and called a cab. I had enough cash to cover the cost of the hotel room, which was a good thing, because it meant Dad wouldn’t question the charges. When class started, Megan entered and didn’t even throw as much as a glance my way. As soon as my final was complete, I left and didn’t look back.
    After a little while, the train station cleared out, and the line at the snack bar was nonexistent. Applying a generous amount of spicy mustard to my soft pretzel, I took up residence on the closest bench I could find and positioned my suitcase beside me. No matter where I was or what I was doing, people always talked to me. It was like I had a sticky note on my forehead that was an open invitation for conversation. I wasn’t in the mood to talk. As a matter of fact, all I really wanted to do was read. I grabbed my e-reader from my bag and opened up where I had left off. This was only the second book I’d read in the past month. With work and finals, it was hard to find the time. I guess there was one good thing that came out of the Robby and Megan fiasco. I’d finally be able to get caught up on all my new releases that had automatically downloaded to my e-reader months ago. Lost within the pages of my book, time became just a second thought. I couldn’t flip the pages quickly enough, and right when the hero was about to kiss the heroine, I was pulled back to reality.
    “That seems like a good book, Miss Julia. Do you mind if I borrow it when you’re finished?” The soft gentle voice that refused to call me anything else but Miss Julia brought a smile to my face. Setting my e-reader down beside me, I jumped from the bench and ran toward Theo. Despite being older, he still managed to pick me up off my feet and spin me around. You never realize how much you miss someone until you have to spend almost every day without them. I loved Theo just as much as my father.
    My parents hired him when I was an infant. My grandparents had passed away from a horrible automobile accident, leaving Dad with everything. And I mean everything. Dad had inherited all my grandfather’s businesses, his parent’s forty-thousand-square-foot estate, and enough money to last at least four lifetimes. It was a lot for Dad to take on. He was heartbroken and stressed. He needed to manage his parents’ estate, his own personal business, and come home to his wife and infant daughter. Mom decided it would be in everyone’s best interest to hire a personal driver for the family. It would help them both out tremendously. They interviewed several people, none of them seeming to be the right fit.
    Then they met Theo.
    Theo was ten years older than my parents. He had a military crew cut and towered at about six feet tall. Although Theo didn’t have several years of driving experience, he was a retired military officer. Dad was impressed with his résumé, and Mom enjoyed his calm demeanor. As it turned out, I was the deciding factor because I took to him right away. At least that’s what I have been told. My parents sold their own home and moved into my grandparents’ estate. It was my father’s childhood home after all and was much bigger than their current house. The forty-thousand-square-foot estate sat on fifty acres and was gated for privacy and security. Theo was offered his own private quarters within the house. This way he had his own privacy but was still available to assist Mom and Dad with their driving needs. There wasn’t a day in my life I could remember that didn’t have Theo as a part of it.
    His thin lips pinched together in a tight smile, and the gentle brown eyes I’d come to know stared at me as though they were seeing me for the first time.
    “You look a little more like Grace every day. If only she could see what a beautiful young