Guarded Heart (The GH Series)

Chapter One

“How the fuck did I get to this point?”

“I’ve got some idea, but it seems like this town has somewhat toxic for you.”

So, let me introduce myself to you.  My name is Callie, I am a twenty-six-year-old woman from Scotland. 

I was conversing with my best friend, Sarah and to give you a better understanding, I need to take you back to when I was nineteen years old.

               Flashback

“Come on Callie!!”

“Gies peace will you babe! I’m literally out of the shower.”

Amanda.  My perfect match.  Honestly, if you knew the half of what I felt for her, you would be needing a sick bucket.

Amanda is small, five foot three and has the most gorgeous blonde hair and piercing blue eyes that you have ever seen.  We have been dating since we were in high school together and have been going strong since.

“So, what are you wearing?”

I jumped out of my skin as Amanda spoke when she came into our room. “Jeez Amanda! Warn a lass before almost giving her a heart attack!”

Amanda smirked at me. “Birthday suit is it?”

“Well no.  If I went out in my birthday suit, people would be repulsed.” I scoffed.

“I really wish you wouldn’t do that.”

“Do what?”

“Put yourself down.  You are stunning Callie and you just don’t see it”

“I’m not.”

Amanda was up close to me now and staring intently into my eyes.  She has this way of making you believe that her words are true, and you have no other option but to give in and agree with her.

“You are.  I am fairly sure if we didn’t have to go out tonight, I would be making love to you all night long.”

See?  I gulped hard and tried to focus. Amanda and I got together when we were fifteen years old. 

Of course, I was always the out and proud person.  Amanda was out but reserved about it. It was one of many qualities that I admired about her.

“Oh, would we…now?”

Amanda had started teasing me.  The one thing that I admired about her was that she never held back when it came to be claiming me.

“I thought we were going out?” My voice came out hoarse with desire.

“We are, we can be fashionably late…” 

Her eyes burning with desire and then she started to kiss my body, starting with my pulse point in my neck.

Fashionably late.  That we were.  We were about an hour and a half late getting to her brother’s housewarming party.  Despite being late, we had an amazing night partying away and when we got home, we made love until the sun came up.

Who knew that two days later that Amanda would be gone, completely gone?

                Present day

“I know this town is toxic for me now, but what can I do?”

Sarah looked at me with pleading eyes and held my hands as she spoke to me.