It is worth the read. There is for sure a gap age here and Nina has felt something for her neighbor since the day her best friend, rescues her from being afraid and alone. She is never sure they feel the kinship the why she does or if it is just pity. Now, Zach is gone off to college, and Nina is left to her resource. She may have been adopted but was never cherished because she was her parents (used loosely) never felt she measured up academically.
That’s what she loved about, Reed he gives love and praise, and for just being him, her too, since she is his friend. Then, the idea of him being a big, burly cop is an extremely sexy, turn on. When she gets, locked out of her house, as a kid, he gives her a key, to his him, which she, still has today. So, late one evening, she is walking home and a car slows down nearing closer to her. She starts to panic when the person rolls the window down and it's Reed who had only got off shift.
Giving a ride home from an animal shelter job, he asks if she walks home normally he says no her parents must have forgotten her again, when he arrives home it appears dark. She is surprised when he wants to walk her to the door, when no one is inside he appears more angry. Yet, not at her. When she finds a note, saying they went on vacation, and if something goes wrong the left, and envelope with the teen, across the street. Like they don't trust her. Now, Reed is for sure, irate.
See how she sees, his loneliness. And he finds her need to be love and cherished. Sweet book. Free on Kindle Unlimited, at the time.