Asher: A Second Chance Novel by Walker Kylie

Author:Walker, Kylie [Walker, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Asher - A Second Chance Novel
Publisher: Kylie Walker
Published: 2016-04-30T07:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

As Asher drove back up to his house he saw Dean was already there, sitting on the swing on the porch. He gave him a chin nod as he got out of the car and went in through the garage. He grabbed two beers and went back out through the front door. Handing one to Dean, he sat down next to him.

“I see you’re still a Mustang man?”

Asher smiled. “Yep. It reminds me of the one my dad and I fixed up.” The one that Travis died in. He didn’t have to say that out loud.

They sat silently for a while, lost in their own thoughts and sipping their beer. “How did it go with Mia?” Dean asked.

Asher laughed. “Awkward.”

Dean nodded. “I haven’t seen her since her mother died. I was in town, so I went to the funeral with Dad and paid my respects. We didn’t really talk though. She seems to be doing alright considering every time I see her, someone else just died.”

“Yeah, that sucks. She told me her mom died. What happened?”

“She had an aneurysm I think dad said. She was in a coma for a while. It was rough on the family. Her father especially.”

“Damn. They’ve all died way too young.”

“Yeah, that’s for sure.”

“Hey, who was that kid with Mia at the funeral?”

Something crossed his friend’s face that Asher didn’t recognize. Dean looked away for a second and then back at Asher and said, “I think maybe that’s something you need to ask her.”

“I guess that means it’s her kid. Is the dad still around?”

Dean laughed nervously and said, “Really, it’s Mia’s story to tell, man.” Asher nodded. Dean always was a loyal friend. He couldn’t expect him to sit here and tell him personal things about Mia. Dean took a deep breath and said, “There is something I need to ask you though. I don’t want to dump too much on you all at once, but has anyone filled you in on what’s been going on with the Proctor’s?”

“No. That was the guy you called an ‘asshole’ earlier?”

Dean curled his lip. “That was putting it mildly. Do you remember him at all?”

“Not really. I mean, I knew of him, but like he said, I think we only actually met once.”

“He has three sons. They all came here to roost after their mother died. One of them is the mayor. The other two have their dirty hands in local politics. Between the four of them, they’ve bought up as much property around here as they can. They’ve run up the rents and they don’t keep them up. They’re slumlords, basically. But, it gets a lot worse. They’re suspected of making bribes to contractors with the city and taking bribes from others. They had been pressuring your father, mine and Mia’s dad for years to sell their holdings in the county but so far they’ve all held out. Unfortunately the stress of it could very well be what drove your father to have a heart attack.”

Asher felt a dangerous rage surge through him.

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