Awakening by Evelyn Montgomery

Author:Evelyn Montgomery [Montgomery, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-06-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Rose

“The meeting was moved up,” I hear Leo whisper in the hallway to our room as life slowly tries to stir back into my body. “I’ll brief you in the damn car. Grab what you need to and meet me outside. We’re late as it is.”

It’s still the afternoon, isn’t it, and I had only intended to fall asleep for an hour or so as I quickly sit up in bed and look at the time. 6 o’clock. Holy hell. An hour or two that turned into three or four. I guess I was more tired than I thought after the emotions I was put through yesterday and the night I spent making love to the only man I could ever want. Running my hands through my hair, I attempt one final time to shake the fog from my mind as I hear Justin’s voice low and stern just outside the door.

“No, I got all that I need. I don’t want to wake her. I don’t want her to worry. Jobs like this and the women I care for don’t mix too well if you remember?” I hear Leo let out a low sorry laugh and wonder just want in the hell Justin meant by that comment. “Just let me hit the restroom and I’ll meet you out back. Who’s driving?”

“James and the new kid, Pam. She wanted a chance at proving her weight so I’m letting her tag along and watch. She’s been instructed to stay in the car though. No fucking around.”

My mind races as I try and think in a pinch at how I can get them to take me along. I know I said I wouldn’t interfere, but shit that is my son. My boy. If I could just get a few more minutes to plan, something, anything, maybe I can convince them to let me just sit in the car too.

“Got it. Just give me five minutes.”

“Make it three!” I hear Leo say, as footsteps echo down the hallway and I hear the creak of the door to our room. I fall back against the sheets and pretend I am sleeping. Why? I don’t think I can bare to see his face walk away not knowing if he is coming back to me in one piece. I used to do that all the time with Michael, watch him walk away, and the pain it caused was almost too much to take as I waited for any word every single day that passed if he was unharmed and safe. Even in the end, even after the woman who showed up at my door only three damn weeks after I found out I was pregnant with Olivia, I still worried.

Plus, I may just be trying to come up with some brilliant plan that enables me to go with them, and I don’t want to blow my chance. Not yet that is, and let him catch onto my mischievous ways if he notices I am awake.

I hear his footsteps come close to the bed and tell myself to keep my eyes closed and breathe deep.

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