Back to You (Don't Forget Me Book 2) by Sia Wales

Author:Sia Wales [Wales, Sia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sia Wales
Published: 2014-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Family

I grab my apron and expect to see Tyler loitering in front of the storeroom door, his keen ears alerted to the sound of Vuk’s pickup. When I don’t see him, I guess he must be out back washing Scott’s Jeep. I wait for him, to give him a well-deserved break from work. But I see Scott, who tells me he’s resting in the cot. He needs to catch up on his sleep, as he’s been working overtime as a forest ranger in the park near Cape Cod, the one that covers the woods, the golden beaches and the cliffs by Scott’s house.

That’s a shame, I think to myself; Tyler and I will only be able to talk over our day near closing time; as it is so packed with customers now, we barely have time to think. But when things start to wind down, we finally get a moment to ourselves.

“Scott told me he saw you coming in tonight with that guy… Are you sure Vuk Wolf is your best buddy?” he asks.

I nod vaguely, alarmed by the skeptical expression in his golden eyes. I wonder what else Scott might have said to him. “Yeah, why?” I reply firmly.

“He’s not exactly an angel, is he?”

“He sure is an angel!”

This wipes the smile clean off his face.

“Well, that would explain the smell…” he murmurs, sniffing the air near my hair.

He looks at me darkly, as if he recognizes the damp, earthy smell of the lake. His eyes take on… a feline shape, wild, almost dangerous. “How long have you two been buddies?” he asks, more circumspect now.

“Not long. I met him about a year ago,” I say defensively.

“Scott was right about you: you’re a walking disaster that attracts catastrophes!”

That could be one of the excuses Scott used to make him move to the coast from the Rockies.

“Look, I don’t know what Scott told you, but…”

“Shouldn’t you be staying away from trouble?” He interrupts.

“Vuk’s not trouble,” I mumble, annoyed by his criticism of my friend.

“Until he loses his cool,” he says, trying to transmit with his eyes what he won’t say with words.

I don’t add anything, reflecting for a few moments. But talking about Scott has brought back my guilt. “Am I ruining your plans? About returning to Jackson, in Wyoming, I mean.”

“No. I had no set date to leave. I’m ok here for a while. And I like spending time on the coast.” His contagious smile spreads across his face, and I can’t help but join in.

“One of these days, I’m gonna’ ask for a half-day off. Scott can do without me. We could go out and have some fun.”

“What do you mean by ‘have some fun’?”

“I think you need to let your hair down…” He peers intensely at the tall, green trees outside the window. Inspiration seems to hit him as he stares out at the horizon.

“I know!” he exclaims. “It’ll be cold, and a bit difficult. But it’ll be fun!”

“What will?” I ask, full of curiosity.

“I know you’ve

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