Bad Boy Daddy by Carter Chance

Author:Carter, Chance [Carter, Chance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, bad boy, Contemporary, Fiction, Literary, suspense, erotica, Womens
Published: 2015-10-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Faith

MY HAND WAS SHAKING. I picked up the phone and dialed Lacey’s number. I swear, if it wasn’t for Lacey I’d have lost my mind long ago.

“Faith?”

“How’d you guess?”

“I’ve got a team of detectives working on it.”

“What?”

“Caller ID, silly.”

“Oh,” I laughed, but the strain in my voice was obvious.

“What is it, honey?”

“Did you hear?”

“Hear what?” she said.

“It’s on the news. He was murdered on an oil rig in Texas. As far as I can tell, that’s the last of Los Lobos.”

“The last one?” Lacey said.

“Yes. I think so. I think they’re all dead, Lacey.”

“That’s great. That means you and Sam are finally safe.”

I was silent. Lacey was silent on the other end too. We both knew what I was thinking but I couldn’t bring it up so she did.

“So that mean’s he’ll come back for you now, Faith.”

Another long pause.

“Is it silly to hope for that?”

“Of course it isn’t.”

“But, you know, twelve years? What guy would hold out for a girl for that long? I don’t even know if it’s possible.”

“It’s possible. Think of all the great love stories you’ve ever heard. Men’s hearts are deeper than we give them credit for. They’ll wait a lifetime for the woman they love, Faith.”

“But is that what I am?”

“The woman Jackson Jones loves?”

“Yes.”

“Of course you are. You know it. What did he say to you?”

“It was so long ago, Lacey.”

“Tell me what he said.”

She knew every detail of the three days I’d spent with Jackson. I’d told it all to her a thousand times.

“He said I was his and he was mine.”

“Yes, and would he have said that if he didn’t mean it?”

“I don’t know.”

“Faith,” Lacey said, using her stern voice. “Come on. You know better than that.”

“I’m doubting myself.”

“Don’t doubt yourself. Don’t give in to fear. If Jackson said he was coming back to you after the job was done, he’ll come back.”

“I guess this means he’s still alive.”

Lacey was silent. I didn’t know what she was thinking but there was something on my chest that I’d been dying to get off it and I took the opportunity.

“Lacey,” I said.

“Yes?”

“There’s something else. Something I didn’t tell you.”

“What?”

“It happened about a week ago.”

“Oh my God, Faith. Tell me what it is.”

“I picked up a man.”

“You what?”

I laughed nervously. “Not like that. I didn’t pick up. But there was a man on the road, I nearly hit him with my car. He was all right, but I gave him a ride down into the valley.”

Faith said nothing.

“I think …”

“You think what, Faith?”

“Well, remember I told you about the first time I met Jackson, in the Los Lobos bar, and he snatched a chain from around my neck?”

“Of course I do.”

“Well, this man last week. There was something strange about him.”

“He reminded you of Jackson?”

“Yes. He did. I didn’t realize it until he was gone, but he … reminded me of Jackson. And he left something hanging from my mirror.”

“What was it?”

I was going to answer but my voice caught in my throat.

“He left the chain in your car?” Lacey gasped.

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