Bylines & Deadlines by Kimberly Vinje

Author:Kimberly Vinje [Vinje, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Bylines & Deadlines, Journalist, Kimberly Vinje
Publisher: CCB Publishing
Published: 2012-06-07T17:52:46+00:00

Chapter Eight

The new snow was beautiful, she decided as she gazed out her window. She had already showered and called the front desk to find out when the first shuttle left for the airport. She pulled herself away from the wintery scene, put her hair dryer in her bag and zipped it. Taking one last look around the room, she checked out using the remote control on her TV. She left the key on the desk, put her backpack on her shoulder, grabbed her other bag and left the room.

She took the stairs to avoid the people standing at the elevators. In the lobby, she asked the young man behind the desk to keep her bag and send someone into the dining room to get her when the shuttle arrived. She peeked into the restaurant to make sure Jack wasn’t there before she went in to get some breakfast and find a table.

Once she found the most secluded table, she ordered a cup of coffee, a bagel and some fruit. She sat facing the door so she would see him before he saw her. Moments from the weekend played through her head over and over again.

Jack walked into the dining room about 10 minutes after Megan had finished her breakfast. He looked tired, and she was glad. The clerk from behind the front desk startled her. A shuttle was ready. She waited for Jack to sit down before she made her move for the door.

She stood up, put her backpack on her shoulder and kept her eyes on the door. She tried not to move too quickly as to draw attention to herself. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jack stand. She moved faster. He called her name, but she kept walking.

There was a person standing at the front desk blocking her from getting her bag. She swayed eagerly, but Jack caught up to her while she waited.

“Megan, please wait. I need to talk to you,” he said taking her arm. She pulled away and ignored him. “Please, Megan.”

She managed to quietly say, “Don’t do this to me. Just let me go.”

“I can’t,” he said. The man in front of her finished his business and moved away.

“Hi. Can I get my bag please?” she said to the clerk. The clerk handed her the duffle bag, and she started for the van. Jack quickly got his bag from the clerk and ran out after her.

The van driver loaded her stuff in the back of the maroon van as she went around the side, got in and slammed the door behind her hoping it would lock automatically. It didn’t. Jack opened the door and climbed into the bench seat behind her. Now she felt trapped. The van driver got into the driver’s seat and started the engine.

“Wait! I want to get out,” she said sliding across the seat. Jack and Megan were the only two passengers on the van.

“Then I do, too,” Jack said. Defeated, she slammed herself back into the seat and turned her head to look out the window.

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