Dirt Road Promises by Leigh Christopher

Author:Leigh Christopher [Christopher, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Prism Heart Press
Published: 2017-08-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Clay

She’s been gone a week. It’s been too long. Granted we’ve spoken on the phone every day, but I still miss her being close to me. She said her parents have agreed to sign the papers she needs to gain access to the money. From there, it won’t take long for it to transfer to the mortgage, which will take us out of the red and we’ll be able to save her boss trying to push his way in here.

I’ve yet to meet her boss. He sounds like an asshole. Perhaps he needs a good talking to, with my fists. My nature isn’t to fight, but I feel like this is one man that will change all that. When she told me his name, it didn’t sit well with me. Mr. Nicholson was Natalie’s dad and for some reason, I have a feeling they’re one and the same.

I haven’t told Essie yet, but I am more than convinced it’s him. I couldn’t find any photos on the company website of him, only his staff, but deep down, there’s a sinking feeling in my gut this man is the father of my ex-fiancée. I also have a feeling he’s tried to close in on the ranch because he knows it’s mine. Perhaps it’s his way of seeking revenge on what I did, but his plan backfired.

When Essie convinced me that her investment would be the easiest way to save the ranch, I trusted her. I don’t know what she has up her sleeve and that’s what’s bothering me. Essie said it’s best that I didn’t know what she’s doing in the event her boss decides to pitch up here and start questioning things. I disagree, but she’s one stubborn little girl. One that my heart misses more than I ever thought possible.

When I confessed what I had been through, she told me I couldn’t blame myself. Even though there are times I feel the pain which stifles me, I push past it and allow myself to bask in her words, in her love.

I miss her so much, like she’s a limb I’ve had cut off. How am I meant to focus on work and the ranch when she’s back in that place facing her boss knowing full well she’s probably going to lose her job because she didn’t fulfill everything she needed to do?

Her smile that greeted me every morning was radiant, like she’s the damn sun rising in my life showing me I can keep on living even though it feels as if I’m about to lose everything. I wanted to go with her, but she refused pointblank. Her confidence wavers at times, but when her mind is set, I doubt I would have been able to convince her otherwise.

“You’re so far gone, man,” Rhett chuckles. He’s right, I am fucking lost. Ignoring him, I push off the sofa and head into the kitchen. A Friday night and I’m sitting home with my best friend, wallowing in self-pity because the girl I love is hours away.

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