Eminent Love by Leddy Harper

Author:Leddy Harper [Harper, Leddy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leddy Harper
Published: 2016-07-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Now

I made it to four o’clock before I had to pull over and get more gas. Exhaustion had taken over, and I knew if I didn’t find a motel and get some sleep, I wouldn’t make it much farther. So I decided to grab something quick to eat and then I found a place to stay for the night.

I was rather surprised when I slept for longer than a few hours. I didn’t wake up again until six the next morning. I knew I’d needed it. I was no stranger to running on fumes for as long as the caffeine and adrenaline would take me, but it always caught up to me in the end. Much like it had last night. At least now I felt more alert and ready to make the long trek through Texas.

Driving such a long distance without companionship became lonely. I’d pretty much been left with music, the sounds of the road, and my own memories. Which had been fine for the first half of the trip, but after attaining the rest I needed, I found the solitude almost unbearable. So when my phone rang, I desperately picked it up without bothering to check the number. I hadn’t really cared who it was, as long as I had someone to speak to. Although, that thought quickly vanished as soon as the deep timbre on the other end came through.

“Did Harvey tell you to check up on me?” I asked and gripped the wheel tighter.

Jason laughed, and my irritation settled slightly. “No, man. You were pretty vague in your message when you asked me to pick up the files for the deposition, and then Harvey said something about a family emergency in California?”

“Yeah. I’m headed there now.”

“Oh…you’re not there yet?” His voice rose higher at the end, making me believe he’d meant to catch me in a lie.

I didn’t even bother hiding the annoyance in my tone when I stoically replied, “No. I decided to drive.”

“If I had a family emergency across the country, I think I would’ve chosen to fly. If you didn’t need to get there right away, you could’ve stayed for the deposition and then flown out today. You probably still would’ve gotten there faster.”

My body temperature rose with the anger elicited from his accusation. “So Harvey did make you call me. Good to know.”

“No, man. That’s not why I’m calling. It’s just that I saw you Wednesday night, and then a few hours later you were headed out. I wanted to make sure everything was okay. I assumed you would’ve flown, so I thought I’d give you some time to settle in first before calling you.”

Out of everyone at the firm, I’d gotten along best with Jason. It wasn’t like him to come at me for something. His explanation seemed plausible, so I had to settle down and at least give him a chance to prove me otherwise. “Well, I decided to drive.”

“Listen, I know you’re not going out there for family.

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