Fate Interrupted: Just Married by Kaitlyn Cross

Author:Kaitlyn Cross [Cross, Kaitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

SCRABBLE

The fire popped, shooting red embers into the purple sky. Dean kicked his bare feet up on the coffee table and wrapped an arm around Evy. “See?” he said, pulling her against him. “I told you, you wouldn’t die.”

Evy stared into the fire pit and barely shook her head. “I still can’t believe I did that.”

“You were awesome,” he said, passing her a cold bottle of water. “I knew you could do it.”

She tipped the water back and drank, trying to cool her sunburnt skin from the inside out. Sighing, she wiped her chin. “The scariest part is you have to get a running start or you will hit the rocks below.”

“They don’t call it Hangman’s Hollow for nothing.”

“I have never done anything like that in my entire life. I felt so…alive.”

“We can do it again tomorrow if you want.”

“No thanks,” she said, passing him the water back. “I don’t think I can drink beer or jump off another cliff tomorrow.”

Dean cheered her with the sweaty bottle before taking another swig.

Her eyes flared with an idea. “Hey, maybe tomorrow we can hit that carnival we passed on the way in.”

Yawning, he watched the fire spit sparks into the night. “I can win you a stuffed Sponge Bob you can treasure forever.”

Evy inhaled sharply. “Ooh, funnel cake! Let’s do it. Please?”

Her abrupt bubbliness warmed his heart. “As you wish, my lady.” He took another pull of cold water and melted into the couch. Shadows jumped across their faces. The fire popped and a shooting star scratched the sky. He yawned again, pulling one from Evy in return. “I keep seeing that guy’s face at the bait shop.”

Leaning against him, she hid behind a hand. “I have never been so embarrassed in my entire life.”

“I bet he was the only customer all day, too. Right when we’re stepping outside the box.”

“How long do you think he was standing there?”

Dean stared vacantly into the fire. “Probably the whole time.”

Pulling her head from his shoulder, Evy looked up at him. “Was he filming?”

He turned to her. “I think he was!”

Someone yelled out from a campfire across the lake, drawing their eyes. “I don’t ever want to leave this place,” she sighed, rubbing soft circles into his leg.

“The great thing is, we can basically come back whenever we want. This is ours. Forever. Paid in full.”

Locusts and crickets buzzed from within the shadows collecting like snow against an old wooden fence. A fish jumped somewhere in the water as darkness pulled on the tail end of twilight, dragging it into the abyss.

“I could fall asleep right here.” Evy yawned again, watching boat lights slide past in the dark.

“Me too,” Dean agreed, leaning his head back on the couch and shutting his eyes. “I’m so tired, I don’t even think I can get up.”

“This place is way too much fun.” She looked up and rubbed his chest. “Ready for bed?”

“Definitely,” he said, kissing the back of her hand.

“Oh, there y’all are!”

Startling, they turned to see a bright light come bobbing from the trees.

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