Finding Gracie's Glory by Patty Schramm

Author:Patty Schramm
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781619292376
Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC
Published: 2016-07-11T03:00:00+00:00

THE PHONE RANG, jolting Liv out of a fitful slumber. She didn’t bother to see who it was before swiping her finger across the screen to answer it. “Hello?”

“Have you heard from David?”

Her father’s words were hurried, and it took a second for them to sink into Liv’s brain. “No. Why?” She squinted at the time on her phone. It was ten past three.

“He called to tell me he was on his way to the shop because Hank was there causing problems. That was two hours ago.”

Liv swung her legs over the edge of the bed. There was a lot of background noise as her father spoke. “Are you on the way there?”

“I am.”

Now Liv was up and getting dressed. “Slow down, Dad. Get there in one piece.”

“Says the woman who broke the sound barrier to get to a certain mine not long ago.”

“Says the child of the man driving like a maniac. I know you as well as I know myself, Jonas Templeton. Slow down. I’m closer and I’ll call as soon as I get there and find out what the hell is going on. No arguing.”

There was a brief silence. “Have I told you how much you remind me of your mother?”

“I’ll accept the compliment. See you soon.” Liv disconnected, shoved the phone into the back pocket of her jeans, and rushed out of the house.

She pulled onto the lot of their maintenance building. The entrance to the workshop was closed, and the security lights at the corners of the two-story structure shone like daylight. She parked her vehicle after spotting David’s pickup close to a mechanic bay. The roll door was open, but the only illumination came from the security lights.

She stepped out of her truck and heard David’s raised voice. She sprinted to the bay just as David tumbled out. Liv was in time to help him to his feet. “What’s going on? You hurt?”

David swiped his hand across his face, but it wasn’t light enough for Liv to see if he was injured. “I can’t get that stupid son-of-a-bitch to leave.”

“Did you call the police?”

“No. I can’t find my fucking cell phone. I must have lost it when I pulled his ass off the Black Monster. And I didn’t want to leave him to go and use the office phone.”

“He was on top of the wash plant we just finished building? The one that’s already sold for almost a million dollars? That Black Monster?” Liv felt the anger building, but judging from the expression on David’s face, he was beyond angry.

“Yep. I don’t know if he did any damage, but he was climbing out of the trommel when I got here. He’s pissed drunk and ranting on and on about being fired and who knows what else. I can’t understand half what he says with that stupid accent of his.”

“When did you fire him?”

“At the end of his shift yesterday. He ran a loader into one of the new trailers and bent the hell out of it.

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