Finding Heart (Colorado Veterans Book 2) by Tiffani Lynn

Author:Tiffani Lynn [Lynn, Tiffani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-06T18:30:00+00:00

I don’t hear from Judson that night or the next day, but the following morning Dee shows me a text from him asking if he can come by to talk to me and bring me my paycheck. I have nothing else going on and would rather have my final paycheck in my hand when he tells me he doesn’t want me to come back, so I tell her to say yes.

Judson is due to come over at three o’clock, so when I hear a bunch of noise at the front door around that time, I think it’s him. Without looking through the peephole, I open the door ready to greet Judson and instead am faced with Ray. He’s got a duffel bag over one shoulder and two bags in his arms. That must be why he didn’t open the door himself. Bloodshot eyes greet me and a slimy grin spreads across his scruffy face. Gross!

“Marina,” he says as he strolls through the door. There’s something about the way he says my name that makes me want to boil my skin in a scalding hot shower. He’s disgusting, obnoxious and rude. What I don’t understand is how the guy can have expensive, pristine sneakers and ball caps but have the dirtiest hair and clothes. He’d look homeless if it weren’t for those two items. His yellow-tinted grin sets me on edge and I realize if he tries anything I’m screwed because I can’t move fast enough to get away. Every time I turn a certain way I get a shooting pain in my abdomen from the rib injury.

“What’s up, girly?” he asks as he sets the bags on the table. “You’re looking a little rough. Fight?”

“No, I jumped out of a car and rolled down a hill into the woods.”

His bloodshot eyes widen for a second before he busts up laughing. I have visions of hitting him with a crowbar over the head. What a jerk!

Stepping up to me, way too close for comfort, he pushes the chunk of hair that’s lying across my chest over my shoulder and I catch the distinctive smell of pot on his breath. He needs to brush those teeth, but because I’m at a disadvantage in this situation, I keep my trap shut.

“So, are you here for a little comfort? ’Cause I can surely provide.” Rubbing his hands across his chest and down over his belly, I cringe. His laugh is slow and forced and just plain ew.

“I’ve been staying with Reggie and Dee the last couple of days. I go home today when Reggie gets here, which should be anytime.” I don’t know what time Reggie will be home, but he did promise to take me back to my apartment when Ray shows his face again. He’s been getting home around four, but I have no idea what today will bring. My only hope is Judson arriving on time.

I step away from him and begin to walk away when there’s a knock at the door.

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