Getting There by Deja Black

Author:Deja Black [Black, Deja]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 37764555
Published: 2017-12-29T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The windows were down as Creed drove to his family’s ranch. Lucas was enjoying the ride, but his mind wouldn’t stop returning to the monster in his pocket.

“What’s wrong, Lucas?”

Lucas shook his head.

“If you’re honestly still worried about this, we can turn around.” Creed masked the disappointment well but not nearly enough.

“No, Creed. I want to see your home and these horses who are family to you. I just have a lot on my mind.”

“Want to share?”

Lucas almost did, but he stopped himself. He promised himself he’d deal with this Ira thing later.

Shaking himself, he looked at Creed. “No, I’m fine. Just mentally preparing for school Monday, that new class I’m teaching. It’s difficult going into a new curriculum, new subject when I’ve been teaching the same one for years.”

“I get it. You hate to leave your comfort zone. But, you know you must look at it as a step toward what’s meant for you. I think we get too used to being where we’re not challenged and we stagnate. You, you’re meant for growth, possibility. It’s really about perspective and knowing you deserve to see how far you can go.”

Creed was right, and while teaching the new class honestly wasn’t the worry he’d been hashing out in his brain, he had a point. Lucas would use that when he revamped everything he’d been doing for the last few years, not just with teaching but with life in general.

“You’re right. I’d lost sight of that.”

“It’ll be fine, Lucas.” Creed turned to him and grinned. “Besides if I had a professor with an ass like yours walking around, I’d be the best student ever no matter what you taught.”

Lucas groaned, but his stomach was filled with a million monarch butterflies, eager more with anticipation than fear. Creed’s way of dispelling his worries did that for him. He never would have thought he’d be sitting next to Creed in one of his vehicles on his way to meet the family. Life was so unpredictable, filled with surprises along the way.

Before long, they arrived at the entrance to the family estate, and Lucas sat stunned.

“It’s incredible. You grew up here?”

“Yes.”

The house was a sprawling stucco mansion with arcs and stairs, like one of those beautiful creations Lucas had seen in every house magazine. Lucas thought he had some idea of Creed’s wealth, but this? This was far beyond what he’d imagined. Several of Anthony’s home could easily fit in the one Creed had grown up in as a child. And the grounds? He imagined the time it took to grow roses flowing over the land like a botanical river among the other gorgeous blooms of color everywhere.

“Oh, my God.”

“Hmm. Not the reason I wanted to hear those words, but we can work on that. I’ll show you around. My parents aren’t home. They are at an event tonight but mentioned they’d be back in the morning to meet you. Mom said not to let you leave without at least getting a chance to say Hi.

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