Ghosts of Culloden Moor 27 - Finlay by L.L. Muir

Author:L.L. Muir [Muir, L.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-02-21T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Angel left Fin inside and followed Mike out to his car where his partner waited behind the wheel. She scribbled a number on the little blue pad in her hand, while he climbed in the passenger side and rolled down his window.

“With the power out, my regular lines won’t work. This is the number to that satellite phone I keep for emergencies. Call if you have news, would you?”

Mike nodded and took the Post-it. “You sure you’re going to be all right?”

She knew what he was really asking, if she wanted to be left alone with a guy dressed in a costume. But the only thing she worried about was Finlay Robertson leaving. After he was gone, she was afraid he would become the standard against which she compared all men—something that didn’t bode well for the male population of both Wyoming and Idaho, maybe the entire country.

“Fin’s very capable of keeping me out of trouble,” she said, then ignored the way Mike’s brows suggestively jumped up and down. “Any idea how long it might be before they get the canyon reopened? Even a couple of days could really mess me up here.”

The pity on the deputy’s face told her all she needed to know. “I’m sorry, Mott. A couple of days would take a miracle. It filled the canyon a good twenty feet above the road, honey. But you never know. It’s not like they’ve got to clean it out with a backhoe. They’ll get some big machinery in here and you know, maybe it will be inside a week.”

There was little point in asking, but she did anyway. “And on the outside?”

“Worst case scenario, they’ll have to rebuild the road. Three weeks, tops.”

She forced herself to inhale, even though it felt as if the mountain had come down on her chest. “Thanks, Mike.” She slapped the door a couple of times and stepped back, in a universal signal that their conversation was over. “See you in a couple of days.”

He pointed to the parking lot where her employees were loading up. “Looks like we’re just waiting on them.”

She waved toward the parking lot in general and quick-stepped back inside the restaurant where Fin waited for her in the shadows. As soon as the door closed at her back, her tough façade crumbled. All he had to do was open his arms and she stepped inside. The thick swath of plaid pillowed her cheek in soft, warm comfort. His chin came down gently on top of her head.

“Fin,” she said quietly.

“Aye, lass?”

“I think I’m going to lose my restaurant.”

“I am sorry,” he whispered. “So verra sorry.”

She had never dared utter those words aloud to herself, let alone someone else, as if saying it gave it permission to come true.

Fin suddenly tapped her on the back. “Trouble’s comin’.”

She turned to see what he was looking at and saw Curt headed back inside. Self-consciously, she took a step to the side. By the look on her cook’s face, he hadn’t seen them embracing.

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