Going Once (Forces of Nature) by Sala Sharon

Author:Sala, Sharon [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

The first clap of thunder rattled the windows in the deluxe model trailer, waking Wade up with a start. Then he heard the wind and thunder, and relaxed. As long as the noise was nature-made instead of ghosts, he was fine.

Cameron had just finished up the report on the day’s activities and hit Send when the lights flickered. He groaned as he looked down at the laptop, but the backup battery had saved him. The report had gone through. Relieved, he got up to refill his coffee cup and see if there was anything left to eat.

Nola woke up crying and realized her arm was aching.

The bottle of pain pills was on the nightstand, but her water bottle was empty. She shook out a pill and headed down the hall, meeting Tate coming out of his bedroom.

He smoothed the scattered wisps of hair away from her forehead and then cupped her cheek.

“Are you all right?”

“I need to take this, and I’m out of water.”

“I’ll get it for you,” he said, and loped to the kitchen, with her walking more slowly behind.

Cameron looked up and smiled when he saw them coming.

“Sounds like that storm front finally got here,” he said, and poured the last of the coffee into his cup and then palmed a couple of cookies. “Want me to make some more coffee?”

“Not for me,” Nola said.

“I’m good. I’ll settle for a cold Pepsi,” Tate said.

“I just want water...and the pain to go away,” Nola said, and downed her pill when Tate handed her a bottle of water.

Cameron gave her braid a gentle tug.

“You’ve had a rough week, girl, but you’re as tough as they come. All we need is a break to catch our man so you can get your life back to normal.”

Nola didn’t want normal back, because it had been too damn lonely, but she couldn’t look at Tate without giving away her feelings, so she changed the subject.

“Would you please pass the cookies?”

Tate pushed the bag toward her just as the lights flickered again. Another round of thunder and lightning swept across the sky as the first drops of rain hit the roof. They swiftly progressed to bulletlike pings easily heard within the trailer.

“Great, more rain. Just what we don’t need,” Nola muttered. She started back into the living room and then paused. “Do you mind if I stay here to eat? I can’t go back to sleep until the pain pill kicks in.”

“You don’t need to ask permission to do anything,” Tate said. “Of course you can.” He eyed the sweatpants and the LSU shirt she was still wearing. “Are you cold?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Cameron emptied his coffee cup and then set it in the sink.

“I’m beat. I’m going to bed,” he said. “See you guys in the morning.”

“Night,” Nola said.

“See you tomorrow,” Tate added.

Rain was pounding against the windows now as Nola settled into the easy chair with her cookies and water. She eased her elbow up onto the arm of the chair for support, set the water bottle between her legs and bit into a cookie.

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