Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy

Author:C.J. Murphy [Murphy, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Desert Palm Press
Published: 2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

THE NEXT DAY, CHANCE woke up to the smell of waffles and sausage. She peered at the clock, and noticed it was a little after five. Has to be Mom. She sat up and stretched. Zeus was not at the side of her bed. Folding back the sheet, she climbed out and stepped into her well-worn Birkenstocks. A quick look in the mirror showed she’d worked all night on the stellar creation that sat on top of her head. She stretched her scars and repeated the mantra that had become second nature.

“Steel is tempered by fire, and gold is refined by it.” A yawn escaped. Nothing short of two cups of coffee would make her alert enough to tackle her bad-hair day. She grabbed a ball cap sitting at the end of her dresser and pulled it on. That’ll do for now.

Mags had her favorite mug on the table. Chance dropped unceremoniously into a chair at the table and took a cautious sip. Zeus came to stand beside her.

“Why didn’t he bark when you came in?”

“He knows what’s good for him.”

Chance raised an eyebrow.

“And I brought him two homemade dog biscuits. He can be bribed. You just have to know the code.”

Chance shook her head and laughed, as she took another sip of her coffee. When she looked at her K9 partner, she rubbed his head between his ears. “Traitor. Making me breakfast at five in the morning didn’t come up in conversation last night that I remember. Did I miss something?”

Maggie turned around, spatula in hand. “Are you complaining, again?”

“No, I just figure it would save you some time if you come out and tell me what you want to say or ask what you want to know.”

“Fair enough. What’s going on with you and Jax? Is it serious?” She turned back to the stove and removed a waffle from the griddle.

“It’s headed in that direction. Why?”

Maggie sipped her own coffee. “This one never really left your heart, did she?”

Chance eyeballed the plated waffle and three links of sausage placed in front of her. “No, she didn’t. I didn’t understand why she disappeared back then. Now, all that matters is she’s back.”

“And here to stay, if the way she’s cementing herself in is any indication. Hopefully, we’ll be signing the papers on the property in the next few days.”

Chance swirled a piece of waffle in the maple syrup. “I hope so. She’s planted herself in my heart pretty deep.”

“I don’t think you have much to worry about. The way she came running into the hospital when you were hurt told me all I needed to know. She was afraid of losing you. Enjoy this time, honey. When you dated before, there was always the knowledge she was going away at the end of the summer. Now, she’s come back to make this home, forever.”

Chance chewed on her thoughts as much as she did the bite of waffle. Images of Jax as a young girl flitted through her mind. She could picture them dancing on the riverbank to Lita Ford’s gravelly voice.

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