Gravel's Road by Winter Travers

Author:Winter Travers [Travers, Winter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction, Romance
Amazon: B01355FA6U
Publisher: Winter Travers
Published: 2015-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Gravel

It had only taken minutes to get Marley checked in, and we headed to her room. I had insisted she had the closest one to the main office and that the hallway be well lit.

She slid the keycard into the slot and opened the door. A wave of cold air hit me, and I walked over to the AC and turned it down. I doubted she would need it at all tonight, but I would let her decide later if she wanted it on.

“Thanks for helping, Lincoln. I think I’m just going to turn in for the night,” Marley said, plopping her bag on the bed and unzipped it.

“I know you don’t want to talk about it, Marley, but I need you to tell me one thing.”

“Fine, one thing,” she said, not looking at me. She pulled clothes out of her bag and tossed them on her pillow.

“Look at me,” I insisted.

She turned her head and looked me in the eye. “What is it?”

“Are you safe? Is whatever you’re running from chasing you?” I asked. I needed to know that when I left, I wasn’t leaving her for some psycho to come fuck with.

“I’m safe, Lincoln. Nobody is chasing after me.” She grabbed her bag and tossed it on the floor next to the bed.

“Ok,’ I said, running my fingers through my hair. I believed her, but I still knew there was something not right. ‘I’ll leave you with my phone number. Just call in the morning when you want me to come over,” I said, looking around for a pad of paper. I saw one sitting by the phone and scribbled down my number with the pen sitting next to it.

“Call if you need anything,” I said, walking to her and pressing the paper in her hand.

“Thanks, Lincoln,” she said, grabbing the paper and putting it in her pocket.

I walked to the door, my hand on the handle when I turned around to face her. “I know I wasn’t there as much as I should have been, but I’ll be here now if you want me to be.”

“Ok,” she whispered.

I saw a tear run down her cheek, but she quick swiped it away, not wanting me to see it. “Night, Marley.”

“Night, Lincoln.”

“Would it kill you to call me Dad?” I asked, not liking that she only called me Lincoln.

“Maybe one day. For now it’s Lincoln.”

I nodded my head, understanding she didn’t see me as a dad. I grabbed the handle, opening the door and walked out. I twisted the handle after it shut, making sure it was locked and was satisfied when it didn’t open again.

I walked to Ethel’s car but didn’t get in. I leaned up against the car and crossed my arms over my chest.

I had really fucked things up with Marley. I should have made more of an effort to see her when her mom took off with her, but I didn’t. It all came back to the fact that I wasn’t ready to settle down.

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