Hold Me Close: BWWM Romance (Brothers From Money Book 6) by Shanade White & BWWM Club

Author:Shanade White & BWWM Club [White, Shanade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Afro Romance Books
Published: 2017-05-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

By the end of the week, they were all tired of being cooped up in the house, Marc’s hands had almost healed; only small scars were evident from the burns. Sean was still sore, but youth had worked its magic and he was ready to get back out in the world, so Scarlet decided a trip to the diner was in order. She’d never been away for this long, but Carry and Clarence with Kevin’s help had kept things together, but they couldn’t go on much longer without her.

The fire was still burning in the mountains and there was no sign of rain in the forecast. They’d broken a record for the longest stretch without rain, a record no one wanted to break. When they stepped out of the house, the smoke from the fire was a grim reminder of the dire situation. So far no one had been killed, but there had been extensive damage to ranches and cabins all over the hills. There was discussion about evacuating the town, but as of that morning, no directives had been issued.

When they walked into the diner, a cheer went up and Hiram was the first one on his feet to greet them. He hugged Sean, shocking the boy into silence, then pounded Marc on the back and said, “I guess you’re some kind of a hero. I knew you had it in you.”

“I don’t know that I’m a hero, but I’m glad to see you, Hiram,” Marc said, embarrassed.

“He picked me up and carried me out of the fire,” Sean said, talking about that night for the first time.

“Yeah, and broke your ribs in the process,” Marc said, dismissively.

“You saved my life,” Sean said, as if that was the end of the discussion.

Just then, Carry came out of the back, looking tired but happy to see them. “Bout time you showed up,” she said, trying not to let them see her tears. “I thought I’d lost you all.”

Before long, Marc and Sean were surrounded by well-wishers, word spreading that they were at the diner. Scarlet happily went back to the kitchen to see how Kevin was holding up. “Hey, stranger,” she said, walking into the kitchen. “I head you’ve got a career running the diner if your music doesn’t work out.”

“I don’t know about that. How do you do this every day?” he asked, coming out from behind the line to give her a hug. “I’m glad to see you. How are the boys?”

“Go see for yourself, I’ll cover back here for you,” Scarlet said, putting on an apron, feeling normal for the first time in days.

“You don’t have to tell me twice,” he said, taking off his dirty apron to go out front, something she’d never seen him do before.

Scarlet was happily puttering around the kitchen, putting together a list for a food order, when the sheriff came back into the kitchen. He was a regular at the diner like most of the town, but he never came back into the kitchen, and the look on his face told her that something was wrong.

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