Homemade Hijinks by Debra Kayn

Author:Debra Kayn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press, Inc.
Published: 2013-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Shannon woke from her nap to music blaring throughout the house again. Lying on the couch, she grabbed the throw pillow and covered her head. Sometime in the middle of the night, she’d stirred long enough to hear Alex still pounding on the window.

All the screaming, pleading and threats did nothing to make this nightmare end any faster. She only succeeded in getting a headache and having Alex tell her to rest. She lifted her head and peeked at Alex. He sat sprawled in the recliner, eyes closed, and one arm thrown across his forehead.

He slept even less than she had in his determination to pry away the window barrier. Antsy, she had to think. She did her best problem solving while working.

She eyed Alex. Well, if she wanted to rescue them, she needed a substantial plan. If she was going to work, she needed a willing person to help her.

She threw the pillow across the room, hitting Alex in the stomach. He shifted, but remained asleep. “Alex?”

Out cold, he continued deep breathing. Instead of yelling his name again, she walked over to nudge him. An idea came to her and she silently left the room. Thankful the lights were on again, she ran up the stairs and entered the bathroom. She searched through the cabinet and found everything she needed.

With supplies in hand, she returned to the living room. She reached down, pulled the side lever on the recliner and popped Alex into a sitting position.

He blinked as he squinted at her. She motioned for him to follow her. With the inability to communicate without yelling over the noise, she hoped he wouldn’t put up too much of a fight. She was perfectly all right with tying him to a chair if he balked. She had to get her mind off everything and since Alex was the only one around, he could help.

In the dining room, she pulled a chair out, pointed at him and then the chair. He picked it up, and she nodded in satisfaction. So far, so good.

She led him into the kitchen, set the towel she’d used to hide all her supplies on the counter, took the chair from him and pushed him down until he sat. Standing behind him, she removed the cape, flipped it to the front of his body and snapped it around his neck before he could stop her.

She expected, and readied herself for his retreat, and pushed him back down in the chair when he tried to escape. “You need a haircut, and I need to get my mind off being stuck in the house.” She leaned down and spoke loudly in his ear. “Please, let me cut your hair.”

Alex reluctantly nodded and pinched his thumb to his finger. She rolled her eyes. She knew better than to do more than a trim.

Not that she’d want to take off too much. He had gorgeous hair for a man. She filled the spray bottle with water left over from one of the bottles on the table and misted his hair.

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