Hooked (A Romance on the Edge Novel) by Helmer Tiffinie

Author:Helmer, Tiffinie [Helmer, Tiffinie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: The Story Vault
Published: 2013-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

“Now don’t fuss, Maggie May,” Gramps said, though Sonya knew he loved the attention Grams showered on him as she fluffed his pillow and tucked a lap throw over his lower body.

“You just hush and lay there while I get you something to eat.” Grams had taken the news of his accident better than Sonya had hoped, but then not much ruffled her platinum feathers. She was one classy bird.

“I’ve got an errand to do,” Sonya said. “You two going to be okay? I’ll be about a half hour.”

“We’ll be fine, Sonya.” Grams steady blue eyes met hers. “I’ve got Barberella if the need arises. Her nod indicated the sawed-off shotgun hanging on the beam above their heads. Grams always gave her guns female names out of respect for being dependable girlfriends.

“I’d feel better if you would keep Gracie with you,” Grams said, referring to the small pocket-size pistol she kept beside the bed.

“I appreciate it, Grams, but I won’t need Gracie where I’m going.” Sonya left the cabin and made her way across the creek to the Harte camp.

“Earl, Roland,” she greeted Cranky and Crafty who sat on the broken-down porch. “Is Aidan around?”

“Haven’t seen you around much this summer,” Roland said, smoking a cigarette.

“You need to get you a man, Sonya,” Earl said. “Help with the load you seem determined to carry.”

“You sound like Gramps,” she replied with a smile, though it was hard to pull off.

“How is Nikolai? He didn’t look so good when you brought him home a while ago.” Earl rested an ankle on his knee and reclined farther in his rickety chair. Sonya wondered how it held his weight.

“He’s fine. A little bruised.”

“Good to hear it,” Earl said and then quickly followed up with, “That is, it’s good to hear he’ll be fine. Aidan headed up the bluff. He shouldn’t be more than a few hundred yards.”

“Check out his shoulders, while you’re up there.” Roland stubbed out his cigarette with the heel of his boot. “He could help carry your load.”

“Thanks.” Sonya gratefully turned and headed up the trail. Conversing with Cranky and Crafty was never something she liked to linger over.

She found Aidan reclining on his elbow in the tall grass, his long legs crossed at the ankles. A sketchbook lay opened near his side, a charcoal pencil between his blackened fingers.

“Hey,” she greeted, smiling as she startled him. “Am I interrupting?” She knew how involved he became when writing his graphic novels. “I can come back later.”

Aidan’s eyes cleared of whatever world he’d been visiting. “No, now’s fine.” He sat up, dropped the pencil in the tin box next to him, and reached his arms over his head and stretched. “I could benefit from a break.” He closed the sketchbook, setting it aside, and then regarded her with his intuitive gaze. “What happened?”

She sat next to him in the sweet-smelling grass with the warm sun soothing her temper and a slight sea breeze wafting like a lover’s caress over her skin. She told him what had transpired that morning.

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