I'll Be Waiting (The Vault Book 2) by A.M. Hargrove

Author:A.M. Hargrove [Hargrove, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Lee

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Five days passed and no news from Rusty. Then it was a week. Now I was at day ten and my gut was telling me something went terribly wrong. Not really knowing what to expect, each day grew worse. We’d parted so quickly, I hadn’t thought to ask him if and when he’d call. My tattered nerves couldn’t have been more frayed. The noose of panic threatened to squeeze the air from my lungs, but I drove it away and kept on going.

“I screwed up another order, Jackson.”

Her breath wheezed past her lips. “Don’t worry about it. Did you find who it belonged to?”

“Yeah, but it’s cold. Can you fix up another batch of banana pancakes and an omelet of the day?”

“On it.” She went at it and then said, “Lee, I think you need to head over to Virginia Beach and wait there for him.”

“Oh, I don’t know.”

“I do.” Her voice was firm. “You know that’s the first place he’s going to go. And you did say he gave you a key.”

“Yeah, but, what will I do while I’m there?”

“Explore. It’s a super cool town and you know it. You’ve been there plenty of times.”

“Sure, but … I just don’t know.”

She slid the pancake order up to me along with the omelet.

“That was fast,” I said.

“You know I have some sitting on the side.”

“Oh, yeah.”

“See, this is what I mean. Your head isn’t on straight right now. You don’t need to be here. After breakfast is over, go home, pack a bag, and leave.”

“Maybe you’re right.”

“Lee, I know I’m right. How long has it been?”

“Eleven days.”

“Do it.”

After the breakfast rush ended, I drove home to pack. I wasn’t sure how long I’d be gone so it wasn’t easy deciding what to take. I threw in everything but the kitchen sink. My large bag was bursting at the seams and Glenn helped me drag it out to the car.

“How long will you be gone, Lilou?”

“I don’t know, Scutt. I have to see what’s going on with Rusty.”

“You really like that guy, don’t you?”

“Yeah, I sort of do.”

“It’s cool. He’s okay by me. I like him.”

“You do?”

“Yeah. His truck is cool, and he didn’t treat me like I was annoying.”

“No, he didn’t, did he?”

“Huh uh. I’m gonna miss you.”

“I’ll miss you too, but it’s not like I’m going forever or anything.”

“I know, but I kinda got used to having you around.”

“True. Same here. You’re my favorite brother.”

“Lilou, I’m your only brother. Don’t act like such a loser.” Then he held out his fist for me to bump.

“To hell with that.” I pulled him in for a hug.

“Jeez. Don’t get all gooey on me. You know I hate that.” He shuddered, and I chuckled.

“Sure. It’s why I do it. Love you, dude. Tell Mom and Dad I’ll call.”

He stood there as I drove away. The car ate up the miles between Drummond and Virginia Beach and in less than an hour, I was pulling into Rusty’s parking lot.

A sense of doom settled over me as I unlocked his door.

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