In the Zone (Portland Storm 5) by Catherine Gayle

Author:Catherine Gayle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Published: 2014-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

I’D BARELY WALKED through the front door, herding all three of my dogs back inside with all their yapping and barking and dancing about, when my phone started ringing. I slammed the door shut, tossed my keys on the counter next to the unopened package from Hips & Curves, and whipped my cell out of my pocket, answering it without even looking to see the name or number popping up on the screen.

“Brie?”

“Not unless Mom and Dad have some serious explaining to do, although maybe that would make a few things easier to understand.” Shane, my youngest brother—no, my only brother now—let out a mirthless laugh that cut me to the quick after the day I’d had. “Who’s Brie?” he asked, half casual even though I knew he was just trying to pry.

The woman who broke my heart. Not that I had any intention of telling Shane that. He had enough weapons to use against me already. I wanted to keep her separate in my mind, whether she and I were going to have the sort of relationship I wanted or not.

“Just a friend,” I finally said, echoing the words she’d said to me only a few hours before. She didn’t think she could be any more than a friend to me right now. Not until I was ready to face my demons. “What do you want?” I wasn’t in the mood for bullshit, and that was all I could expect from Shane these days.

“Oh, I don’t know. How about a ride to your place from the airport and a room to stay in through the holidays?”

I almost dropped the phone. “You’re coming to Portland? When?” It’d been seven years since anyone from my family had come to Portland during the season. Since Garrett had died.

“Now. I’m at PDX.”

“Now?” I definitely wasn’t keeping up. I still felt as though I’d been kicked repeatedly in the gut from my conversation a few hours ago with Brie, so I thought surely I had misheard my brother.

“I’m at baggage claim waiting for my suitcase to come down the chute. Get off your ass and come get me.”

“Wha—” I dropped the dogs’ leashes, and Pepper immediately took off chasing after Dexter, barking loudly enough the neighbors would probably start issuing noise complaints any minute. “Are Mom and Dad with you?” I asked, trying to wrap my mind around the idea of my brother being here.

“They flew to Dublin to spend the holidays with Gran. I had initially intended to go with them. Changed my mind at the last minute.” He let out a couple of grunts, probably getting his suitcase off the conveyer. “You did ask me to come for the holidays, you know.”

“Two years ago,” I said, dumbfounded.

“Yeah. And? I’m here now. Are you going to come and get me or what?”

“I—” A whoosh of air left my lungs, and I ran a hand through my hair. Shane was here. If I was ever going to have the chance to make things right between us, this was it.

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