Just Jada by Anna Cove

Author:Anna Cove [Cove, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Amazon: B076JFNLXW
Published: 2017-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

ERIKA

A clanging woke me. "All right, ladies. Up, up, up. Time to go."

I scrambled off my bunk.

We'd had the presence of mind to separate and dress ourselves somewhere in the night. This was a good thing as an officer I didn't recognize entered our cell. "Let's go. We need the space."

Jada rubbed her eyes, her hair mussed. "You're letting us go?"

"The hotel dropped the charges," the officer said.

"Really?" I said, excitement running through me.

"Yes, really. Now go."

The universe had granted me another chance. This wasn't the end of the line. I practically ran out of the cell, through the police station and out to the parking lot. Jada walked behind me.

Once we were free, Jada gripped my hand like I belonged to her. I loved her strength, and it was so nice to see it return. And to think—I was the one who put the spark back in her eye. It made me feel like a hero.

It was chilly outside. When I shivered, Jada wrapped her arm around me. "Let's get you home and warm you up with a cup of tea." She glanced up and down the empty street. "How are we going to get back to the hotel?"

"We can take the 950 bus to the hotel," I said, still thrumming with excitement.

Jada looked at me, her eyes full of pride and fully awake. "You, Little Minx, are full of surprises. Do you have the whole bus schedule in there?"

I liked Little Minx better than Flower Power. It made me feel sexy. It made me feel like a grown woman. "I like how you make me feel."

"I can do it again if we find somewhere to stop."

"No, I mean, with you, I feel a little badass. Like..." I slowed my steps, trying to find the right words. "Like there's always a little piece of me that wondered what it was like to be free. To let go."

"Want to hear something funny?"

"Yes. Always."

"Part of the reason I'm falling for you is that I see your freedom. You don't care what other people think. You're not bound by their expectations. You take life and you do what you need to with it."

"I might not be bound by others, but I'm bound by myself. I set the bar so high—and it's stupid because I know I can't clear it."

Jada stopped, taking my shoulders in her hands. "You will clear it someday. I know you will. There will be no limits for you."

My cheeks heated under her gaze. "I've got a sunset tour at three today and this is the last one before I know whether or not they'll offer me the full-time position."

"Then we definitely should get you home so you can rest." Jada dropped her hands and gave me a peck on the cheek. She slipped her arm through mine. The bus appeared down the way. Jada started dragging me toward the stop.

"Wait." I touched her shoulder. The fact that I could touch her shoulder now without considering whether it was right or not, made me stop in my tracks.

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