Lancelot of the Pines (Louisiana Knights Book 1) by Jennifer Blake

Author:Jennifer Blake [Blake, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steel Magnolia Press
Published: 2016-02-09T18:30:00+00:00

It was a couple of hours before dawn when they pulled into the parking lot of a big discount store. The place was open but customers were few. The near daylight conditions created by banks of floodlights showed a big motor home and a fifth wheel rig parked to the far left side, along with an eighteen wheeler with its diesel engine on idle. Lance pulled into a slot between the other two RVs and turned off the key.

“What are you doing?” Mandy asked, looking around in some mystification. “Why are we stopping here?”

“It’s called hiding in plain sight.”

“Meaning?”

“We’re one more happy camper taking advantage of the free overnight parking offered by this discount chain.”

“And no one is supposed to guess we’d risk parking here with the others?”

“Exactly.” He gave her a fast smile. “Besides, we can use a few things.”

“Such as?” As far as she could see, the refrigerator and small panty held enough food for several more days.

“A couple of cheap cell phones, for a start.” He set the emergency brake and rose out of his seat. “Then I could go for some ice cream.”

If the last was meant to distract her, it didn’t work. “You really think we were tracked by way of your phone?”

“Makes more sense than anything else.” He moved toward the back to check the freezer compartment as if gauging the amount of room before turning to her again. “You want vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or something more exotic?”

“Surprise me.” She folded her arms across her chest.

“Fair enough,” he said, moving to open the side door before clattering down the automatic steps, “since you’ve sure surprised me.”

She didn’t think she was meant to hear that last bit. Or maybe she was; it was difficult to tell. A frown settled between her brows as she watched Lance walk toward the store entrance. He was alert to his surroundings, his gaze narrowed as he watched a battered pickup with a dog crate in the back pull out of a parking space. Still, he moved with an easy, long-legged gait that suggested he had not a care in the world.

It was beyond annoying when her stomach was tied in knots.

It would serve him right if she wasn’t here when he got back. She could walk down to the gas station she’d seen a half mile back. With any luck, she could catch a ride and be in New Orleans well before noon.

She couldn’t do it. For one thing, Lance would likely chase her down before she got out of the parking lot. More than that, she didn’t want to leave.

The few minutes spent in Lance’s arms had been the most secure she’d known since before they took her mom away. He’d told her there was no such thing as safety, but it could be he didn’t want her to grow too dependent on him.

It wasn’t likely now, was it? His kiss under the big pine had not been about the soft darkness of the night, the overwhelming attraction between them or even the pleasure of their dance under the moon.

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