Let Your Hair Down by Rachel Lacey

Author:Rachel Lacey [Lacey, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64197-100-3
Publisher: NYLA

Flynn spent a quiet day at his laptop, working on the blueprints for Aidan’s house. He sat at the desk in his hotel room, breaking only briefly for food and to stretch his legs. By dinnertime, the design was nearly complete. The house was sleek and modern, yet rustic enough to fit seamlessly into its surroundings. It had all come together nicely, and truth be told, he was feeling pretty damn good about what he’d created.

He ordered himself a sandwich from the restaurant downstairs and turned to his phone. After avoiding it for most of the day, he finally gave in to his curiosity. He wanted to see what Ruby was up to in Paris today, even if it hurt to know he wasn’t there with her. When he typed in her hashtag, though, nothing new popped up since her photos from the bus tour yesterday. That was unusual. She’d been photo-documenting every moment of her trip up until now. Why hadn’t she posted pictures of her adventures today?

He frowned, as the feeling that had been nagging at the back of his subconscious since their phone call last night finally broke through. She hadn’t sounded like herself. Something had felt…off. Combined with her lack of photos today, he couldn’t help the frisson of worry that snaked its way through him.

They’d said goodbye last night. He’d promised himself he wouldn’t contact her again. And he was going to honor that promise, just as soon as he made sure she was okay.

Missed seeing your photos today. Hope all’s well! He typed the message and sent it before he could change his mind. He expected Ruby shoot back a coy response about how she’d spent the day in bed reading or at the rooftop pool, maybe that she’d decided to take a break from social media.

Instead, he was met with silence.

That didn’t necessarily mean anything. At this time of night, she might be out to dinner with her phone at the bottom of her purse. Maybe she’d lost her phone. That wasn’t a comforting thought, but it wasn’t especially horrible, either. Ruby was a resourceful woman. She’d get herself set up with a new one in no time.

He ate his supper, took a shower, and stretched out in bed to watch some television. Still no response from Ruby. There were a million reasons for her not to reply, the most innocent of which being that she might just not want to talk to him. But he had a hard time believing she’d ignore him entirely. Surely, she’d politely tell him to piss off if that were the case.

His chest tightened uncomfortably. She was all alone in a foreign country, a country where she didn’t even speak the language, and as far as he knew, no one had seen or heard from her now in almost twenty-four hours. What if something had happened?

He wished he knew how to contact one of her friends. Surely, they’d also noticed her lack of social media content today. Probably—hopefully—they even knew the reason why.

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