Long Road Home by Marie Meyer

Author:Marie Meyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2017-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Ren

Trading my Minnie Mouse scrubs for a short black cocktail dress, I head out the door to meet Lexie and Shae. Walking to my car, I shoot Lexie a text, Be there in a few.

Her response is immediate. Can’t party without you. Hurry up!

I also text Cayden. How is your mom? Please call me. I’m worried. His mother’s appointment was hours ago. Why hasn’t he called?

Sighing, I toss my phone in my purse, and yank out my keys. Clicking the button on my keychain, my Miata flashes its lights in greeting.

The short drive to Belle’s—the hole in the wall bar that was our hangout in college—is uneventful, as I keep my lead foot from leaning too far on the gas pedal. After paying that last ticket, I don’t need to get busted again…unless it means Cayden would be the one doing the busting. The thought crosses my mind for a split second and then I remember I don’t have a spare hundred dollars lying around.

There’s always a chance he’ll get you off with a warning. My conscience waggles her eyebrows seductively. I have sex with Cayden once, and it’s all I can think about it. But, it is nice to enjoy sex again.

Pulling into the parking lot, I notice Shae’s Acura parked in the front row. My late arrival means that I’ll be parking in the back.

Finding a well-lit space, I lock my car and head inside.

Belle’s is hopping tonight. Scanning the bar, I see Lexie near the back, waving her hands above her head. “Ren! Over here!” she shouts.

I weave through the high-top tables and sidle up to the one occupied by two of my best friends. These ladies have been with me through thick and thin.

Lexie’s long blond hair sweeps over her shoulders and down her back in gorgeous messy beach curls. Standing up, she holds her arms out to me. “You made it!” she squeals, folding me into a hug.

“Ugh. I didn’t think I was ever going to get out of work. I had an emergency C-section right at the end of my shift.”

Shae screws her face up, wrinkling her nose. “I don’t know how you stand to watch that.” She pretends to shiver and takes a long pull on her beer.

“It’s certainly not as glamorous as CPA life.” I nudge her with my shoulder and plop onto the stool next to her.

“I never have to worry about my calculator peeing, pooping, bleeding, or vomiting all over me, thank you very much. How’s the saying go…‘there is safety in numbers’? Yes, there is.”

I shake my head. “Oh, Shae. You are too prissy for your own good.” I laugh.

“What’ll you have, sweetheart?”

At the sound of a low rumbling voice behind me, I turn around. Looming over me, the waiter stands ready to take my order. He’s kind of cute, resembling Clark Kent with his black-framed glasses and neatly styled hair.

“I’ll take a Coors Light. And my name’s not ‘sweetheart.’” There’s only one man in this world that gets to call me that.

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