Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

Author:Kelly Elliott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K. Elliott Enterprises, INC
Published: 2022-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Palmer

Oh dear.

I stood and stared at Mason who had fallen asleep on my sofa. And he was in a dead sleep, snoring and all.

I pulled my phone out of my back pocket and found Mason’s number. I knew he’d left his phone in the kitchen at his place, and I was hoping it wasn’t on silent. Hitting the green button, I waited for either Jen or Dan to answer.

Jen answered. “Palmer, what’s going on? We saw a big truck pull into the driveway and then leave a couple of minutes later.”

“That was Tim; he’s the husband of my friend, Terri. They own a bed and breakfast in town and I called to see if they had any rooms available for Ashley. Tim offered to come pick her up since he has a truck that can weather the storm.”

“And she went with him?” Jen asked in a shocked voice.

“She did indeed, but it wasn’t an easy task. Something isn’t right, Jen. I have a terrible feeling about that woman.”

“I agree, and so does Dan. Is Mason on his way back over to the house?”

I glanced at the sleeping man on my couch and internally sighed. Even while sleeping he was still handsome.

“Well, he kind of sat down on the sofa, leaned his head back, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person fall asleep so fast. And he’s in a deep sleep. Snoring like all get out.”

Jen let out a laugh. “I’m not surprised. That boy has never had a problem falling asleep anywhere. Especially when he’s tired and stressed. I think it’s a coping mechanism, if I’m being honest.”

“Really?” I asked.

“Yep. You should have seen me trying to wake him up for school some mornings after he was up nearly all night studying. I don’t know how an alarm ever wakes him up.”

“What should I do?” I asked. There was no way Mason could spend the night in my house.

“You can leave him there; he’ll probably sleep like a log on your sofa.”

“He can’t stay here!” I practically shouted the words. Lowering my voice, I added, “I mean, that wouldn’t look right. I work for him. What if people found out?”

Jen chuckled. “What people? It’s a blizzard and your house is behind his. No one would even know he was there.”

I brought my thumb up to my mouth and instantly started to chew on my nail. I hadn’t really been worried about people finding out, more like I had been worried I would be tempted to join him, and sleeping wasn’t on my mind. “I think I’m going to try and wake him up. Maybe spraying some water on his face will do the trick.”

The line was silent for a few moments before Jen replied, “Maybe.”

“Okay, well, I’ll give it a try.”

“Sounds good. I’ll go ahead and put your number in my phone—it’s good for Dan and me to have it, anyway, since you’re watching Charlie and all. And because we’re most likely moving here, we’ll want to keep in touch, I’m sure.

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