Michael: Connelly Cousins, Book 3 (The Connelly Cousins) by Zanders Abbie

Author:Zanders, Abbie [Zanders, Abbie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Abbie Zanders
Published: 2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Bailey sighed, boarding yet another bus. She was really beginning to hate busses. But planes and trains were such a hassle these days. Too many security checks, too many cameras. Nobody gave you a second glance if you took a bus.

She pulled her hair tightly against her head and tucked it up so that it was nearly invisible under the dark hoodie. Her eyes were a burnished gold today, rimmed in dark brown liner. She kept her face buried in a book while surreptitiously remaining aware of everyone and everything around her. She couldn’t wait until she could take a deep breath without the stench of diesel fumes and stale body odor.

Several weeks of circuitous routes and multiple coach changes later, she emerged looking somewhat worse for wear in a small town in eastern Kentucky. The first thing she did was hit the local drugstore, picked up some fragrant body wash and shampoo, then found a cheap motel that accepted cash. An hour later, after nearly scalding herself standing in a hot shower for as long as she could stand it, she crawled beneath the covers and finally gave in to her exhaustion. Blessed blackness overtook her for several hours. Hours in which she dreamed of Michael. Of being in his arms. Of feeling his strong calloused hands stroking her. Of his lips, his tongue, and his glowing green eyes.

It didn’t matter that their last moments together hadn’t ended well. That was the awesome thing about fantasies. You could keep the parts you liked and edit the ones you didn’t.

No matter what, he would always be her first.

Probably her only.

The next day, she went into town and got the lay of the land, to see if it was worth sticking around for a few weeks, maybe months. First on her list was getting a job and replenishing her cash. Second was finding a walk-in clinic where she could get her insulin. If those two panned out, then she’d look for a better place to stay.

Job pickings were slim, especially night shift positions. Thankfully, she found a job waitressing in a biker bar, with the option of dancing should she be so inclined. She was not.

Not for the first time, she thought about the fortune that was held in her name, and how she’d never have to worry about money again. All she had to do was resurface and claim it.

Not a chance.

Krennersville was a cozy little town, tucked among green, rolling hills a few miles off the interstate. It was close enough to get away in a hurry, but far enough (and unimportant enough) to deter most travelers from making an unexpected detour. It couldn’t compare to Birch Falls. Or its people.

Bailey, now reinvented as Riley, shook her head and tried to put those kinds of thoughts behind her. She wasn’t in Birch Falls any more. This was her life.

Until it was time to move on again.

* * *

Michael pulled into the parking lot of the bar. There were lots of bikes there, which did nothing to improve his mood.

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