No Final Destination (Happy Endings Resort Series Book 17) by Penny Harmon

Author:Penny Harmon [Harmon, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-04-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Clark had only been conscious for a few hours when he felt the walls closing in on him. It wasn’t until he heard a voice in the hallway that his spirits lifted. Paige. He’d know that deep, sultry voice anywhere.

What was she doing here? He assumed that she wouldn’t have heard about the shooting. It wasn’t like she was Miss Social or anything, but then again, it was a small town.

His mother walked into the room and he thought he must have imagined Paige’s voice. He still hadn’t tried to call her yet to explain why he’d stood her up on Saturday. When she came in after his mother, the only thing he could think was they looked like they were as thick as thieves.

Paige was wearing a pair of jeans with a pink tee and her blonde hair was swept back into a short pony. His mother put her arm around Paige’s shoulder and steered her toward where he lay in the bed.

“Clark. Paige is here. She was here yesterday, too, but you were out. Your father and I are going to leave the two of you alone. We’ll be back in a bit.” In a much lower voice, she said, “I like this one, Clark.”

Clark couldn’t help but smile when he saw the shade of pink creeping into Paige’s face. His mother would never be accused of being subtle.

To his mother, he said, “Thanks. You know where to find me.”

Once she walked out of the room, he looked at Paige. “I am so sorry I missed Saturday. You don’t know how much I was looking forward to it.”

Paige just shrugged her shoulders. “I’m good, but how are you? Are you in pain?”

Clark laughed. “Only when I move.”

Paige sat down in the chair beside his bed. “I couldn’t believe it when Susan told me that you and Sheriff Tanner both got shot.”

He was still having a hard time with that himself. No matter how many times he went back to that moment, he couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong. He had to try something to get to Tanner.

“We are both going to be fine. We were lucky. The only thing I wish is that the bastards had been caught.”

Paige’s eyes widened. “They’re still out there?”

“Yes, but I wouldn’t worry too much if I were you. Honestly, if they’d wanted to kill me or Tanner, they would have.”

He watched as Paige held her hand together, twisting her fingers together as if she were nervous. Her back was stiff and her feet firmly on the floor in front of her. Definitely nervous.

“I can’t believe I missed my Saturday morning at the shelter. I look forward to that all week,” he said and watched as her eyes lit up.

“You were missed, too. I took Sophie and Sarah out by myself and they definitely noticed you weren’t there.”

He shook his head. How these two dogs hadn’t been adopted yet he didn’t know. If there was any way possible for him to take them, he would.

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