No Second Chances (Birch Harbor: Coming Home) by Rue Lennox

Author:Rue Lennox [Lennox, Rue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heroes in Villains Press
Published: 2024-04-24T18:30:00+00:00

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Getting Kennedy’s machete back is a hell of a lot harder than driving to Taco Bell. In fact, a week after her accident, I still can’t locate the damn thing.

I also haven’t gotten to spend more than a few hours with the stubborn woman, either. Between her work schedule, mine, and the way our families keep interrupting, it is almost as bad as when I was avoiding her.

There are four minutes left of my shift, and I’m almost done with the paperwork from my calls for the day when the phone starts ringing in the front office. Immediately, I stop throwing snacks to Daisy, Remy’s patrol dog, who huffs and puts her head on her paws, ignoring my existence.

I hear Teri answer the dispatch phone and make a beeline for the bathroom before she can see that I’m still on duty. Remy watches me go with a suspicious look on his face. But he can’t really follow me, especially when I can see Teri’s head pop into the hallway as I vanish through the bathroom door. Daisy follows and whimpers when I shut the door before she can follow me in.

“I’m gonna get you back for that,” Remy calls out loudly. “Come on, Daisy.” I hear him stomp away.

A laugh is the only thing I leave him with, and I quickly change out of my uniform and back into regular clothes. Just to make sure I stay away long enough, I grab my phone to make sure that Kennedy is still planning on meeting me at my house for dinner.

L: If you want to grab Lotus Hill and head over to my place, that will keep either of us from having to cook.

K: Why don’t you just tell me you want takeout?

L: I want takeout. It means more time with you and less time cooking or cleaning.

K: And a movie, maybe?

L: Anything for you.

K: Kay. Xoxo

The bathroom door swings open and Remy props himself against the frame, barely catching the door with his foot before it slams back in his face.

“Close call,” I tell him while grabbing my duffel from the bench. “What was it?”

“9-1-1 hang-up. The phone has a history of accidental dials, and the owner has no idea why it does it. She’s not having an emergency.” He crosses his arms and glares at me. “You owe me for that.”

“Nope.” I point at the clock. “I’m off a half hour earlier than you this week, remember?”

He still glares. “Will you do your uncle duties with Nox tomorrow for me and Parker? We have a date.”

“Nope.” I shake my head and walk by him with a smile on my face. “Kennedy isn’t doing it, either. Tonight’s the first night that neither of us is working in a week, and I’d like to spend time with her.”

Daisy plops herself on the ground in front of me, refusing to move. No doubt she wants the snacks I still have in my locker for her.

He opens his mouth to say something else,

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