On the Edge (The Gregory Series - Last Book) by Fineman Sue

Author:Fineman, Sue [Fineman, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2011-04-25T04:00:00+00:00

Two hours later, after a leisurely breakfast, Greg and Neen said goodbye to Baylee and walked out to Chance’s car. Chance lingered with Baylee, but he couldn’t tell her goodbye. He kissed her and hugged her. “Call if you need me.”

“I’ll be all right.”

“Will you at least hire a guard until Blackburn is caught?”

She hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “I’ll think about it.”

“Meaning you don’t need a guard?”

“He doesn’t know I’m here. He probably thinks I came for the funeral and went back to Tacoma. If he comes to Texas, he’ll be looking for you, not me. If you want to use the lake house or take the kids to the Bahamas or to New York, call me.”

They walked out to the car together. “Baylee, I—”

She put her finger over his lips and blinked back tears. “Don’t say it.”

After another tight hug, he slid into the front passenger seat of the car and closed the door. “Go,” he told Greg. He didn’t turn to wave goodbye, because if he did, he wouldn’t be able to leave her.

They’d been together for such a short time, but he loved her more deeply than he’d ever dreamed possible.

“I can’t believe you’re walking away from her,” said Neen.

Greg turned onto the main road and headed for the highway. “I can’t either.”

“I have to get my life straightened out before I can—”

“That’s a cop-out, Chance.”

“Mind your own business, Greg.”

An uncomfortable silence settled over the car. Chance leaned his head back and tried to rest, but his mind wouldn’t quiet down. There were so many things he and Baylee hadn’t discussed, like whether she wanted kids, where she wanted to live, and what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. She grew up in Tacoma, and she’d always lived there.

If Baylee stayed in Houston, he could see her now and then, but that would just make things harder for both of them. Maybe it was better to make a clean break.

A phone rang. “Is that yours or mine?” Greg asked.

Chance pulled the phone from his pocket and answered it.

McBride asked, “Where are you?”

“We’re just leaving Houston. Why?”

“Blackburn stole a car two days ago and it was found in Utah this morning.”

“Aw, shit! Are you sure it was Blackburn?”

“The prints match, and his old beater was found downtown near where the car was stolen.”

Greg grabbed the phone and talked with McBride as he drove down the highway. They spoke the same language, the language of law enforcement.

Chance had to get Mom and the kids out of the house today, and what about Baylee? “I can’t leave Baylee there alone.”

“You sure as hell can’t.” Greg pulled off the highway and doubled back toward Baylee’s house. “I’ll drop you off and drive on home. Mom and the kids will be with us until you get there with Baylee. Okay?”

“Yeah, okay.” If she’d come with him.

She’d have to come. He wouldn’t give her a choice.

When he left Tacoma with Baylee, he’d never expected Jack Blackburn to follow him.

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