Once Upon A Killing (A Gass County Novel Book 2) by Lawless Isabell

Author:Lawless, Isabell [Lawless, Isabell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Isabell Lawless
Published: 2015-08-31T07:00:00+00:00

Wayne had held her hand, all the way from the ambulance into the waiting area, and it had been delightful being a part of a group of people acting more like family than friends.

Inside she’d been jealous of it, knowing this could truly never be hers, then fought the feeling off while roaming in the waiting room’s clatter of news and sports blurting from the radio.

“So,” the car was not yet warmed up as they sat down into it, and the early evening cut the day too short, “what are your thoughts?”

“About what?” she answered, and sat her hands under her thighs not too freeze too much.

“About this,” his hands pointed loosely at the hospital before them. “About the new baby?”

“Well, first of all, I don’t know your friends that well,” she answered softly, “secondly, you know I’m torn because of my situation of not being able to conceive, but yes of course I think it’s wonderful. A new child born into this world. Let’s just make sure her life turns out well.” Her hands reached up to redirect the heating vent turning it against her face which was sticking up from the thick jacket she’d wrapped around her tightly.

“Of course she’ll be fine, what do you mean?” His hand reached back for the seat belt then blasted the heat to full capacity.

“I’m just saying, life is dangerous and sad. I’m glad she has people around her who care.”

“You have something you want to share with me?” His hand rested on the stick between their seats, his eyes attempting to read the mind of his passenger, but failing. She didn’t look anything but tired, tired from them staying up, tired from taking care of Jefferson’s older daughter Nova, and maybe tired from work.

“You want to go back to your place and fool around, celebrate life?” He tested the ground. If she was up for it, so was he, and if not, he’d try again tomorrow. He knew he’d been an asshole, and would not take it as anything less than a surprise if she said yes.

“Are you staying the night?”

“You decide. You have seniority in the love department, I certainly don’t know much. What you say goes.”

“Stay, but you can’t leave until I say so. Breakfast is included, and you’re gonna make it.”

“You got it.” He smiled and pushed down the gas pedal, taking them away from the hospital’s dark parking lot, now swallowed by dusk and the beginning of a new moon.

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