Rachel Lee by A January Chill

Author:A January Chill [Chill, A January]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-11T22:58:44.062000+00:00

"It's hitting three states."

"Great. No end in sight."

"Not unless you want to drive to southern New Mexico."

He realized she wasn't criticizing him. In fact, it almost sounded as if she was teasing him. Hardly daring to believe it, he glanced at her and saw that she was smiling. A faint smile, but a real one nonetheless.

"And all I wanted," he remarked, "was a cup of coffee and maybe some lunch away from all the prying eyes, flapping ears and wagging tongues in Whisper Creek."

A brief laugh escaped her. "It feels more like the Donner expedition."

He dared another glance her way. "What made you feel better?"

"Realizing what's been wrong all these years. Realizing Witt resented me, even though he didn't say so. It wasn't me, Hardy. It was Witt."

What a hell of a condemnation.

"Man, that guy's got his head screwed on all wrong." It was all he could say, because he couldn't imagine resenting someone because they hadn't died in a car wreck. Christ almighty!

They reached Wetrock at last, and he pulled in to the first passable restaurant they could find. The parking lot was nearly empty, because sensible people-unlike him--had listened to the weather forecast.

There was a waitress, though, and a lot of empty tables, so they could have privacy while they watched the snow blow outside.

The waitress came immediately with cups and a pot of coffee. "You folks are lucky," she said. "We're only open because we're family owned and operated. Everybody else is closing."

Hardy looked at her with a sinking sensation in the Vt of his stomach.

"It's that bad?" Very little stopped traffic in these mountains for long. People were used to this kind of weather.

"Gonna be," she said as she filled their cups. "Take your time ordering. No rush. And if you need it, there's a motel a little ways up that still has some vacancies."

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