Reasons to Stay by Lisa J. Hobman

Author:Lisa J. Hobman [Hobman, Lisa J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

It was a late September mid-morning, and Jason was sitting at the table with Dillon, eating bacon sandwiches. The executives from the week’s corporate event had eaten breakfast earlier and left, and all the cleaning had been finished. The brothers were shortly heading out for a weekend trip to do a little brotherly male bonding. Dillon had made a big fuss about leaving Dorcas behind for a period of two whole nights, and Jason had wasted no time ribbing him about being pussy whipped.

Dorcas was very easy going and had encouraged the pair to go and make the most of the chilly but decent weather. Autumn was most definitely on its way, and the colours that were taking over the landscape were rich golden and red hues. The Highlands in autumn were just as stunning, if not more so, than summer.

They were heading up to Shieldaig. Jason had remembered the posh man—the one who had said bloody rather a lot at the old second hand book shop in London that he had visited with Stevie—saying that a former employee had moved up there to run a small camp site. He had located the place and called to make a booking. Their holdalls were packed and everything was set. Jason had even purchased a new helmet for Dillon, seeing as he had point blank refused to wear the one that had been bought for Stevie. Apparently, the teddy bear ears had put him off. Go figure.

Dillon clapped, then rubbed his hands together, and speaking through a mouthful of food he said, ‘Right, bro. Ready when you are. Let’s get this lads’ weekend underway.’

‘Sure thing. I’ll grab my jacket and then we’re away.’

Although the trip had been an almost last minute decision, Jason was keen to spend a little quality time with his brother. The events of the last couple of months had put a strain on their relationship, and this weekend would go some way to easing the tension and mending fences.

Once both men were clad in the appropriate safety gear for a two and a half hour bike ride, they mounted the hunk of metal and set out. The northbound A9 was fairly busy, and there were several traffic jams, but eventually they were off the main concrete motorway and riding through dramatic mountainous scenery. The smaller road took them through a changing colour palette of greens, browns, and purples. Majestic green pine trees swayed in the breeze, creating a heady fragrance even in the chilled September air. Every so often, they passed a little white crofters cottage or two at the side of the road, and Jason wondered what it would have been like before someone came and stuck a tarmac monstrosity right through the middle of this paradise.

Glancing up, he noted that darker clouds lay overhead, heavy with the threat of rain, and he said a little prayer that they would get the tent set up before the heavens opened. Just a little further. They passed several

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