Return of the Cowgirl by Eve Gaddy

Author:Eve Gaddy [Gaddy, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2017-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

They’re just people, Glenna told herself. People who love you. There’s no need to be nervous.

Except she was. Because these people loved Glenna Gallagher. And she was someone else. Who, she didn’t quite know. But she felt like an imposter.

Dylan was walking to meet them halfway. Glenna clutched Mitch’s arm, praying he wouldn’t pull away. She glanced up at him. He gave her another reassuring smile. And it did reassure her, a little, though she wasn’t sure why.

Everyone stopped a short distance away from the kitchen door. The woman, Glory, Mitch had told her, waited at the door. The housekeeper, who, according to Mitch, was a second mother to the Gallaghers.

A young woman with dark hair and a heart-shaped face popped into her mind, a pretty girl with a musical laugh and flashing brown eyes. As quickly as the memory had come, it was gone. And this was, definitely, a memory. Valencia. Why did Glenna feel a flash of fear and sorrow when she thought of her? Was she alive? Dead? Is that why she couldn’t remember? Because she didn’t want to remember?

But you did remember. You remembered she told you to leave. And you remembered being scared for her.

“Mitch, thanks for bringing Glenna home.” Dylan offered his hand and Mitch shook it. Dylan turned to her and said, “It’s good to have you home, Glenna.”

“Thank you.” Two words were all she could manage. She had no idea what to say. She couldn’t very well say it’s good to be home when she didn’t recognize anything about the place. She let go of Mitch’s arm and took a step forward, but then she simply stood there.

Dylan didn’t seem to notice anything amiss. He gave her a swift hug and said, “I hope you two are hungry. Glory’s been cooking for two days.”

“Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes,” Glory said, stepping forward and enveloping Glenna in an enthusiastic hug. She smelled like cookies. Glenna felt a twinge of something. Not quite memory but, perhaps, familiarity?

Turning to Mitch, Glory added, “Lean down here so I can hug you too. Thank you for bringing our girl back to us.”

Mitch laughed and hugged her. “Yes, ma’am. You’re welcome.”

“Would you like to go to your room and freshen up?” Glory asked Glenna as they all went into the kitchen. “Or would you rather eat something first? Dylan, you bring her bags up to the room.”

“I only have this backpack.” She took it from Mitch and said, “I can get it.” Her backpack was literally held together with duct tape. She hadn’t wanted to spend any money on a new one and after they opened hers up to find the money and her passport and DNI card, it was falling apart. She was suddenly aware of how she must look, with her hair curling wildly, wearing her only pair of jeans and a T-shirt she’d bought at a half-price sale in the airport gift shop.

“I’ll come with you and make sure you have everything you need,” Glory said after exchanging a glance with Dylan.

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