River Home (Accidental Roots Book 5) by Elle Keaton

Author:Elle Keaton [Keaton, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dirty Dog Press
Published: 2018-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

Nate cleaned up the remains on his porch, wrapping them in a plastic bag before putting them in his car and hosing down the stoop. Miguel tried offering to help but was glad Nate shooed him away. Then he was gone a few minutes later, headed to the not-so-secret FBI lair in Skagit, leaving Miguel at loose ends. “Lock up behind me. If you have to leave, there’s a spare key under the silverware tray and the alarm code is 4174.” He kissed Miguel hard on the lips again, then was gone.

The house felt empty without him. Miguel wandered around at loose ends for a while, opening and closing a few kitchen cupboards—there was a distinct lack of anything to cook, only canned soup—before wandering out into the backyard, which he was not surprised to see was a little out of control.

Finally he plucked a book from Nate’s shelves, an old copy of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, and settled into one of Nate’s couches, alternating between reading and watching the birds and squirrels fight over the hanging feeder. The sun started to go down, and much later, he woke with a start when the outdoor lights came on in the backyard, shining into his eyes. Something had set the sensors off; a small animal, maybe?

He stumbled back to Nate’s bedroom and wrapped himself in the comforter and the scent of them together embedded in the sheets. Laundry needed to be done, but not at 2 a.m. Nate still hadn’t returned when Miguel woke hours later and the sun was shining brightly. He supposed that was what life was like when you hung out with a federal agent.

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