Rock Wild (Rock Candy Book 3) by Virna DePaul

Author:Virna DePaul [DePaul, Virna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rock Candy Book 3
Publisher: Virna DePaul
Published: 2017-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Aimee

When I got back to Evangeline’s a few minutes after noon Corbin’s car wasn’t in the parking lot, but that didn’t worry me. Miss Cecily had probably shown him the trail from the boarding house and he’d walked over. I figured he’d be waiting inside, ready for a tasty treat—and me. I couldn’t stop the butterflies in my tummy from dancing all around like they were listening to Uncle Daniel’s zydeco.

Elmer Lamell had made sure the electricity and water were still on at the old diner, so I’d been able to wash up and put on a little makeup after scrubbing the countertops and washing the front windows until they sparkled. I was ready for my date with Corbin.

Somewhere along the way, I’d realized that as much as I’d protested that I wasn’t dating Corbin, I was. What else would you call an arrangement to spend the summer together? This dessert tasting was a date, as sure as anything.

I ran up the steps lightly and pulled open the door to Evangeline’s, casting my gaze around the room. At their regular tables sat the folks who always came for Thursday’s red beans and rice. Remy stood behind the bar, polishing glasses ahead of service, and Toni, one of our substitute waitresses, was coming through the swinging doors, steaming platters of shrimp n’ grits in both hands. I frowned. Beth must have gone home sick if Toni was here. Elaine was right. Beth was great, but with her illnesses messing up the schedule, I needed to find another back-up waitress.

But no Corbin.

I wasn’t worried until I couldn’t find him in the kitchen. I even checked the office, which was unlocked—I’d have to remind Beth and Toni that they had to lock it back up if they used the office to change in. I even checked out back, wondering if maybe he’d taken a stroll along the banks of the bayou.

Corbin was nowhere, though.

I checked my phone then realized that although Corbin had asked for my number the first night we’d met, I actually had never given it to him. Even if I had, there were no bars and therefore no signal to receive calls or texts. I asked around, but Remy said he’d just arrived and hadn’t seen Corbin. I gave Corbin’s description to the regulars, but none of them had seen him, either. Even Brad, who’d been hanging out at the bar chatting with Remy, just gave me a shrug. Toni suggested I call Beth and ask her if Corbin had stopped by. I used the landline to call Beth’s house, but got no answer. Miss Cecily couldn’t afford the phone, so there was no landline at the boardinghouse for me to call.

Fear nudged me. He could have gotten lost, or fallen into the bayou, or crashed his car somewhere—

Best not let your imagination run away with you, Aimee, I reminded myself. There could be plenty of explanations. First, I had to get myself home and see if his car was still there.

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