Rough Road Home (The Circle D series) by Harders Audra

Author:Harders, Audra [Harders, Audra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-29T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

What if Uncle Mitch was wrong?

Rachel tossed and turned on the hard mattress of the king-sized bed. Finally, she sat up and turned on the bedside light that illuminated a motel room hardly different than the many others she’d stayed in over the last month. She drove her hands through her hair, interlocking her fingers in the mess and settled her elbows on her raised knees.

Sometimes the decisions a man makes in life need to be thought out before he has to live with the consequences. Nick wanting to play Russian roulette with his life was one thing. She could chalk his stupidity up to scrambled brains. But, Uncle Mitch? Why was he encouraging Nick? Couldn’t he see one more fall could cost Nick his health, if not his life?

Of course, Uncle Mitch understood the implications. It was Rachel who’d forgotten how her uncle operated. Uncle Mitch released all to the Lord, praying like mad on behalf of every hurting soul he encountered. Deep in her heart, Rachel knew Uncle Mitch had exhausted every avenue possible to protect Nick and came up empty. No longer a Rachel or Mitch matter, it now belonged to God.

But Nick isn’t listening, is he, Lord?

And why in the world did she care? Nick was still a virtual stranger, and a cowboy to boot. She’d moved far from the ranch years ago to escape even the remotest possibility of ever getting involved with a cowboy. She’d been rather successful, too. In Denver, she’d had her share of dates with men – predictable men – men who left for work in the morning and returned to their homes in the evening. Men who frequented classic theater and fine restaurants, who enjoyed baseball games and weekend barbecues. Men that fit her ideals to a T.

So many to choose from.

Someday, she’d make her choice.

She shook the diverting thoughts away. Dating was not the problem at hand, she’d deal with her personal life when she returned home. Right now, she needed to sweep away all thoughts of Nick Davidson. She needed to sleep peacefully knowing she’d done all she could to make Nick see reason.

Besides, matters on the home front needed cleaning up and they certainly didn’t have anything to do with cowboys or relationships. Having agreed to pick up Nick in the morning dented her day. She’d told Maddie she’d be in the office tomorrow morning. First thing.

Rachel rubbed her eyes until she saw stars. Two weeks leave-of-absence, plus one week more just to make sure she had her head on straight. One week to drive Mitch’s cowboy. She grabbed handfuls of hair again, tugging hard at her roots while her vision readjusted. That came to almost four weeks - suicide for most financial investment careers. She glanced over to her laptop. A quirky bubble of laughter rose in her throat. Financial investments? Dow Jones, NASDAQ, commodities? Where was the market? She hadn’t a clue. She hadn’t checked any of the indexes in days. Intentionally. What good was taking a break from work if she kept working? Guilty silence enveloped her.

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