Saved by the Montana Hero by Vella Munn

Author:Vella Munn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2016-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“She called first thing this morning,” Melinda replied in response to Terron’s question. “Said she wasn’t feeling well.” Melinda jerked her head at one of the other waitresses. “Fortunately, I guess, Crissie agreed to cover.”

Kolina is sick. Terron headed across the parking lot and toward her place. But she hadn’t called and told him. Okay, so there was nothing in their relationship that said she had an obligation to check in but she’d kissed his forehead and he’d told her some very private things about losing his parents. They were more than acquaintances.

Friends? He wasn’t sure that covered things or if that was the label he wanted to put on what they had. Romantic interest? No, they weren’t there. Yet.

Yet? Was his subconscious trying to tell him something he didn’t want to face? Maybe the only way he’d be able to answer was by spending more time with the subject of said internal monologue. Shoot, maybe it would take embracing and kissing her to come to a decision.

But were either of them ready for that?

It was cold. Mist hung over the lake so it was barely visible while heavy clouds nearly reached the treetops. If he didn’t have to go to work, he’d be tempted to spend the day sipping hot chocolate while imagining the Rockies in winter. Unfortunately, where he lived was far from ideal for lounging. He wanted snow. Deep and white, insulating him from everything except a sense of belonging to the mountains. According to the weather report, it was going to rain. Again.

If Kolina had heard the forecast she was probably worrying about the homeless dog that might or might not still be in the area. He was tempted to tell her, “Sorry, but I don’t have what it takes for commitment these days. Been there, done that. Worn out.”

Yeah? Then why are you heading toward her place?

He’d been so sure he’d find her huddled under a blanket holding a box of tissues that he nearly didn’t put things together when he spotted her near the dog house. She was kneeling and leaning forward so she could look in the opening from a distance of about twenty feet. She’d thrown a coat over her shoulders but didn’t have her arms in it which struck him as not the brightest move considering the temperature. Kneeling with nothing except a layer of denim between her skin and damp ground wasn’t what he’d be doing if he had a cold. Was she trying to catch pneumonia?

“Hey,” he said to her back. “How’s it going?”

Clutching her coat to her throat with her left hand, she looked at him. “He’s here.”

She was right. A dark shape filled the opening. The dog wasn’t acting aggressively but neither did it appear pleased with this attention from human beings.

“Is that why you aren’t at work? You’re—”

“Keep your voice down. You’re making him nervous.”

“How long has he been in there?” he whispered instead of pointing out she couldn’t know what the dog was feeling.

“I’m not sure.

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