Saved by the Sheriff by Cindi Myers

Author:Cindi Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-04-10T19:30:34+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Lacy stared at the check in her hand, at the machine-printed numbers—210,000 dollars. More money than she had ever seen in her life. “I’ll have to open a bank account to deposit it,” she said. She hadn’t had a bank account since before she went to prison.

“Have you thought about what classes you’d like to take?” her father asked. “What career you’d like to pursue?”

She shook her head. “I don’t know. I think I’d like to get a car first.” Her eyes met his over the top of the check. “Nothing flashy. It doesn’t even have to be new, but I’d like to be able to go places without borrowing Mom’s car.”

“Of course.” Jeanette rubbed her daughter’s shoulder. “And you have until August to decide about school. You might even be able to take some courses online at first, until you decide for sure on a major.”

“Yeah. That’s a good idea.”

“Do you want me to take you to the bank now?” her father asked.

“Sure, Dad. That’s a great idea. I’ll just go upstairs and get my purse.”

When she came back down, both her parents were waiting by the front door. “I think this calls for a celebration,” her mother said. “Maybe a special dinner.”

“Sure.” Lacy forced a smile. “But maybe here at home? We could order takeout so you don’t have to cook.”

“I don’t mind cooking,” Jeanette said. “We’ll stop at the grocery store after the bank. We’ll keep it simple—steaks and a salad. Is there anyone you’d like to invite?”

No. Yes. “Maybe... Travis?” Was she ready for that? Dinner with her family?

Jeanette’s smile widened. “That’s a wonderful idea.”

Lacy wanted to tell her mother not to read too much into this. Travis was a friend. A friend she had been ready to jump right there on the ground next to the burning storage units, but she could blame at least part of that reaction on the sheer euphoria of surviving the explosion, right? “He might have to work,” she said.

“Why don’t you call right now and ask him?” Jeanette said. “We’ll wait.”

She realized both her parents were prepared to stand right there while she made the call, so she turned around and retraced her steps to her room, where she pulled out her cell phone—the one her parents had had waiting for her when she first arrived home, a first real symbol of her freedom.

Travis answered on the second ring. “Lacy. Is everything okay?”

“Why wouldn’t it be okay?”

“You’ve never called me before.”

“I wanted to invite you to dinner. At my house. With my parents. We’re kind of celebrating. I got my check from the state.” She said everything quickly, wanting to get it all out before she lost courage.

“Tonight?”

“Yes. I told them you might have to work, but I thought I would call and—”

“I’ll be there. Unless some emergency comes up.”

“Great. Be here about six.”

She ended the call, feeling a little giddy, and almost floated down the stairs.

“He must have said yes,” her mother said as Lacy joined her parents by the door.

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