Sconed to Death by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2019-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Cat waited for Bren to return to the group. When ten minutes passed and she hadn’t, Rick stood. Cat shook her head and put a hand on his arm. “Let me go check on her.”

When she got into the foyer, Bren wasn’t on the phone; she was sitting on the bench, looking out onto the yard. She smiled when she realized Cat was there, but the emotion didn’t hit her eyes.

“Are you okay? Seth can drive you to the airport if you need to get home.” Cat sat next to her on the bench.

“Wouldn’t he love that?” Bren muttered, then shook her head. “Sorry, I am just realizing I’ve been a complete and utter fool.”

“So there’s nothing wrong at home?” Cat was confused.

Bren shook her head. “I guess I should tell you the whole story because I don’t think that’s his last call. My boyfriend is anxious. That’s the good name for it. It’s feeling now like I’ve excused his bad behavior for a while. The other name for it is controlling. He likes to know where I am. At all times.”

“So you being here must be hard on him.”

Bren laughed. “You could say that. He just gave me an ultimatum to come home today or move out when I finally come back.”

“Because you came to a writers’ retreat?” Cat didn’t understand the man’s logic, but she saw the pain on Bren’s face.

“He says I’m being selfish and not considering him. He accused me of being somewhere shacked up with some guy.” Bren took a deep breath. “I knew making the decision to turn off my cell would be an issue, but I guess I was ready for the fight. My writing is important to me. And if he can’t see that, well, it’s his loss. I just hope I still have clothes to pack when I get home.”

“He wouldn’t mess with your stuff, would he?”

Bren nodded, and this time a real smile curved her lips. “Darn right he would. The guy’s crazy. I should have seen it before, but I thought his attention was cute. It made me feel wanted.”

“Well, at least you have a few days left here before you have to deal with all of that. Put it all away and I’ll tell Seth and Shauna not to let any calls go through to you from the guy.” Cat hated to see the woman in such pain.

“I’m sure he won’t be nice when you tell him I won’t take my calls. So I’ll apologize in advance for the blowback they’ll get.” Bren frowned, glancing out the window. “I hope he doesn’t decide to get on a plane and bring the fight here.”

Cat patted her hand. “If he does, we’ll deal with it. I happen to have an in with the law here in Aspen Hills. You just let us know if you see him or feel uncomfortable.”

Bren took a deep breath and let it out. “Thank you for being so nice. I haven’t been my best since I’ve been here.

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