Silver Lining (Silver Cove Book 1) by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grayton Press
Published: 2016-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The next morning Ben sat next to Sarah as she drove her car back towards the docks. He could tell she was upset and couldn’t blame her. But, he did have a job to do and he was a man of his word. His boss didn’t want Sarah to know what his plans were, and he figured there must be a good reason. Besides, he knew breaking the trust of the man signing his pay checks wouldn’t be good for his career.

So, he sat silent as she drove him back to the ferry. Jerry was already docked, standing in the sunshine waiting for them. Instead of pulling her car onto the flatbed of the boat, she stopped on the edge of the dock and waived towards Jerry.

“I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve got a few things to take care of this morning.” She glanced over at him.

“No, of course.” He started to reach for his bag, only to stop. “Sarah, I’m not keeping this from you on purpose. I’m under strict orders to…”

“From whom?” She interrupted.

“My boss.”

“Who is?” She waited, but all he could do was shake his head.

“The same company you work for.”

“Yes, but…”

“Listen, I understand you have questions. All I can promise you is that by this time next month, you’ll have those answers.”

“I may not be here then.”

He felt his heart skip. “Why? Where are you…?”

“Ben, we both know that if Elite chooses to promote another person to manager, it’s better for me to finally move on.” He watched her fingers tighten on her steering wheel. “I had hoped… someday…” she shook her head. “I can’t wait around for something that’s never going to happen.”

“Don’t make any rash decisions.” He turned to her, taking her hands in his. He felt her stiffen, but still pulled her closer. “Please, promise me that you will wait to make any choices until I come back.”

“So, you will be back?” He watched as her eyes teared up and wished more than anything he could take the pain he saw behind those blue eyes away.

He nodded slowly. “I should be back within the month.”

Her shoulders jerked as she pushed him away. “I can’t make any promises.” She turned her eyes away.

“Then promise me you’ll be here when I get back. Just until I get back.” He begged and held his breath until finally she nodded her head.

“I won’t abandon East Haven like that.”

He didn’t know what that meant, but he took her promise and felt a little relieved. “I’ll see you later this week when you come back?”

She bobbed her head abruptly, causing him to feel a little better.

“Until then.” He promised, hoping out of her car before she could change her mind.

“What did you do to piss her off?” Jerry joked as they started to pull away from the dock.

“My job.” He frowned as he watched the dust settle from her car on the road. “Must my job.”

He settled back into the same room. He hadn’t been surprised that

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