Swept Away by Kristina Mathews

Author:Kristina Mathews [Mathews, Kristina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Lily almost hadn’t come to the party. What if Carson blew her off again? She didn’t think she would recover. But then she thought of Cody. How he kept coming back for more. Rejection didn’t stop him. He was like that cartoon coyote. Maybe he could offer some pointers. Teach her how it was done.

Speaking of tutors. Fisher hurried down the stairs of Carson and Cody’s house. Had she come from Cody’s room?

“Hey, Fisher.” Lily approached her to see if she’d made any progress on the Cody front. They’d talked about letting him know how Fisher felt about him. A party would provide a great opportunity to take action.

“Oh, hi.” Fisher’s eyes were red around the rims, mascara smeared down her cheeks. “Sorry, I didn’t know you were here.”

“What’s wrong? Did something happen between you and Cody?” Lily put a protective arm around her waist, leading her to the back deck.

“Oh, yes. And no.” Fisher wiped her eyes then stared at the back of her hand. The black marks were foreign to a woman who rarely wore makeup.

“Let’s get a drink and talk about it.” Lily reached into the beer cooler and pulled out two bottles.

“Thanks. But I’d rather not.” Fisher grabbed the beer and downed a long swig. “Talk about it, that is. The beer, I could use.”

“So I heard you were the one to rescue the raft from that flip this afternoon.”

“Thanks for changing the subject.” Fisher gave an appreciative smile. “But tell me about you and Carson. Any progress there?”

Lily took a long pull on her beer. She didn’t quite know how to answer that.

“I get the impression he’s more interested in his freedom.” A sigh escaped; she couldn’t hold it back.

“What is it about men and freedom? They think they need it and… Oh, listen to me, I’m going to start singing “Desperado” here pretty soon. And trust me, no one wants to hear me sing.”

It nearly broke her heart to see Fisher so downhearted. All dressed up, wearing makeup and everything. It was almost enough to make Lily want to find Cody and knock some sense into him. But she wasn’t here to find Cody.

“Have you seen Carson?” Time to get on with it.

“Not recently.” Fisher shook her head. “If he isn’t around, you could try down by the river. There’s a path around back. I’ll bet you find him skipping rocks or something.”

“Thanks for the tip.”

“Anytime.” Fisher finished her beer and tossed it in the recycling bin. “See ya.”

Lily waved to her friend and went to look for Carson. He hadn’t been inside, as far as she could see. He didn’t appear to be out on the deck, either. There were plenty of people there, most of them talking about the rescue, and it was clear that Carson held the respect of most of his friends and neighbors.

Lily didn’t want to hear about how great he was. She wanted to see for herself. She smoothed her skirt, clutched her purse to her side, and marched toward the river.

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