Tangled in Tinsel by Stacy Eaton

Author:Stacy Eaton [Eaton, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781517236137
Publisher: Stacy Eaton

Chapter 10 ~ Thad

Her car left the station parking lot, and I felt like an ass. From the moment I had first seen her, I had been doing one stupid thing after another. Maybe that slam to my head at the bar did more damage than I previously thought.

As much as it pissed me off that I couldn’t make her understand, she brought to life feelings that I had never known existed before, not for me at least. I’d heard the stories of the moment you met someone, you felt the connection, and every glance, touch, kiss would set your soul on fire. I’d never believed it, not until I’d met Casey.

Her car disappeared down the street, and I lumbered back into the station. When I came around the door to the squad room, Missy stepped out, “That was her, wasn’t it?”

“What? Oh, Casey, well, um…” I didn’t even know what to say.

She rubbed her hand up and down my arm, for the first time not in a flirtatious way, but in a comforting way. “I’m so sorry that she had to see that. I’m sure she will calm down and things will work out.”

I nodded absently. “Yeah, sure,” I said over my shoulder as I walked away.

A few minutes later, I got a call and for the next few hours I was busy going from call to call. I was thankful when the day was over, and as I turned onto my street, I saw a pickup truck pulling out of her driveway.

George pulled up beside me. “Hey, Thad, how are you?”

“I’m doing well, George. What are you doing in this neck of the woods?” I knew, but I wanted to find out what he’d been doing at Casey’s house without asking him directly.

“Strangely enough, that new woman, you know that beautiful one that lives next door to you,” he thumbed back toward her house and I looked up in time to see her door close, “she wanted me to finish your job. She probably could have done it herself, but I didn’t mind helping her. She sure is a pretty thing, isn’t she?”

There was no way to avoid it, “Yes, she is. Thanks for helping her out.”

“She said you were too busy to get it finished up, but man, if I had been you, I would have called in sick to spend a few hours with that young lady.” He shook his head, “I’m never gonna understand you young people.”

“George,” I laughed, “I appreciate you helping her. I know she wanted to get it done quickly. I’m glad she got you to help her out.”

We chatted a few minutes longer before we each headed home. As hard as I tried not to look at her house, I couldn’t help myself as I searched for any sign of her.

And that is the way it was over the next week. Her car was rarely there, and when it was, the house was mostly dark and uninviting. I had hoped for

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