The Bully: Calamity Montana - Book 4 by Nash Willa

Author:Nash, Willa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Devney Perry LLC
Published: 2022-03-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

NELLIE

For the tenth time since I’d unrolled my yoga mat at The Refinery, I glanced out the windows toward the street. Besides the instructor pacing the sidewalk while talking on her phone, there was no sign of Cal.

There’d been no sign of Cal for a week.

Not since last Saturday when he’d walked downtown with my parents.

I’d assumed he’d simply been avoiding public spaces while my family had been in town visiting. The apology he’d given Dad had been . . . nice? And totally out of character for Cal. He rarely admitted his mistakes. I’d figured his absence was another anomaly, and for once, he’d been heeding my wishes.

But since he’d moved here, Cal had been a constant irritation. Going a week without seeing him was unsettling. Where was he?

Neither Mom nor Dad had mentioned Cal during the rest of their short vacation weekend, though Dad had been quieter than normal as we’d wandered up and down First. Maybe one day we’d talk about Cal. Probably not. After all this time, there just wasn’t much to say. What was done was done, and Dad had moved on.

My parents and I’d had a bittersweet farewell at the airport last Sunday with tight hugs goodbye. I’d already booked a trip to see them at Thanksgiving, and they were hoping to return to Calamity this fall.

Other than missing them a bit more than normal, my week had been fairly mundane. Without Cal popping up at random times, life had been almost boring.

I’d been sure he’d come to yoga today to torment me.

The door opened and my eyes flew to the glass. I hated that I hoped to see his broad frame cross the threshold.

But it was Larke who breezed inside the studio with a yoga mat tucked under an arm. She waved at me, stowed her shoes, then took the space beside mine. “Hey. Phew. I thought for sure I was going to be late.”

“You made it just in time.” Class started in two minutes. And still, no sign of Stark.

Larke relaxed onto her mat, sitting in an easy pose. “Have you ever been to Hawaii?”

“Yes.” Hawaii always made me think of Cal. “Why?”

“I was thinking about booking a quick vacation over the school’s winter break. Escape the snow. Maybe make it a girls’ trip since the chances of me finding an actual man to take to the beach are dwindling daily. Would you want to go?”

“Definitely.” Whenever it was, I’d make it happen.

“Yay.” She smiled, unaware to how much that invitation meant.

I’d never been invited on a girls’ trip.

In college, I’d watched girls leave in packs for their spring break vacations to Florida. Meanwhile, I’d stayed behind and worked extra hours. My most exciting winter break had been junior year when I’d flown home to Denver and had helped Mom deep clean and organize her kitchen cabinets on Christmas Eve. The years after I’d graduated from UNC had been just as uneventful.

A few years ago, I’d rented a tiny cabin in the Colorado mountains to get away from the city for a weekend, but I’d gone alone.

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