The Edge of Night by Marla Monroe

Author:Marla Monroe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 1610346793
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2011-07-19T15:26:30+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

After breakfast the next morning, Amanda climbed on back of the bike once again. She couldn’t even remember how many days it had been since they’d first met, but she acknowledged the fact that she was falling for Morgan hard and fast. She had little doubt that once she was safe and the problem of Guy was out of the way, he would make sure she was set up, then leave. He wasn’t looking for anything permanent, especially someone with a baby by another man. She could only imagine how much her pregnancy reminded him of his own wife and child he’d lost.

“You doing okay back there?” Morgan called over his shoulder.

“Fine.”

“We’ll be going slower today than yesterday and stop a little more often so Justin and Jethro can watch for someone following us.”

“Okay. I’ll be glad for any chance there is to walk around and use the bathroom,” she admitted.

Their first stop was at a truck stop. The twins didn’t stop with them this time. Amanda climbed off the bike and waited for Morgan to do the same. Tyler walked up to them, looking around as he did.

“Anything?” he asked Morgan.

“Nope, haven’t seen anything. I’ll call the twins and see if they’ve picked up anything yet,” Morgan said. “Why don’t you take Amanda inside to the bathroom and get some water for us?”

Tyler nodded and took Amanda’s elbow. She felt much more comfortable around him than she had at first, but still preferred to stick close to Morgan. She looked back at him as Tyler led her inside the truck stop.

“Bathroom first?” he asked.

“Yeah, thanks.” They walked back to the restrooms. He stood outside the women’s bathroom until she came out. It felt good to know there was someone making sure she would be okay. As soon as she walked out, Tyler put an arm around her waist and walked her toward the cooler.

“Water and juice or just water this time?” he asked.

“Water is fine.” She took one of the bottles from him and followed him to the front to check out.

“Do you think he’s found anything out?” she whispered up to Tyler.

“Don’t know. We’ll find out when we get back outside.”

They caught up with Morgan pacing in the parking lot talking to someone. Amanda couldn’t tell if it were to the twins or to his friend Dodge. He looked grim. His eyebrows were furrowed, and his mouth was pressed together in a straight line. Her heart sank. This couldn’t be good.

“Okay, we’ll keep going and see what happens next then. If something’s wrong, call several times in a row. I’ll feel the buzz and know to look for an exit.”

Tyler and Amanda exchanged worried glances. If Morgan was worried and Tyler looked the same way, Amanda was downright scared. She hesitated to latch on to Morgan while he was on the phone, but she wanted to. Tyler seemed to sense her unease because he wrapped an arm around her and squeezed her shoulder.

“It’s okay. Everything is under control, or we’d be on the bikes already,” he said.

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