The Last Ride of the Small Town Superhero by Cheree Alsop

Author:Cheree Alsop
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, adventure, action, danger, contemporary, hero
Publisher: Cheree Alsop

Chapter Sixteen

“I JUST GOT OFF the phone with Magnum,” Cassidy said as soon as I pulled into the driveway.

I motioned for her to lower her voice. She glanced back at the dark house and repeated in a whisper, “I just got off the phone with Magnum. He says you helped him save his dad.”

I climbed gingerly off the four-wheeler and leaned against it. “It’s been a rough day. Care to help me patch up my back again?”

Cassidy shook her head with exasperation.

I held up a hand before she could begin her lecture. “You heard Magnum. It was for a good reason. Right now I need to get patched up and try to catch at least . . .” I glanced at my phone and sighed. “An hour of sleep before it’s time to milk the cows.”

“I’ll tell Dad you’re not feeling good,” she said helpfully.

I was touched by her offer, but shook my head. “I don’t think he has a soft spot for sickness. Has he ever taken a sick day in his life?”

She held open the screen door with a smile. “Once, but he had pneumonia and broke a few ribs from coughing so hard. Even then, Mom couldn’t get him to take any pain killers. He’s a stubborn sort.”

“You can say that again,” I muttered as I made my way to the bathroom.

“You two have a lot in common,” she whispered.

I met her gaze in the mirror.

She shut the door behind her and nodded. “Look surprised all you want. You’re both stubborn, you both have a crazy work ethic no one else can keep up with, and you both care about your family and Sparrow. He says good things about you when you’re not here.”

“Is it asking too much to have him say nice things when I am here?” I replied.

She gave a light laugh. “Yes. It would go to your head and destroy everything I just mentioned that was good about you.”

“We wouldn’t want that,” I said.

She shook her head, her eyes bright with laughter. “No, we wouldn’t.” She grabbed the bag of bandages from the cupboard below the sink where we had hidden it. “All right, Mr. Hero. Let’s see your back.” She slid over the stool her mom used when she cut the boys’ hair and motioned for me to sit down.

I let out a slow breath and pulled my shirt off. It caught and I couldn’t get it loose.

“Easy,” Cassidy whispered. She managed to work it free and pulled it over my head. She stood behind me and looked at my back with an expression I couldn’t read.

I tried for humor. “Is it a total loss?”

“What happened to you, Kel?” she asked. She put a hand on my shoulder, and I winced. “There are bruises here that are the size of my hand, and almost black.” She met my gaze in the mirror. “They weren’t there before. I would’ve noticed.”

Weariness filled me. I set an elbow on the sink and rested my chin in my hand.

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