The Rebel Daughter by Robinson Lauri

Author:Robinson, Lauri [Robinson, Lauri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Town, Independent, 1920's-1930's, Dance, Freedom, 20th century, Second Chances, Fiction, Romance, Sagas, Dramatic, Rebel, Family Drama, Sisters, Wild Dance, Roaring Twenties, Challenge
Publisher: Harlequin Historical
Published: 2015-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Forrest waited until Twyla was invested in the game before he snuck away. Once in his office, he picked up the receiver and waited for the line to be connected to the resort. When a voice came on, he paused slightly before asking, “Is Ty Bradshaw there?”

“Who’s calling, please?”

“Forrest Reynolds.”

“Hold, please.”

The next few moments seemed to take hours while Forrest contemplated if he’d made the right choice. Ty seemed to have Norma Rose under control, and therefore, he would be the best one to come and get Twyla. Forrest kept one eye on the door. Though Twyla was focused on winning the bowling game, she’d question his absence and could burst into the room at any moment.

“Ty here.”

“Ty, its Forrest. You need to come get Twyla.”

“Why? Is she hurt?”

“No, she’s fine. She’s bowling right now. I just don’t want her to drive back to the resort alone.” Checking that the door was still shut tight, he added, “A man who’d been in jail with Galen, Nasty Nick Ludwig, was here a short time ago. I’m not sure where he went, but wouldn’t put it past him to follow her.”

“I’ll be there shortly.”

Forrest hung up and arrived back at the lanes just as Twyla was rolling her second ball. She jumped up and down and then spun around when the last three pins fell. “Where’d you go?” she asked. “Jonas bowled for you.”

“I had something to see to,” he answered, before thanking Jonas for rolling a spare for him. He played it up, saying the boy would soon be the Plantation’s champion bowler, ultimately taking away Twyla’s opportunity to ask more questions. Once the pins were set back up, he took his turn at bowling and then sat down on a chair beside Twyla.

She was all smiles and laughter right now, but two things could quickly change that—losing at bowling and discovering he’d called Ty to come and get her.

The latter of those two couldn’t happen fast enough. Being next to her, watching her bowl and laugh, made everything else in his life fade into the shadows. If he wasn’t careful, he’d soon be recalling the kiss from earlier today. In fact, he didn’t need to recall it. He was already craving another one like there was no tomorrow. Her antics were drawing attention, too. Men on both sides of them were cheering each time she knocked over a pin, and when it was her turn to bowl, the rest of the alleys went quiet. Even the billiards room had spectators peering out the door.

Forrest couldn’t help but wonder if any of these men had visited her kissing booth. Had they paid a dime to taste her sweetness and catch a feel of those perfect lips? That, too, had him feeling things he hadn’t experienced for a long time. It had taken him a while to realize he was jealous, and once he did understand that, it didn’t settle well.

He kept glancing toward the door, wishing Ty would hurry up and dreading his arrival at the same time.

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