Unauthorized Return (Unauthorized Series Book 4) by Ladew Lisa

Author:Ladew, Lisa [Ladew, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-29T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Aria watched Coleton put his last card on the table. She knew he had her this time. She threw down her own card and shook her head. "You win. Nice job."

She stood and stretched. "My butt is getting sore. I have to stand for a little bit. Let's take a break."

He nodded and Aria walked into the living room, checking the clock as she went. It was already late afternoon. The time was flying by now that they had something to do. The sound of that same baby crying drifted in from somewhere.

"Do you notice that baby is always crying?" he said from behind her.

Aria turned to look at him. His face was pinched with worry.

"I wonder what's wrong with it. I wonder if there is anything we can do?" he said.

Aria shook her head decisively. "No one can know that we're here. There is nothing that we can do."

Coleton looked at her glumly and nodded. She could tell he didn't like her decision.

He sat on the couch. "It's just always crying. Don't you feel bad for it?"

"Of course I feel bad for it, but it's not our fight. We need to focus on our situation."

Coleton put his own gaze on his knees and dangled his hands between his legs. She didn't like the look on his face. "Babies shouldn't have to fight," he said softly.

Aria fell silent and walked around the living room for several minutes. He was right of course, but so was she. She bent backwards slightly and stretched her chest and her stomach. How many more days did they have in this apartment?

Someone beat aggressively on the wall from the next unit and a man's voice yelled, "Shut that goddamn kid up!"

Aria winced. That didn't sound good. She looked at Coleton and weighed their options. They weren't in Westwood Harbor. No one should recognize them.

She nodded at Coleton. "Okay, go."

Coleton smiled and stood up immediately, making his way over to the door. She followed him outside and immediately the crying got louder. Coleton walked to the next apartment and listened carefully, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Several moments passed and the door did not open. Coleton knocked again. Aria sat down on the green plastic bench between their apartment and the one next to it, watching the parking lot, but with one careful eye on Coleton.

She heard the door Coleton was knocking on open and the sound of the baby crying get even louder. It tugged at her heartstrings. The poor pathetic thing sounded weak and in pain.

"Hi," she heard Coleton say. "I was, ah, just visiting a friend and I heard your baby crying."

Smart, Aria thought.

A woman's voice came from the doorway. Aria couldn't see the woman but she sounded young. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. He's just - he'll stop soon. He's just hungry."

"Don't be sorry," Coleton said soothingly. "I'm not complaining. I just was wondering if there was anything that you needed. Do you have food for him?"

The woman didn't answer for a moment and then Aria heard the door close.

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