Undercover Eagle (Return to Bear Creek Book 14) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2018-01-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen – Beverly

Beverly lay on her front and stretched her arms and legs out, until she resembled a starfish. What a night! Her body resonated with joy. Not because a man finally wanted her, but because she was in love.

It hadn’t exactly crept up on her over the last forty-eight hours since she’d met Liam. No, instead it had hit her in the head like a hammer drill as he walked her home last night and kissed her on the doorstep. She didn’t want him to leave, and when he did, he took a part of her with him.

Her stomach coiled in knots. What if something happened to him today while he was on the mountain? She flipped over and stared at the ceiling, the light was just creeping in through her window, it was early morning, and her shift didn’t start until ten. Maybe, just maybe, she could get up to the nest site and back again before work.

Risky, she wasn’t sure of her dad’s reaction if she were late again. Beverly had always been a model employee; now she was letting him down, right at a time when she had told him to let her shoulder more of the burden.

What was a girl to do?

Jumping out of bed, she headed for the shower and then pulled on her jeans and a sweater. She would drive her car as high up into the mountains as she could and then jog across to the nest site. Or as close to the nest site as possible without being seen and messing the whole thing up.

Slipping out of her room, she made for the stairs. “Early morning walk?

Beverly closed her eyes, and turned around to meet her mom’s raised eyebrow. “Hey, Mom.”

“You come in late, and leave just after dawn. Is everything OK?” her mom asked.

“Yes. I just have somewhere I have to be.”

“With this mystery man of yours?” Her mom came out of the kitchen, which was unusual; her mom was not an early riser.

“He’s not so much of a mystery,” Beverly confessed. “His name is Liam and he owns the mountain store.”

“Oh, Liam. Yes, I’ve met him a couple of times.” Her mom nodded, looking less strained.

“Did you meet him in the store? Our store, or his?” Beverly asked.

“His. I went in there for some paracord. For one of my projects.” Her mom looked toward the bedroom she shared with her husband. “Your father’s asked me to go on vacation with him to celebrate our anniversary. Was that your doing?”

Beverly’s shoulders slumped forward, she could not risk being late for work. Not if there was a chance her father would think she wasn’t mature enough to be left in charge. “I offered to take on more responsibility, and might have pointed out how he takes you for granted.”

Her mom padded over to Beverly in her slippers. “Takes us for granted.” Her mom looked at her, searching her face. “I know you haven’t had the best of childhoods.”

“Dad explained. I’m OK with it.

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