Walk On By by Sarah Hegger

Author:Sarah Hegger [Hegger, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Gabe woke feeling different the next day. His conversation with Kelly at the falls had shaken something loose that had been stuck in him for too long. He had been like a dog walking around with a thorn embedded in its paw.

Speaking to Kelly had gotten rid of the thorn. His paw might still be sore, but the source of the pain had gone. She was one hell of a girl. Other than the insane sexual chemistry, he really liked her.

Tucking his hands behind his head, he chuckled at the memory of her playing pool with Cara. Both women trash-talked better than Mark mouthing off to an opposing team.

Kelly had suggested he talk to Ben, and despite his initial resistance it made a lot of sense to him. He rolled out of bed and headed for the shower.

He bumped into India in the hallway. As per usual, she averted her gaze from his bare chest, but he had put on boxers, so he smiled. “Good morning.”

“Morning.” She tried to duck past him.

Some devil in him had asking, “How was going for ice cream?”

“Fine.” And she smiled. “Vince has the nicest children. I’m not sure what happened with Kelly and them.”

He was glad India was having a good time, but Ma wasn’t the only one finding the current dynamics interesting.

In the bathroom, he locked the door and turned on the shower. The pipes creaked the same way they had since his childhood. He had tried to talk to Ma about moving somewhere smaller, but there was where she wanted to be. She held high hopes for filling the house with grandchildren one day.

Ben’s four were a good start, but instead of appeasing her, they had made the grandma light in Ma’s eyes even more feral. Not for one second did the lack of blood connection occur to her. Those kids were now hers, and Gabe suspected they had been Ma’s grands since the moment Ben had brought them after trying to arrest Poppy.

The story still made him chuckle. He checked the shower temperature and stepped inside.

Poppy, so the story went, had been transporting all four kids right across the country from Philly to San Diego. She’d hit Twin Elks burning up with fever, with a carload of sick and bored kids. Ben had pulled her over for shooting a light. Poppy had passed out, and Ben had been left to deal with the diarrhea, vomit and panic. Of course, he had roped Ma in. Gabe would have done the same.

Ben had found his happy ending, and he deserved it.

Which brought Gabe’s thoughts full circle. He didn’t begrudge anyone their happily ever after, but he wasn’t going to stand aside and let Kelly get hurt. If Vince was Kelly’s one, Gabe wouldn’t stand in their way. Sure, he thought Kelly could do a whole lot better. Vince was a helluva nice guy, and Gabe had nothing against him. It beat him how any man faced with Kelly and India could be giving India the sort of glances that he should have been giving Kelly.

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