Wild Ice by Rachelle Vaughn

Author:Rachelle Vaughn [Vaughn, Rachelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Lyrics and Ghosts

As Friday evening approached, Lauren grew anxious at the thought of a night out on the town. Well, maybe not out on the actual town but at least a night out at this Lavender Fields place. The idea of spending an evening listening to music sounded enjoyable after spending weeks alone in the cottage. Sure, she’d spent a few moments here and there with JD, but with as much as he distanced himself, she might as well have been alone.

When the big night finally arrived, she dressed in a simple blouse and a floral flowy skirt. The outfit felt summery and casual and was perfect for the occasion. She ran a brush through her hair, left it down, and swiped some mascara on her eyelashes.

Even though they hadn’t technically made plans to go together, Lauren stopped by the manor to see if JD wanted to ride together. There was no reason to take two separate cars to and from the same place, right?

Lauren actually looked forward to seeing JD in a different environment. He always seemed like he thought he was doing something wrong by talking to her. Lauren didn’t see anything wrong with it; they were neighbors and they were both adults. Maybe he’d finally let his guard down and lighten up a little being away from Hayley’s Point. When they’d been out on the trail, she’d caught a rare glimpse of how happy he could be. Lauren smiled to herself. In her opinion, it was impossible to be unhappy out on the trail.

It took JD so long to answer the front door that if his car wasn’t parked in the driveway she would’ve thought he’d already left. It was ironic, she thought, how he had a three-car garage and never seemed to use it.

When he finally yanked open the door, his hair was mussed and his plaid pajama pants and thin V-neck shirt were wrinkled. The shirt sagged low around his neck giving her a view of his clavicle. The neck was frayed like he’d tugged too much on the collar.

“Hi,” she said, feeling a little self-conscious and a lot embarrassed. Obviously he hadn’t been expecting her. Or anyone else for that matter. “I thought we could ride together.” She shifted her feet and scolded herself for having such high expectations of the evening. Here she’d been imagining a night full of music and male companionship and he looked like he’d just woken up from a bad dream.

Yep. The blank look on his face said it all. He’d forgotten all about his brother’s show.

JD blinked. He wasn’t much for keeping track of the days anymore. It could’ve been Friday for all he knew. Wait, was it Friday?

“You’re not going?” she asked. “To hear your brother play?”

“Oh.” He raked his hand through his hair and it stood straight up making him look even sexier. “Yeah. Uh…Give me ten minutes.”

Lauren waited with Mel in the living room while JD went upstairs. She looked around the room for some clue as to who JD was and what he was hiding from in his past.

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