Arrested by Love--Sweet Long Valley by Erin Wright

Author:Erin Wright [Wright, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wright's Reads

Chapter 22

Abby

Abby walked down the jail cell block to get to the supply room in the back. She needed to put replacement batteries in all of the smoke detectors every other month, per county law, and so they kept a huge tub of them in the back supply closet.

As she passed Wyatt’s cell, her heart hurt a little. It was stupid. She was so happy for him; so glad that he’d gotten out and was a free man, relatively speaking. Sure, he had to put in his community service hours, which thankfully Vet Whitaker had agreed to be the sponsor for, but that and some counseling were light years ahead of being locked up behind bars.

So she was happy for Wyatt, she really was. It was a good thing, having him out and free again and moving on with his life.

She began pulling batteries out of the tub, counting mechanically as her brain spun through what was really bothering her: She missed him.

She should be glad for him that he was finally free again. That Maggie Mae was able to run in the fields again. And she was, she really was.

But a selfish part of her wanted him back in jail. His cell was so empty every time she walked past it. And it would always be “Wyatt’s cell” to her. He’d become such a part of her day; teasing her or simply reading quietly as she walked past, but he’d been there, always there.

No, that wasn’t right. She didn’t want him back in jail again. She wanted him out and free. She wanted him happy. She just…wanted to be with him too.

She scooped the batteries up and carried them back up to the front of the jail. It was time to pull out the ladder and begin replacing batteries. Oh, the glamorous life of a small-town cop. When she went to the Cleveland Elementary School on Career Day and talked about being a cop, she always somehow managed to leave out any mention of changing batteries in smoke detectors.

Finally, Morland came in and relieved her so she could head home. With a happy sigh, she headed to her house and began…

Slowly driving herself insane. She tried watching TV but quickly flicked it off. Nothing on there appealed to her. She pulled out her favorite author’s new book, The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband, but then all she could think about was husbands and marrying and…

She stood up. She’d make herself a cup of tea. It was too late for coffee; with the caffeine jitters, she’d never be able to go to sleep. She’d just brew up some Earl Gray and sip it while…knitting. She could knit. Or rather, she’d knitted in the past. No time like the present to reacquaint herself with her knitting needles. Maybe she could knit some scarves for the homeless shelter in Boise. That’d be a good thing to do. They always needed—

Her personal cell phone rang, and Abby practically leapt for it. Anything to do that wasn’t thinking about Wyatt Miller was a Very Good Thing at that point.

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