Attempt to Locate by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00

As Cassidy waited to hear what Abbott discovered concerning Clint Freeman, a.k.a. Pork Chop, a knock sounded at her door.

Cassidy looked up and saw Skye standing there, wearing a flowy skirt with a black sweater and several oversized necklaces. Classic Skye with her gypsy-like style. Cassidy could never get away with that look.

Ty excused himself and slipped into the lobby to talk to Austin, who stood in the background.

Skye sat across from Cassidy, her lips pulled into a tight line. The events of the past couple days appeared to have materialized in Lisa as anxiety and in Skye as subdued melancholy.

How had it manifested in Cassidy? Through stubborn determination? Cassidy supposed she wouldn’t truly know until she slowed down enough to think about it—and she didn’t plan on doing that

“How are you?” Cassidy asked.

Skye shrugged. “As well as can be expected. Every time I close my eyes, I relive what happened.”

“I know. Me too.” Cassidy could still feel the gun in her side. Feel the ache in her face, shoulder, and ribs. Feel the fear of not knowing what would happen next.

Skye tilted her head, seeming to study Cassidy. “Yet you seem okay.”

As much as Cassidy wanted to be Super Woman here, there was no need to act like she had it all together when she didn’t. “I’m determined to keep moving forward. I can’t afford to stop and not be okay. The town is depending on me to find these guys before they hurt anyone else. But the pressure has been giving me nonstop headaches.”

“I’m sorry, Cassidy. How’s the search going?”

Cassidy shrugged, remembering all that had happened—yet how little they still knew. “One step forward, two steps back. You know how it usually goes.”

“Yeah, I get that.” Skye shifted and straightened her skirt. “I know this is a bad time to bring this up, but I’m going to anyway. Lisa and Braden are supposed to get married in two weeks.”

“I know.” With everything going on, the event hadn’t been at the forefront of Cassidy’s mind. A moment of guilt hit her at the realization. It was her friend’s big day, and nothing should ruin that.

“What about that bachelorette party we’re supposed to be planning? It’s supposed to be this Saturday. Are you still going to be able to make it?”

“Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for anything.” Even as she said the words, Cassidy thought about the case. What if these guys weren’t caught by then? The party was only three days away. Would that change anything?

“The timing is awful.” Skye frowned.

“But we can still have a good time.” They’d rented a huge house on the ocean beach—one with a heated pool and a hot tub. Skye had ordered special shirts for each person attending, and Cassidy had arranged to have food catered from Lisa’s favorite restaurant up in Hatteras. They would top the day off by having a massage therapist and manicurist come in to treat them to a relaxing evening.

They wouldn’t do anything wild—Lisa wasn’t the type. But it should be a fun getaway, one that Lisa deserved.

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