I'll Never Stop by Jessica Lynch

Author:Jessica Lynch [Lynch, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

After he walked Willie to her car, he got inside of his truck and started to drive—but he didn’t go home. And, at first, Rick didn’t know why.

Then his truck took him to Ophelia. Pulling up in front of the bed and breakfast, stubbornly resisting the real reason why he was there, he climbed out of the cab and paused with his boots resting on the edge of the curb.

With the words I was in the neighborhood on the tip of his tongue, Rick stuck his hands in his pockets and, bowing his head against the rushing wind that sent his too-long hair flying in front of his eyes, started for the walkway. He was almost at the steps when he heard a sound—a soft thump—and he froze.

Close to a decade as a Marine had left him with senses that were way more astute than a civilian’s. He stayed still, unmoving, straining his ears as he listened for another clue that something was out of place. Hamlet was quiet, especially once night fell, and that thump was different.

There.

He heard it again. Whatever it was? It was coming from behind Ophelia.

It didn’t matter that he was off duty, or that he was unarmed. If there was a strange noise coming from behind the bed and breakfast, he was going to see what it was.

Turning the corner, he was absolutely floored to discover that it was Grace.

Beneath the haze of the big yellow moon hanging high over her head, Grace was dancing in the backyard. She had on a pair of sneakers, a long sweater, and the same tight leggings she wore when they were training. Her long mahogany hair rippled in the moonlight as she moved. Her eyes were closed, chin tilted up toward the star-filled sky.

She was wearing headphones, dancing to a song only she could hear. The soft thump that caught his attention? It was the sound of her sneaks landing against the flat ground every time she leaped through the air, getting so much height, it seemed to Rick that she was damn near flying.

He was intruding—but he wasn’t. It didn’t feel like it. This was a moment in time for the two of them, Grace lost in her music while Rick lost himself in the pleasure of watching her move.

She seemed so… so peaceful. Crazy thing was, that actually brought him peace.

When was the last time he felt so content?

And that’s when Grace landed again, suddenly opened her eyes, and found him standing less than ten feet away from her.

She jerked, a squeal of fright ripping out of her. Her whole body drew away from him. Her hands flew to her chest, as if trying to calm a racing heart, her mouth clenched tight to keep another shriek from escaping.

His protective instincts went on high alert. He didn’t approach her, not when it was so obvious that he scared the shit out of her, but he held his own mitts up in a submissive gesture.

Grace ripped the headphones off.

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