Lantern Lake Winter Collection: Books 1-3 by S.B. Gretchen

Author:S.B., Gretchen [S.B., Gretchen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Claire stepped back out into the waiting room, which was magically still half full. She felt a dip in her chest when she scanned the space and didn’t see Jared. But she did see Roland occupying a seat near where Jared had been. As she walked toward him, he didn’t realize she was there until she was only a few feet away, as he was absorbed in a phone call that he for some reason made in the crowded room instead of stepping outside.

She always appreciated Roland was as much a workaholic as she was but now, she had to wonder. He was on a phone call having a conversation that may or may not be privileged information where other people could hear, and he didn't seem to care. He didn't seem to care whether he was impolite either, as there were a couple people near him frowning at him, which let her know he'd been on the phone a while. Jared wouldn’t have done that. Sure Jared got absorbed in his work, but he stopped and still made sure she was okay. He would even feel sheepish if he got carried away with his work. Shaking her head, Claire cleared that line of thought. This had nothing to do with Jared and everything to do with maybe Roland just wasn't the guy for her. She'd been musing about it for some time now and this trip solidified it. Once she was standing in front of him, it was as if she’d appeared from nowhere because he looked at her a second, blinked, then told whoever was on the other end he had to go. Without waiting for a response, he hung up the phone and slid it into his pocket.

As he stood up, he gave her a once over, frowning. "What's wrong with you?" It was an accusatory tone that had Claire feeling offended.

It was as if he didn’t believe she was injured. She couldn't help the agitation in her voice when she answered, "A very mild concussion and my knee is heavily bruised. The doctor said I'm lucky with the knee that it's only bruised and will be sore for a while. I need to keep walking on it, not overdoing it, just walking on it so it doesn't tighten up on me."

Roland lifted his eyebrows in a dismissive gesture before turning toward the door. "All right. Well, let's get to the car and head to the hotel. At least there you'll be able to relax in a comfortable setting." He walked in front of her.

While he opened the door for her, Roland did not offer to help her in any way, and she was still holding her laptop bag and her overnight bag. He didn't offer to take either even though she was limping. And while Claire prided herself on being able to do everything herself, she couldn't help but be a little miffed.

Once they were outside, she heard Roland curse. She looked up to see there was snow falling again and almost an inch of it on the roadways.

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