Light as Air by Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon

Author:Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon [Carr, Mari & Rylon, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carried Away Publishing
Published: 2018-05-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“You okay?” Doug asked, walking up to him. TJ was looking at the crescent moon through the trees. It was a beautiful, clear night, all traces of the earlier storm completely gone.

TJ nodded, but didn’t say more.

Doug had woken up a few minutes earlier, surprised to find just Rosalia asleep in the bed. She was the picture of peace and contentment, so he’d left her there, quietly slipping on his jeans and shoes to go in search of TJ.

Doug looked at his friend, worried. Had he misread what happened in that RV? Because if he had to pick his top three best nights ever, tonight would be at the very top.

“TJ? What’s wrong?”

TJ glanced down at the cell phone in his hand. “Got a call from Sawyer. Came out here to take it so I wouldn’t wake you all up. Thorn hit a telephone pole tonight, totaled his car. He’s in the hospital.”

“Jesus,” Doug said. “Is he okay?”

“Yeah. Bump on the head, just a minor concussion. He was drunk as a skunk and Sawyer said that probably saved him from getting hurt any worse. He was most likely passed out when he struck the pole, so he didn’t tense up.”

“How long is he going to be in the hospital?” Doug tried to temper his tone, but right now, he couldn’t feel anything but anger toward TJ’s father. Tonight had been one of the best nights of his life. If TJ had to leave now…

“Sawyer talked to the doctor. They’re going to hold him for a few days. Try to dry him out. If that’s even possible. There’s a rehab center over in Clarke. Sawyer offered him a deal. Check into the center or he’ll make sure the judge gives him the maximum punishment, which would include a year of jail time.”

“What did Thorn pick?”

“Didn’t yet. Told Sawyer his head hurt too bad. Asked if he could think about it until morning.”

Doug was grateful to his uncle for stepping in, for offering Thorn a shot at straightening out his life. Plus, it bought him time. Time to focus on what they’d started tonight with Rosalia.

“He’ll pick the rehab. He’d be a fool not to, right?”

TJ grimaced. “Never known my dad to pick the easy way. Or the smart way. Doug, listen—”

“No,” he interrupted. “You listen. You’re not leaving.”

The sound of TJ’s determined, defeated sigh told him that was exactly what he’d been planning to do.

“I need to get home, need to sort out all this mess with my dad.”

Doug crossed his arms. “Sounds to me like it’s been sorted. He’s going to be laid up in the hospital for a few more days. After that, he goes to rehab or jail. Might surprise you, Third, but you can’t go to either of those places with him. Stay here. This is where you need to be.”

TJ looked away from him, his gaze traveling back to the sliver of moon. “I’m not so sure about that.”

“Don’t. Don’t do that, TJ. Don’t try to make what happened tonight wrong in your head.

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