Silver Player: The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge by L.B. Dunbar

Author:L.B. Dunbar [Dunbar, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.
Published: 2020-01-22T18:30:00+00:00

22

Panic…and other modes of anxiety.

[Roxanne]

“Where the hell have you been?” I screech, standing from the kitchen table where I’ve been sitting for the last hour calling everyone I know who might know Sadie. Hospitals were next on my list as my thoughts raced to a car crash during her driving lesson.

Sadie looks up at Billy, who stands behind her, and he has the decency to look chagrined. It’s been hours since he took her for a driving lesson, and neither one of them has answered their phones during that time.

“We lost track of time,” Billy offers, but my eyes leap to Sadie.

“Are you okay? Did something happen?” I scan her body for evidence of anything amiss. I’m overreacting, especially when I see Billy’s hand come to Sadie’s shoulder.

“It was amazing,” Sadie says to me, and the moment her face lights up, relief should wash through me. Instead, I’m filled with jealousy and additional anger.

“And neither of you thought to call and tell me about your amazing time? Or the fact it would take amazingly long? I thought you had plans,” I snap at Billy, recalling my earlier thoughts of him having a date. Did he take Sadie to meet someone? Did he take her on a date with his date? Has he told someone about her, how he’s her father?

“I was driving,” Sadie says, lowering her voice and her eyes. “And I shouldn’t be on the phone and driving, right?”

She’s not telling me something. They couldn’t have possibly driven for five fucking hours!

“Do you have homework?” I bark. Sadie’s eyes narrow at me a moment.

“I’m going to take a shower.” She turns to Billy. “Thank you for tonight.”

She doesn’t say for what before she stalks off down the hall to her room.

“What’s this about?” Billy asks, stepping up to me and reaching for my shoulders, but I shrug him off.

“Five hours, William. Five. Hours. No call. If you wanted to take her on a date with your date, couldn’t you have at least told me, so I’d be prepared for her not to come home. I mean, I made dinner.” I wave at the meal still sitting on the stove. “And then, I closed the store, thinking you might have kidnapped her or worse, and I—”

“You what?” Billy barks, and then adds, “Lower your voice.” His eyes drift to the hallway, and then he reaches for my shoulders once again.

“Don’t touch me. If you just spent the evening with another woman, you do not get to touch me.”

Billy’s eyes widen in shock as his hands drop to his side. Then he brushes his palm up his throat and over the scruff on his chin.

“You’re a piece of work, Roxie.” He steps back, turns for the door, and then opens it.

“You do not get to walk away,” I snap, taking a step after him. “I need an explanation.”

Billy stops, turns back to me, and grabs my wrist, tugging me to the door. “I’m not arguing with you inside where Sadie can hear your crazy.

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