Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

Author:N.R. Walker [Walker, N.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Twelve

I am... out of time

01:30

The next thing I knew, someone was shaking my leg and my fucking neck was killing me. My head lolled forward with a stabbing kink and my eyes opened.

Rachel.

"Come on," she said brightly. "It's time."

I fucking hate brightly.

I fucking hate cheery.

I noticed then, behind Rachel, was Simona, standing in front of a barely-awake Cameron.

He was in the chair next to me. We must have fallen asleep.

I jumped to my feet. "Shit. What time is it?"

Rachel laughed at me, so I sneered at her. I might have growled. Yes, it was rude. Yes, it was uncalled for.

I have issues about being woken up, okay? Don't act surprised. You saw how well it worked out when I was woken up by my phone yesterday at Cameron's.

Waking me up never worked out well, not for anyone involved. Just ask my Momma.

She spent my entire teenage years putting up with my hate-to-be-woken, rip-your-fucking-head-off ass.

"Don't try that shit with me, Lucas," Rachel stated with one hand on her hip. "It's 8:30. You have 90 minutes before your meeting."

I huffed. She was only tiny, this woman, but she sure kept me in line. "You sound like my Momma."

Rachel gave me one raised eyebrow, and Cameron chuckled. I glared at him and grumbled, "Don't you start."

Then he huffed out a laughed. Yeah, it was real funny, asshole.

I pointed my finger at him and opened my mouth to tell him he could stop fucking smiling, when someone cleared their throat. My head turned at the sound, and I winced and groaned at the shooting pain in my neck.

Mr. Fletcher.

"You boys look like Hell," he said. He looked at the girls, "Rachel, Simona, they need coffee, please. Strong, black. And some Tylenol for Lucas."

The girls nodded and disappeared, and I rubbed my neck. Mr. Fletcher smiled. "Falling asleep in these chairs is not good for your neck."

"Mmm," I moaned my agreement, trying to remember what happened -- why I fell asleep. "Cameron went to get coffee," I explained. "I sat down... and the next thing I know, I'm being woken up."

"You were asleep when I came back in," Cameron said. "I put the coffees on the desk, and sat down myself... I must have fallen asleep too." We both looked at his desk and there, along with laptops and papers, were two coffees, untouched.

"Mmm," Cameron's father hummed, his brows furrowed. "Have some fresh coffee, get showered and shaved. I'll organize some breakfast. I want to see you both after the Lurex appointment." And with that, he turned and walked out the door.

I stretched my neck a few times, working my head from side to side, and sighed loudly.

Cameron looked at me. "You okay?"

I looked at him and despite my none-too-cheery mood, I nodded. "You?"

He nodded, but before he could say another word, Simona came through the door, with a cup of steaming coffee. "Rachel has yours in your office," she told me.

I smiled, and remembering my manners, tipped my invisible hat to her. I

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