The Safe Bet (The Game Changers #3) by Shealy James

Author:Shealy James [James, Shealy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B019G6CYOS
Goodreads: 28377685
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-12-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Now

I hadn’t had that flashback in a long time. I thought I had forgotten what it was like in the car that night, but the dream was as vivid as the when it happened. Before I could calm my racing heart, the bile started to rise. I raced to the toilet to expel everything inside my stomach, then I sank to the floor and sobbed. I knew what was coming. The next one would be worse. The memories would take over, and I wasn’t sure if I could handle it when the images returned unchecked in my dreams. There was only one person who could have triggered the memories. I had pushed him away; I had pushed everyone away. Now that he had discovered my hidden cloud in the sky, he had become the one person I couldn’t wait to see, and for that I knew I would pay emotionally. The only thing I wasn’t sure of was if the trade was worth it. He was the one person who had the potential to break me.

It was a long while before I could pull myself together, and I was late opening the store. I missed Restaurant Guy stripping in the parking lot and the morning ladies walking their dogs on their coffee run. Sandra Hillman was waiting outside the store for me when I arrived. She was there to pick up the next novel in her series that released that day, and I rushed to let her in the door before she started ordering her own books online.

“Sorry to point out the obvious, dear, but you look like hell. The only thing worth losing sleep over is a good man, so please tell me it’s a man that’s making you so tired.”

“No, ma’am. No man. Just a bad night.”

“Oh honey, you have to find yourself a nice man. You know, my grandson is coming to visit next week. I can set you up if you’d like. He’s a good-looking man, but I couldn’t tell you about his bedroom skills. If it’s anything like his dancing, you’re better off looking elsewhere. Sweet boy, though.”

“All right then, Mrs. Hillman. Thanks for the offer, but I’m okay.”

“Let me know if you change your mind. I’ll drop some pointers before he takes you out.” I could only imagine.

“I’m sure he’d find that very helpful.”

I finished ringing her up with no more talk of her grandson and sent her on her way. Thankfully, the weather was nice, so a lot of people were out exploring the boardwalk. It was the end of the season, so it was mainly the locals who had retired here, but they kept me busy. Old people were so opinionated and liked sharing their thoughts with anyone who would listen. I always found them interesting, especially when I was in desperate need of a distraction.

Somehow the day passed quickly. Meyer had come and gone. The customers stopped trickling in, and before I knew it, it was time to close. A handsome face appeared in the window just as I went to lock the door.

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