Unbreakable (Heart of Stone #7) by K.M. Scott

Author:K.M. Scott [Scott, K.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781941594384
Publisher: Copper Key Media, LLC
Published: 2016-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Jordan

I opened my eyes and looked down at a lovely dark green scarf with a small white bow tied around it in my lap. Rubbing my eyes, I guessed I must have passed out after we grabbed some drive-thru food somewhere in Colorado.

“Good morning, sleeping beauty,” Gage said with a cute look that told me he knew how cheesy he sounded.

Sitting up in the seat, I stretched my arms. “How long have I been asleep?”

He looked at his watch and smiled. “Nearly eight hours, I think. You must have been exhausted.”

Eight hours! I spent what equaled an entire night asleep as he drove all that time. “Gage, I’m so sorry. Do you want me to drive? You must be so tired,” I said, feeling guilty about the poor guy spending the whole trip in the driver’s seat.

“Nah, I’m fine, though I think I’ll be enjoying the rest we get tonight,” Gage answered, always being the hero.

I could tell by his eyes that he was weary from driving, but I knew he wouldn’t let me drive. Looking out my window, I knew I’d never been here before. “Where are we?”

“Just past Amarillo, I think. We’re about halfway there.”

The news that we’d only made it halfway to New Orleans made every muscle in my body ache. I wanted to complain, but I didn’t. I’d had eight hours of restful, if not comfortable, sleep, and Gage had been stuck with the thankless job of driving all that way in silence. Knowing him, though, he probably enjoyed the quiet.

“Thank you for the scarf. It’s perfect,” I said, hanging it around my neck to hide the ugly bruises Justin had left.

“I’m glad you like it. There wasn’t much of a choice of decorative scarves at Kmart.”

Envisioning Gage wandering around the women’s accessories section of Kmart while I slept was too much fun and I laughed lightly to myself. “Did I miss anything big while I was sleeping?”

“Nothing spectacular. I think the trip around Kmart was the most exciting thing I’ve seen. It’s mostly been miles and miles of nothing. There was a fairly scary looking hitchhiker, though, who looked like something out of a horror movie, but I figured it would be better with just the two of us.”

He put his hand on mine and smiled. I liked his idea. Just the two of us. No scary hitchhikers. No crazy people chasing us. Nothing but Gage and me and the happiness I knew we could have if life could just calm the hell down.

We deserved to have that feeling after all the crap we had dealt with. I knew it wasn’t over. After all, we hadn’t even begun to discuss Denise and there was still that whole my being married thing, but for now we were safe in the car together and on our way to a safe haven.

“Do you think we’ll be able to see any of the city?” I asked. I knew it was selfish, but I really wanted him to see New Orleans for more than just Mardi Gras.

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