Vestige of Courage by Sara Blackard

Author:Sara Blackard [Blackard, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sara Blackard

“I can’t believe all the wait staff had on holsters with actual weapons in them!” Beatrice turned to Chase as they walked out the back of Shooters restaurant into the parking lot. “Is that something I could do?”

“Yeah.” He smiled at her, an action he’d done a lot today. “Colorado is an open carry state, so as long as you’re eighteen and don’t have a criminal record, you can carry in a holster people can see.” He paused, looking at her with one eye squinted. “You aren’t a criminal, are you?”

“Chase.” She rolled her eyes, causing him to throw his head back and laugh.

“You can’t wear it certain places. We’ll have to research it, since I’m not sure where you can and can’t have it,” he continued as they walked through the parking lot to the truck.

She liked the idea of wearing a holster, even if it wasn’t hers from home. It gave her a sense that maybe things weren’t so different that she couldn’t feel like she belonged. In fact, she liked everything about today so far. While the drive to Rifle had still given her butterflies in her belly, if she focused on how beautiful the trees were with their changing colors and the different houses they passed built back in the fields, the speed didn’t upset her as much. Plus, she couldn’t dispute how convenient it was traveling that distance in less than an hour instead of most of the day.

Then there was Miller’s Dry Goods, the store Chase had taken her to for clothes. The hardwood floors and smell of leather from boots lining the walls had instantly taken her back to the stores back home. While the clothes were still different from what she was used to, they were more her style than the purple dress she wore now. She peeked at Chase strolling beside her, carrying her bags of clothes. She may feel uncomfortable in the pretty purple dress, but from the way his eyes had widened when she walked off the porch, she might not mind wearing a dress after all. At least every now and then.

She leaned on the truck as he put the bags in the back seat. She scrutinized the large building before her. On the wall of the building, paintings of windows showed people in different home environments. She moved to the back of the truck, examining each scene closely. Chase came up beside her.

“What is this building?” She pointed, smiling as she noticed the painting of a little girl and a dog near the base of the building.

“It looks like it’s a museum. Why don’t we go check it out?” He grabbed her hand and pulled her through the parking lot.

Instead of letting go when she started walking, he threaded his fingers through hers, ratcheting her heart to an impossible pace. She tried not to let the feel of his hand intertwined with hers affect her, but if she didn’t focus on placing one foot in front of the other, she’d probably land on her face.

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