Wanderlust by Lacey Weatherford & Belinda Boring

Author:Lacey Weatherford & Belinda Boring [Weatherford, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moonstruck Media
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Ryder

Skylar kept staring at me as she gave directions to her parents’ house.

“What?” I asked, glancing at her.

She giggled slightly. “I’m just wondering if you’re nervous at all about meeting my dad.”

“Not even a little.” I’d battled the greater demons of Hell. I was pretty sure there was nothing her dad could do that would be even remotely that scary. Even if he shot me, it wouldn’t do much good. I’d just keep on living. That, however, might make him scared.

“Mr. Tough Guy, are you?” she teased, and I was happy to see her radiant smile back on her face.

“You know it.” I winked at her. “What kind of man would I be if I couldn’t handle your dad? The wimpy kind, that’s what.”

“Nothing about you is wimpy,” she said, her eyes trailing lower.

“And comments like that are going to land you flat on your back, or bent over the nearest piece of furniture.”

“Is that a promise? Because if that’s all it takes to get you to finally seal the deal, I will definitely keep talking like this. You’ve been killing me with all the waiting.”

Smiling, I glanced at her briefly. “I feel the same and I haven’t been trying to be difficult. I simply need to have an in-depth conversation with you, first. If you’re okay with everything after that, I promise it will totally be worth the wait.”

“You keep scaring me when you say you want to talk to me, first. Is something wrong? You aren’t like dying or something, are you?” There was real fear in her eyes and although I hated seeing it there, I took it as a good sign.

Chuckling, I shook my head. “I swear to you, it’s nothing like that. I’m perfectly healthy.”

“Then can you give me a little hint to what it’s about? It’s that blue house by the way.” She pointed to a pretty, moderately sized house just up the street. A blue house for the Blue’s—seems appropriate.

I sighed as I parked in front of it, wanting to ease her mind so she wasn’t freaking out as she waited for me to drop everything on her. “I simply want to share a few things with you about my past, my life now, and goals I have for the future. I feel like before we go any further you should know everything there is to know about me.”

“Oh my gosh! Have you been in prison?” Eyes widening, she was holding her breath as she waited for me to reply.

“Not a maximum security one,” I replied, unable to resist it. “It was only a minor security penitentiary and only for the last six years.”

“What?” she exclaimed.

I laughed hard, her expression priceless. “What’s the matter, honey? You don’t want to date a criminal?”

“I . . . I . . . ,” she stuttered, obviously searching for a reply.

I decided to be nice and rescue her. “I’m joking. I’ve never been in prison.”

Relief flooded her features. “That was mean.”

“Sorry. It was easier than the truth.

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