She smiled up at me, “Okay. Be careful. I love you.”
“Love you, too,” I said as I winked down at her.
***
If I had known what was going to happen, I would have thrown Harlee over my shoulder, carried her to my bedroom, and made love to her, soft, slow, and sweet.
“If life is a book and every day a new page, let the first words for today be, ‘I love you’ from me to you.” – Unknown.
Chapter 15
Harlee
I had just walked Harvey Sims out the door when my phone rang.
I pulled it out and saw that it was Misty.
Swiping, I answered the call, “Hey Misty. What’s shaken bacon?”
Her tone had the hairs on the back of my neck rising, “Hey, Harlee. Have you heard from Carter?”
I frowned, “I talked to him three days ago. Why? Is everything okay?”
I heard her sigh, “There was something on the news just now. Where is he working?
“He’s working on the south coast of Texas,” I whispered.
Hoping that this wasn’t going where my brain was going.
And I knew that it was when I heard her gasp.
“Misty.... what?”
Just then, Frank came over the line, “Hey, sweetheart. Think it might be a good idea to head over to the house. Yeah?”
I nodded, “Okay. I’m on my way.”
I ended the call, then looked at Everly’s pale face. “What is it?”
Softly, I said, “There was something on the coast of Texas where Carter is working.”
She nodded, “Okay, go. I’ll reschedule your appointments and then close up.
I nodded, then raced by her desk, and said, “Thank you.”
I was packed up and, in my Tahoe, headed to Frank and Misty’s house when my phone rang.
Seeing that it was Talia, I answered, “Hey.”
She’d been crying, “Are you on the way?”
Immediately, I said, “Yes.”
“Okay, be careful.”
Ten minutes later, I was pulling up into their driveway.
I didn’t pay attention to the vehicles parked haphazardly everywhere, as I raced up their front drive and straight into their house.
