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eyes caught the scrawl across the back.
Give me a call and we’ll see what we can
do to fix this with the county. ;)
824-769-0718
Officer Tim
“Oh, my God. Is he asking for a date?” Amber muttered to herself.
Ryder, whose sensitive ears heard everything, pounced. “What the hell?” Once again, the little green slip of paper changed hands. “Who the fuck does Tim Fisher think he is? There’s no way this is legal. We’re calling Aunt June right now.” Ryder had a large and extended family in the area. His aunt June Barrett-Hirst happened to be a lawyer in town – the best lawyer in town. Ryder’s eyes almost glowed golden from rage. He wanted to rip and tear and shred – especially Tim Fisher – until no pieces remained. His jaw clenched.
“No, no no no no no no. It’s a joke, or a misunderstanding.” Amber pried the ticket from between Ryder’s fingers. “I’ll get it sorted right out in the morning. Tonight I just want to go get gas and visit my sister. Maybe she’ll make something gooey and chocolately. Maybe she has a bathtub, and I can indulge in some bubbles. Maybe…” Her voice trailed off.
“I’m calling you tomorrow.”
“Oh, sorry. No cell phone. Well, I have a cell phone, but I currently don’t have service as I don’t have a regular job with which to pay regular bills.”
Ryder’s eyes narrowed in exasperation. “We’ll see about that. C’mon. I’m following you into town to make sure nothing else happens to you.” He swooped up Amber’s bag and keys in a deft movement and held them out to her. She clutched them to her chest as if to hide those beauties from his eyes and walked over to her car.
“Oh, Lord, I really do need a keeper,” she prayed. “But I don’t think Ryder is the right one for the job. Our definitions of keep aren’t the same.”
Her car ignition happily turned right over, and, without waiting to see if Ryder was in his truck or following – because she just knew he would be – she pulled back onto the highway and headed into Prospector’s Ridge.
CHAPTER 3
Amber sighed and sunk down to her nose in the fragrant bubbles. Jade had always known how to make her feel better. And this was working.
She could almost feel the tension draining out of her muscles and into the water, ready to be drained from her and the tub. Her long hair was pinned messily and intricately on her head to keep most of it out of the water. The hot water and steam was immensely relaxing her. She heard the door to the large bathroom open and gently close. With an effort, she opened one eye.
Her sister was so beautiful. So vivid and full of life. Amber sighed wistfully. Jade’s chestnut hair was longer than Amber’s and had been matted into dreadlocks. Artfully, she’d placed beads and bits of colorful glass here and there. She kind of reminds me of a human sun-catcher, all glints and flashes dancing here and there , Amber thought dreamily.
“Aurora Dawn, if you drown in there, I am not performing CPR. You’ll have to wait for Iris to come home.” Jade’s husky laugh seemed to fill the room as it had since they were small. Amber smiled at the nickname.
“But, Cinderella, it is you who would have to clean up after me, as usual.” Amber breathed in the variety of fragrances Jade had poured liberally in her bathwater and hiked herself up to sitting in the old-fashioned, large, claw-foot tub.
“Wow… Um, the girls have grown, huh?”
“Oh, god, Jade…” Amber muttered and sank back under the bubbles to cover herself thoroughly.
Jade’s light peal of laughter echoed through the room. She busied herself in one corner and then stepped over to place a tray on the sides of the bathtub. Amber sat back up in curiosity. On the tray was a small plate of finger foods: small cheese cubes, dry round crackers, a bunch of grapes, and a glass of white wine. Tears started to well up in Amber’s eyes.
“Whoa, there, chica! Do I need to call you Dolly or
Give me a call and we’ll see what we can
do to fix this with the county. ;)
824-769-0718
Officer Tim
“Oh, my God. Is he asking for a date?” Amber muttered to herself.
Ryder, whose sensitive ears heard everything, pounced. “What the hell?” Once again, the little green slip of paper changed hands. “Who the fuck does Tim Fisher think he is? There’s no way this is legal. We’re calling Aunt June right now.” Ryder had a large and extended family in the area. His aunt June Barrett-Hirst happened to be a lawyer in town – the best lawyer in town. Ryder’s eyes almost glowed golden from rage. He wanted to rip and tear and shred – especially Tim Fisher – until no pieces remained. His jaw clenched.
“No, no no no no no no. It’s a joke, or a misunderstanding.” Amber pried the ticket from between Ryder’s fingers. “I’ll get it sorted right out in the morning. Tonight I just want to go get gas and visit my sister. Maybe she’ll make something gooey and chocolately. Maybe she has a bathtub, and I can indulge in some bubbles. Maybe…” Her voice trailed off.
“I’m calling you tomorrow.”
“Oh, sorry. No cell phone. Well, I have a cell phone, but I currently don’t have service as I don’t have a regular job with which to pay regular bills.”
Ryder’s eyes narrowed in exasperation. “We’ll see about that. C’mon. I’m following you into town to make sure nothing else happens to you.” He swooped up Amber’s bag and keys in a deft movement and held them out to her. She clutched them to her chest as if to hide those beauties from his eyes and walked over to her car.
“Oh, Lord, I really do need a keeper,” she prayed. “But I don’t think Ryder is the right one for the job. Our definitions of keep aren’t the same.”
Her car ignition happily turned right over, and, without waiting to see if Ryder was in his truck or following – because she just knew he would be – she pulled back onto the highway and headed into Prospector’s Ridge.
CHAPTER 3
Amber sighed and sunk down to her nose in the fragrant bubbles. Jade had always known how to make her feel better. And this was working.
She could almost feel the tension draining out of her muscles and into the water, ready to be drained from her and the tub. Her long hair was pinned messily and intricately on her head to keep most of it out of the water. The hot water and steam was immensely relaxing her. She heard the door to the large bathroom open and gently close. With an effort, she opened one eye.
Her sister was so beautiful. So vivid and full of life. Amber sighed wistfully. Jade’s chestnut hair was longer than Amber’s and had been matted into dreadlocks. Artfully, she’d placed beads and bits of colorful glass here and there. She kind of reminds me of a human sun-catcher, all glints and flashes dancing here and there , Amber thought dreamily.
“Aurora Dawn, if you drown in there, I am not performing CPR. You’ll have to wait for Iris to come home.” Jade’s husky laugh seemed to fill the room as it had since they were small. Amber smiled at the nickname.
“But, Cinderella, it is you who would have to clean up after me, as usual.” Amber breathed in the variety of fragrances Jade had poured liberally in her bathwater and hiked herself up to sitting in the old-fashioned, large, claw-foot tub.
“Wow… Um, the girls have grown, huh?”
“Oh, god, Jade…” Amber muttered and sank back under the bubbles to cover herself thoroughly.
Jade’s light peal of laughter echoed through the room. She busied herself in one corner and then stepped over to place a tray on the sides of the bathtub. Amber sat back up in curiosity. On the tray was a small plate of finger foods: small cheese cubes, dry round crackers, a bunch of grapes, and a glass of white wine. Tears started to well up in Amber’s eyes.
“Whoa, there, chica! Do I need to call you Dolly or
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