Bounty (Walk the Right Road)
“It was a cluster of communities, and driving through seemed so inviting. She sighed as she stared straight ahead. Her head was filled with ghosts from her past, and maybe that was why Zac unclipped her seatbelt and pulled her across the seat against him. His arms snaked around her, and she wanted to lean into him, to feel him and let him take some of this agony off, but it was rooted so deeply in her body there wasn’t a chance in hell she could shake any of it, not right now.
“Hey, just bre...athe. Do you want to take a break, get some coffee, a sandwich? You have to be hungry.”
She had no idea what time it was. Hours had passed since she choked down the egg sandwich at breakfast, still sitting like lead in her stomach. “No.”
“Diane, talk to me. Tell me what you’re thinking. What are you feeling right now?” He rested his cheek against the top of her head and held her to him. He was rubbing her arms, and it was then she realized she was trembling.MoreLess
“Hey, just bre...athe. Do you want to take a break, get some coffee, a sandwich? You have to be hungry.”
She had no idea what time it was. Hours had passed since she choked down the egg sandwich at breakfast, still sitting like lead in her stomach. “No.”
“Diane, talk to me. Tell me what you’re thinking. What are you feeling right now?” He rested his cheek against the top of her head and held her to him. He was rubbing her arms, and it was then she realized she was trembling.MoreLess
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