house after they cleaned up
to tell them about the engagement. Since Kelcey would be responsible for her
own supper tonight, she saw no reason why she shouldn’t stay and finish up the
work she’d started. Another thirty to forty-five minutes and she’d have all the
accounts set up and the files the way she wanted them.
A rumble of thunder sent a chill up
Kelcey’s spine. She’d never been crazy about thunderstorms. Emma loved them
while Kelcey would be happy if she never experienced another one.
When a flash of lightning lit up the room,
Kelcey knew it was time to go home.
She shut down the computer and straightened
the folders on the desk. After making sure everything was secure in the office,
she locked the door and headed toward the parking lot.
The clouds opened up as she made a fast
dash for her car. The downpour quickly soaked her clothes and made her hair
stick to her head and neck. Shivering, Kelcey started the motor and turned the
heater on high. Blessed heat poured from the vents in only moments.
Once she’d stopped shivering so badly, she
put the car in gear and backed out of her parking place. Rain fell so hard, she
could barely see out of the windshield, even with the wipers on the highest
speed. Logically she knew she should wait until the rain let up before she
tried to drive, yet she had no idea when that might be.
Alaina’s house was only a few miles away.
Deciding she could make it if she took it slow, Kelcey pulled away from the
mansion. Thunder rumbled in the distance, lightning flashed and lit up the
entire sky. Ten minutes later, Kelcey wondered if she’d made a mistake in
attempting this trip. The drive to Alaina’s house normally took about twelve
minutes and she guessed she was only about halfway there. Turning around would
be silly, so she continued on, gripping the wheel and leaning forward in her
seat to better see out of the windshield.
Through the driving rain, she saw Dax’s
house about one hundred feet ahead. That meant Alaina’s house was only another
mile away. She could do this. She’d be one big knot of tension when she pulled
into Alaina’s driveway, but she could do this.
A bright flash of lightning quickly
followed by a booming crack of thunder caused Kelcey to jerk the wheel. Her
tires hit a deep puddle on the side of the road. She screamed as she lost
control and headed straight for a tree.
* * * * *
Dax looked up from his laptop when Walker
lifted his head, ears cocked. “What did you hear, boy?”
The dog growled low in his throat. Dax
didn’t know how Walker could hear anything over the rain pounding on the roof.
He leaned over and rubbed the top of Walker’s head. “It’s okay. No one would be
out in this storm.”
He no sooner said the words than Walker
jumped up and ran to the front door, barking nonstop. Walker didn’t act that
way for nothing. That meant he’d heard something—or someone—outside.
Laying his laptop on the coffee table, Dax
hurried to the door and pushed Walker aside. A blast of cold rain immediately
hit him in the face and chest when he opened the door. Blinking against the
rain that flew into his eyes, he looked up and down his road for a sign of
whatever Walker heard.
The German Shepherd raced past him and
leaped off the porch. Dax almost yelled for Walker to come back when a flash of
lightning lit up the area. He saw the small car plowed into a tree less than
seventy-five feet from his house.
“Holy shit,” he muttered.
Dax took off running toward the car. His
heart began to pound the closer he got. It looked like Kelcey’s car.
Walker had his front paws on the driver’s
door, scratching as if trying to get in. Dax grabbed his collar and pulled him
back. Jerking open the door, he saw that the airbag had deployed. Kelcey sat
with her head back and eyes closed.
His heart dropped down into his stomach.
“Kelcey! Can you hear me?”
She rolled her head toward him and opened
her eyes. “Dax.”
She knew him. That
to tell them about the engagement. Since Kelcey would be responsible for her
own supper tonight, she saw no reason why she shouldn’t stay and finish up the
work she’d started. Another thirty to forty-five minutes and she’d have all the
accounts set up and the files the way she wanted them.
A rumble of thunder sent a chill up
Kelcey’s spine. She’d never been crazy about thunderstorms. Emma loved them
while Kelcey would be happy if she never experienced another one.
When a flash of lightning lit up the room,
Kelcey knew it was time to go home.
She shut down the computer and straightened
the folders on the desk. After making sure everything was secure in the office,
she locked the door and headed toward the parking lot.
The clouds opened up as she made a fast
dash for her car. The downpour quickly soaked her clothes and made her hair
stick to her head and neck. Shivering, Kelcey started the motor and turned the
heater on high. Blessed heat poured from the vents in only moments.
Once she’d stopped shivering so badly, she
put the car in gear and backed out of her parking place. Rain fell so hard, she
could barely see out of the windshield, even with the wipers on the highest
speed. Logically she knew she should wait until the rain let up before she
tried to drive, yet she had no idea when that might be.
Alaina’s house was only a few miles away.
Deciding she could make it if she took it slow, Kelcey pulled away from the
mansion. Thunder rumbled in the distance, lightning flashed and lit up the
entire sky. Ten minutes later, Kelcey wondered if she’d made a mistake in
attempting this trip. The drive to Alaina’s house normally took about twelve
minutes and she guessed she was only about halfway there. Turning around would
be silly, so she continued on, gripping the wheel and leaning forward in her
seat to better see out of the windshield.
Through the driving rain, she saw Dax’s
house about one hundred feet ahead. That meant Alaina’s house was only another
mile away. She could do this. She’d be one big knot of tension when she pulled
into Alaina’s driveway, but she could do this.
A bright flash of lightning quickly
followed by a booming crack of thunder caused Kelcey to jerk the wheel. Her
tires hit a deep puddle on the side of the road. She screamed as she lost
control and headed straight for a tree.
* * * * *
Dax looked up from his laptop when Walker
lifted his head, ears cocked. “What did you hear, boy?”
The dog growled low in his throat. Dax
didn’t know how Walker could hear anything over the rain pounding on the roof.
He leaned over and rubbed the top of Walker’s head. “It’s okay. No one would be
out in this storm.”
He no sooner said the words than Walker
jumped up and ran to the front door, barking nonstop. Walker didn’t act that
way for nothing. That meant he’d heard something—or someone—outside.
Laying his laptop on the coffee table, Dax
hurried to the door and pushed Walker aside. A blast of cold rain immediately
hit him in the face and chest when he opened the door. Blinking against the
rain that flew into his eyes, he looked up and down his road for a sign of
whatever Walker heard.
The German Shepherd raced past him and
leaped off the porch. Dax almost yelled for Walker to come back when a flash of
lightning lit up the area. He saw the small car plowed into a tree less than
seventy-five feet from his house.
“Holy shit,” he muttered.
Dax took off running toward the car. His
heart began to pound the closer he got. It looked like Kelcey’s car.
Walker had his front paws on the driver’s
door, scratching as if trying to get in. Dax grabbed his collar and pulled him
back. Jerking open the door, he saw that the airbag had deployed. Kelcey sat
with her head back and eyes closed.
His heart dropped down into his stomach.
“Kelcey! Can you hear me?”
She rolled her head toward him and opened
her eyes. “Dax.”
She knew him. That
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