As the elevator door opened, he resisted the urge to run along the short corridor. He could see the large dragon door was ajar and that a strip of light was flooding out from the rehearsal room beyond.
When he entered the room, he was relieved to see Lori studying one of the dragons.
“Hey, li’l lady,” he said quietly. “You gave me a fright. Thought I’d lost you.”
“Sorry,” apologised Lori as she turned round to smile at him. “Riley was telling me how much she loved the dragons. It’s been years since I last saw them. Thought I’d pay them a visit.”
“They are stunning,” complimented Jake. “Miss Riley wants to get one of them tattooed down her back.”
“She told me,” said Lori with a giggle. “We’ve reached an agreement though. These are all unique and part of a deal I made a long time ago with Garrett. A deal we’ve yet to complete. I promised Riley that I’d design one just for her. Similar style to these but something better suited to her personality.”
“Oh, she’ll love you forever for that!”
“I got that impression. She’s a sweet girl. A very sweet girl.”
“There’s baggage there but, I think with Garrett’s help, she’ll be ok,” said Jake. “She reminds me a lot of Todd when we first met him.”
“Yeah, I picked up on that,” noted Lori softly as she rested her hand on her baby bump. “Guess it’s not just teenagers that mess their lives up.”
“Guess not,” agreed Jake, stepping closer to her. He reached up and ran his fingers through her long, golden blonde hair. “I don’t know what to say to make this mess right, Lori. I screwed up everything. I risked losing you and the kids. I’m not proud of what happened. Not proud of my behaviour….”
“Sh,” said Lori, reaching up to put a finger to his lips. “We’ve a lifetime to put this right.”
Hesitantly, Jake bent to kiss her. Their lips met and he sighed as he felt the tip of her tongue tease the inside of his lip. Wrapping her in his arms, Jake held her close as they savoured the slow, lingering kiss.
Looking up into his tear-filled hazel eyes, Lori said simply, “Time to go home, rock star.”
Coral McCallum
13 September 2019
To be concluded
In
Book 5…….
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Coral McCallum is an indie author and blogger.
She lives in Gourock, a small town on the banks of the River Clyde on the west coast of Scotland, with her husband, children and four cats,
Coral publishes regularly to her blog
https://coralmccallum.wordpress.com/
She also writes a music blog chronicling the rock shows she attends
https://the525toglasgow.wordpress.com/
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