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worked up a few tears in his blue eyes. “I’m so worried about her. I made a mistake…a horrible mistake, but I still love her. You believe me, right?”
She put her manicured fingers over his on the table. “Oh, Jared. Of course I do. Everyone makes mistakes.”
Bingo. He had her sympathy. He wiped his cheeks, ready to begin phase two of his plan. “I wondered if you could help me. Do you remember the name and number of your friend in Montana?”
“Oh yes.” She picked up her cell phone and told him the information.
He copied it into his phone and thanked her.
“You’re welcome. Would you excuse me for a moment? I need to go to the ladies room.”
He nodded and watched her leave. A devious smile spread across his face as he spied her phone resting on the table. It was just the opportunity he’d been looking for. He lifted it and found the picture icon. Within a few seconds he had her albums up on the screen. Every few seconds he looked up to make sure she wasn’t coming back.
Finally he found an album labeled Parties and clicked on it. Any dirt he could dig up would help him carry out his plan.
Jared’s frustration grew with each second that passed. Every picture he found of Addison looked completely innocent. She didn’t get involved in any of the questionable activities her friends did.
He was just about to give up when he scrolled to a photo toward the end of the album. It was about two years ago but it wasn’t of Addison. No. It was of her younger sister, Brielle.
An evil grin snaked across his face. “Gotcha,” he whispered and emailed the photo to himself. Then he deleted it from Victoria’s sent folder. Now he had all the ammunition he needed to kill two birds with one stone.
Chapter Eleven
~ ~ ~
A ddison woke up early and packed her suitcase. There was no reason to delay since Gary promised someone would deliver her car to the ranch early that morning. Leaving promptly sounded even more appealing after her disastrous conversation with Logan the night before.
She grabbed his leather jacket off the chair before making her way outside. Then Addison snuck around the back of the cabins, careful to avoid the corral or barn. Logan would have probably started his day out early and those were the two most likely places he would be. She breathed a sigh of relief after sitting at her usual booth inside the diner. Logan was nowhere in sight. Good. She didn’t need any more interrogations from him.
The unique smell of leather and campfire made a lump rise in her throat and she glanced at the jacket on her lap. Her walk with Logan under the stars had started out so romantic. He was quite charming when he wanted to be, making it even harder that they would be parting on such bad terms.
Belle’s voice interrupted her thoughts. “Good morning, Addie. Did you sleep well?”
Addison smiled at her “Yeah. At first the absence of noise drove me crazy but now I’m getting used to it.”
“I bet you’re ready to get back to civilization. Am I right?”
She chuckled. “Guilty. I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s so beautiful out here but I really miss electronics.”
Belle handed Addison a cup of steaming coffee. “I’m sure I would too. I mean, all we have is snail-paced internet and I have a cheesy flip phone I take with me when I go into town.” She giggled and rolled her eyes. “I’m sheltered. You don’t have to say it.”
Addison laughed and then her eyes misted over. “Oh, Belle. I’m going to miss you.”
Her friend managed a lopsided smile. “Me too. It’s been a blessing to have another girl here to chat with now that Ava hasn’t been around. You’re like the sister I never had. Keep in touch okay?”
“I will.”
Belle enveloped her in a hug and Addison didn’t pull back. It was nice having a genuine friend. Her “friends” back home always seemed to have a secret agenda for being nice. Not Belle. She was kind and generous without
She put her manicured fingers over his on the table. “Oh, Jared. Of course I do. Everyone makes mistakes.”
Bingo. He had her sympathy. He wiped his cheeks, ready to begin phase two of his plan. “I wondered if you could help me. Do you remember the name and number of your friend in Montana?”
“Oh yes.” She picked up her cell phone and told him the information.
He copied it into his phone and thanked her.
“You’re welcome. Would you excuse me for a moment? I need to go to the ladies room.”
He nodded and watched her leave. A devious smile spread across his face as he spied her phone resting on the table. It was just the opportunity he’d been looking for. He lifted it and found the picture icon. Within a few seconds he had her albums up on the screen. Every few seconds he looked up to make sure she wasn’t coming back.
Finally he found an album labeled Parties and clicked on it. Any dirt he could dig up would help him carry out his plan.
Jared’s frustration grew with each second that passed. Every picture he found of Addison looked completely innocent. She didn’t get involved in any of the questionable activities her friends did.
He was just about to give up when he scrolled to a photo toward the end of the album. It was about two years ago but it wasn’t of Addison. No. It was of her younger sister, Brielle.
An evil grin snaked across his face. “Gotcha,” he whispered and emailed the photo to himself. Then he deleted it from Victoria’s sent folder. Now he had all the ammunition he needed to kill two birds with one stone.
Chapter Eleven
~ ~ ~
A ddison woke up early and packed her suitcase. There was no reason to delay since Gary promised someone would deliver her car to the ranch early that morning. Leaving promptly sounded even more appealing after her disastrous conversation with Logan the night before.
She grabbed his leather jacket off the chair before making her way outside. Then Addison snuck around the back of the cabins, careful to avoid the corral or barn. Logan would have probably started his day out early and those were the two most likely places he would be. She breathed a sigh of relief after sitting at her usual booth inside the diner. Logan was nowhere in sight. Good. She didn’t need any more interrogations from him.
The unique smell of leather and campfire made a lump rise in her throat and she glanced at the jacket on her lap. Her walk with Logan under the stars had started out so romantic. He was quite charming when he wanted to be, making it even harder that they would be parting on such bad terms.
Belle’s voice interrupted her thoughts. “Good morning, Addie. Did you sleep well?”
Addison smiled at her “Yeah. At first the absence of noise drove me crazy but now I’m getting used to it.”
“I bet you’re ready to get back to civilization. Am I right?”
She chuckled. “Guilty. I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s so beautiful out here but I really miss electronics.”
Belle handed Addison a cup of steaming coffee. “I’m sure I would too. I mean, all we have is snail-paced internet and I have a cheesy flip phone I take with me when I go into town.” She giggled and rolled her eyes. “I’m sheltered. You don’t have to say it.”
Addison laughed and then her eyes misted over. “Oh, Belle. I’m going to miss you.”
Her friend managed a lopsided smile. “Me too. It’s been a blessing to have another girl here to chat with now that Ava hasn’t been around. You’re like the sister I never had. Keep in touch okay?”
“I will.”
Belle enveloped her in a hug and Addison didn’t pull back. It was nice having a genuine friend. Her “friends” back home always seemed to have a secret agenda for being nice. Not Belle. She was kind and generous without
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