What had woken me? It was dark out. I glanced at the digital clock on my bedside table and realized it was close to midnight.Was Jax back?Where had he been?Had that noise sounded like a door slamming?Then again, why would he slam the door?He would've known I was sleeping. I listened for the sound...
“Wait!” I shouted. Too late. I heard a splash. Shit. I made a beeline for the swimming pool. “Mister Andrews! Jax!”I heard the sound of splashing again and hurried along the winding stone pathway until I emerged on the other side of a shoulder-high stand of shrubs. I stopped dead in my tracks whe...
I couldn’t remember… the pain was horrid and made me feel sick to my stomach. Then, on the edge of my consciousness, I heard voices, distant and echoing. My ears rang. I felt uncomfortable, but didn’t know why.Then I noticed the smell. Not acrid nor rancid, just different. Like musty library book...
The nose of the helicopter rose up at an impossibly steep angle, this time flinging me back into my seat so fast and hard that my head slammed against the wall of the aircraft.Pain blossomed, intense and thick, but I barely had time to register the damage. The Chinook rolled, this time to the opp...
Back to work. Matt and I were sent to a different part of the line. I mentally kicked myself for blurting those three words that might very well change everything between us. What in heaven’s name had compelled me to say that? I hadn’t meant to, that was for sure. It had just gushed out. Maybe it...
This morning I had to deliver some paperwork and my timesheet to Nancy’s office, and then I was going to make a quick stop at the store, buy a few groceries, and a few more bandaging supplies at the local pharmacy to take care of Jax’s incision.I had finally convinced him to let me re-bandage it ...
The moment I stepped off the plane in Butte, I smelled the smoke in the air. Pungent. Like the glowing embers of a campfire multiplied a million times over.The sky was hazy and looked almost like a light cloud cover, but I knew it wasn't just clouds, but smoke filled with ash from the thousands o...
It was full dark now, no moon. A fog bank rolled in from the sea. I drove slowly on the now quiet road, not sure where the curves were located as I’d never driven this road before. Jax didn’t seem to mind. It was nice and peaceful in the cab, with the dull glow of the panel casting dull blues and...
I demanded. There was a short pause before a confused sounding Melanie asked, “What are you talking about?” I stood beside the upstairs window, peering out into a vast forest. It was the only place in the room where I could get a halfway decent signal, but even so, I wouldn’t be surprised if the ...
Sunrise and sunset were my favorite times of the day. It seemed as if the desert landscape around Santa Fe did its best to awe and inspire every time the sun rose or set. I never minded getting up early because I knew that just seeing the sunrise would lift my spirits.I followed Matt to his black...