Bring the Rain

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Book: Bring the Rain Read Free
Author: Lizzy Charles
Tags: Romance
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darlin’,” he says, pressing his lips against mine, giving me a kiss that reminds me of chocolate and lemons, before gently helping me off his lap. “I think it’s time we go.”
    “Sure,” I whisper. The ground becomes wavy water and my hand disappears in his as I struggle to stand. Take me away cowboy.
    He lifts me, giving me his arm to lean on as he leads me through the house, passing Gina and Peter making out on the stairs. He stops, pulling Gina away too.
    “Colt? What’re-ya-doin’?” she slurs.
    He drops my hand, and it burns with the absence of his touch. “Do you have a ride home Gina?”
    She shakes her head as Peter pulls her back to the step next to him. “I drove Autumn.”
    Colt unwraps Peter’s arms. “Which is why I'm taking you both home.”
    Peter stands up. "Hey man, if she wants to stay, she should."
    Colt only has to point to him and say, "Peter. Come on, you know not to try that with me." Peter nods, holding his hands up in some mysterious man exchange.
    “Fine,” Gina stumbles like a turkey into Colt’s arms. So funny. I laugh so hard, my goose noise sneaks in too.
    “Was that a chortle?” Colt lifts his brow with a cocky grin.
    “Chortles are very sexy.” I throw my shoulders back.
    He laughs as he wraps his arm around Gina to support her and takes my hand, leading us out the front door. “Into the truck, girls.”
    It’s warm in the truck, and with Gina to lean on, comfy too. Sleep takes me away with a few bumps of the road. Gina’s shoulder is soon replaced with a leather jacket. The smell lulls me in and out of sleep with Colt’s whistled tune. My shoulder rocks and I wake. He reaches behind me, propping me up.
     “Want some?” He hands me a yellow cup of that watered down beer.
    “Thanks.” I say. I am so thirsty. I put the plastic to my mouth, taking a small sip. The liquid slides past my tongue. This must be from the bottom of the barrel because it doesn’t taste right. It’s thin and a struggle to swallow. First goal of the summer, do not spit on the hot cowboy.
    “Like it?”
    “It’s super watery.”
     “Yeah.” He laughs and my stomach tickles with the sound. “Have a few more sips.” He holds the cup back to my lips.
    I sip again. It’s horrid, laced with iron and something else that I can’t pinpoint. It’s so hard to slide past my throat. What is he, like, trying to drug me? I hold the liquid poison in my mouth.
    Wait. What if he is trying to drug me? Holy crap . While he's focused on the road, I reach for the door handle, trying not to shake. I’m in a truck with a total stranger and his muscles of steel, in the middle of nowhere. What's wrong with me? I’d never let this happen in New York. My heart beats in rhythm with the buzz in my ears. I need an escape plan, like now.
    He flips off the headlights. We’re in complete darkness except for the stars. I glance out the window; a light from a lone farm-house is about a mile away. No one will hear me scream.
    We’re completely alone.

 
    My fingers rest on the door’s latch. How can I be so stupid? Over the pasture, a house light twinkles in the distance. The corn is hip high. If I crouch and dart, I might make it. This is my chance. I let the drugged liquid spray out of my mouth, dousing his face. With a tug, the door flies open and I bolt.
    “Whoa, girl!” He calls from behind like I’m a freakin’ cow.
    I dart but my legs are jelly. I lurch forward in lazy zigzags for a few steps before I crumble to the ground. My ear stings as a blade of grass brushes against it. Every blade feels so intense, like knives slicing into my skin. What type of drug is this? I try to concentrate on the prairie grass before me as I rise. I swear, hating myself for drinking, as I struggle to move where I want to go.
    A hand squeezes my shoulder
    “Autumn,” he says in a low steady voice. “What’s wrong?”
    He picks me up, stabilizing me before I dart again. The ground turns over with a thunk,

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