Wanting More(82)

“Bullshit! You’re father had to have told you by now.” He walked closer to me and I tried to run, but he grabbed my arm and slapped me in the face, hitting my nose. “You’re going to come home with me and writing me a check for the whole fifty thousand, or I’m going to make sure you never see your boyfriend again and he never gets to see that child you’re carrying.”

Oh no!

I kicked him in between the legs as hard as my leg would fly. He went falling down on my father’s kitchen floor and I ran straight to my car.

I started my journey from my father’s to the Mitchell Farm around nine at night. The roads were horrible and without a coat or a phone, I was sure I was going to freeze to death on the side of the road somewhere. I knew Rick was going to come to Conner’s house, but I had to warn them. I couldn’t let a family that I adored, be in danger. I could never forgive myself if that happened.

By midnight, I’d made it into town, but I had to drive around five miles an hour to keep from sliding into a ditch. The fifteen minute drive from town to the farm turned out to take another hour. There were no street lights, so when I came up to the farm, I missed the turn and slammed on my breaks. My car slid and hit a culvert, before coming to a stop on the side of the road. I tried to turn it around, but one of my tires was all jacked up and it wouldn’t move.

I was freezing and it was both snowing and sleeting even harder than before. I sat in my car for the longest time, but it got colder and I would eventually run out of gas. When I saw headlights in the distance, I started to wonder if it was Rick coming after me.

I laid on my horn over and over, praying that someone would hear it and come to my rescue. If I had to run the quarter mile up the driveway I would, but I didn’t want to take the chance of falling and hurting the baby.

Ten minutes from the time I started blowing the horn, I saw headlights heading in my direction. Nothing could have compared to the feeling when Conner opened my car door. “What the hell are you doin’ here?”

“It’s Rick, he found me at my dad’s. He says I have to go home to him and if I didn’t he was going to come after me and your family. He threw my phone against the wall and broke it. I was so scared that something would happen to you. I got away from him and came to you.”

I heard Ty saying something behind him, but I didn’t know what it was.

“I got this. Go ahead up. We’ll just leave the car here and pull it with the tractor tomorrow.” Conner took off his coat and wrapped it around me. We walked to the four-wheeler and he held me tightly as we drove up to the house. He kissed me on my head several times before picking me up and carrying me in the house. I could feel the warmth right away, but kept my head tight in Conner’s chest.

“Conner, what is going on?” I could hear Miranda asking. I just couldn’t face her yet. There was so much that I didn’t understand.

“Not tonight, sis. Just let it go for tonight.” Conner walked us into his room and laid me down on the bed. He crouched down over me and kissed me on the lips. “You shouldn’t have drove in that mess, darlin’. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you.” He threw me some clothes. “Put these on and get warm. I’ll get you some of my sister’s clothes tomorrow mornin’.”

I thought about being here with Conner and his family. Not only would I have to explain why I came, but also why they were all in danger if I was there. “Conner, I can’t stay.”





Chapter 37

Conner

For the longest time, Amy laid on my bed crying. I’d just rescued her from being stuck on the side of the road in the freezing cold and she was telling me that she couldn’t stay. She had to know that wasn’t going to fly with me. “What do you mean, you can’t stay?”

“I can’t put your family in danger, Conner. I can’t do that to them and to you. He’s going to come and I’m going to have to leave with him.”

I shook my head and put my hands over my face. “I can’t keep doin’ this, Amy. One minute I think you’re stayin’ with me and the next you’re just givin’ me a reason why you’re runnin’ back to him. My family is all here and I want you to be a part of it, but I can’t do that when you won’t let me.”

“Conner, it isn’t what you’re thinking. I swear I don’t love him. You have to know that. I just don’t want anyone getting hurt.”

I grabbed her hands and looked into her saddened eyes. “You’re hurtin’ me.”

I was tired from working all day and the thought of her leaving just really pissed me off. “You do what you gotta do.” I got ready to take back my statement, but my sister came knocking on my door and came right in. “What now?”