Free Crossed: Book Two (A NEW ADULT ROMANCE) by Emma Browning Page A

can’t have a man like that. I want to have kids. And have a dad who’s there for them. It’s just not right. I won’t let it happen.
    When I get back, Tyson is still on the phone. I get Bear back into the car and walk over to where Tyson is standing. His back is to me. I hear him saying,” Yeah, we’ll be there in a few days. We’re moving fast, but will stop a few nights before we get to Big Sky… Yeah, I got the RS5. It’s totally sweet. Great for road trippin… See ya soon Cody… Love ya brother.”
    He turns with a bigger than ever smile and asks me to take a deep breath. “Get some of that,” he says, “And make note of what it’s like. We’ll do that again when we get to Montana and I’ll be damned if you don’t notice the difference.”
    “So, what are these grand ideas you have for me?” I inquire.
    “Well, I just know that you like happy endings and that is what I intend to provide.”
    “So, you mean your interpretation of the happy ending? You mean like Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Like the movie ending? Or, are you talking books with me?”
    “I can do books or movies, you decide.”
    “Well, that’s one thing we’ve got, but just don’t get too excited,” I say, “There aren’t too many happy endings in my life.”
    “That’s all about to change, Kasey, I’ve got a good feeling about you. About us,” he responds.
    “Yeah, well, I still have plenty of unanswered questions about you.”
    “Get some rest now. We’ll have plenty of time to talk the next few days,” He reminds me.
    Nothing fazes him. He’s so calm and confident. I’m beginning to see what Marcus said about him. He does get what he wants out of life, but it’s almost as if he is not even trying. As if things just come his way. And that smile- that gorgeous smile. Half of me wants to make him pull over and fuck me right now, but the other half is still pissed off at him for letting Cesar get to me. And for going away without notice in the first place. I remember my dad and my life without him. I can’t have that. That line’s been crossed. I won’t let it happen again.
    I lay my head back into the seat and recline a little further. We drive a few more hours and the sun is finally coming up behind us. I still can’t sleep, but just lying back feels good. Soon it hits me that I don’t really have to worry about anything right now and it feels good. At least for a little while. I’m on the road, will be for the next few days, and I’m away from all that happened last night. As foreign as it is for me to just pack up and leave like that, it feels oddly relieving. Like I’ve cut all ties and have a fresh new start. There’s a new future that I couldn’t see before and it’s out in front of me now. I can go anywhere… With or without Tyson.
    But somehow I can’t get the thought out of my head:
    Is this the beginning of my life on the road with Tyson?

CHAPTER 2
     
    It’s a nice day and the drive is a nice one through the mountains of West Virginia and into the hills of southeast Ohio. We get to Columbus and Tyson has had enough. He’s ready to stop and I definitely could use a shower, a bed and some better food. We hadn’t eaten much all day because Tyson was going ninety by all of the exits. The only thing we had were granola bars and Funyuns from the small convenience store when we stopped for gas. He tried to convince me that that’s all we needed to get through the day. Bullshit.
    We pull off and head into downtown. Grab a hotel, drop off Bear and our stuff. I take a shower and it is honestly one of the best showers I have ever taken. I wash off last night’s crap and get into some comfortable jeans and a nice silky red shirt.
    We walk down High St. There are plenty of bars and restaurants within view of the hotel and something big is going on at what looks like an arena on another street. We walk towards it and find there are several restaurants clustered together and mobs of people milling around,