Outlaw
“He lit a cigarette, and stared up at the moon. He wondered if Angel could see it, too.
He’d thought about her constantly these past three months. It was mid-July now, and he supposed it was hotter than hell in Arizona. Melissa had been home from the hospital since the week after he left. She was doing well. Natalie had kept him informed.
He flipped his phone open, and his thumb moved over the numbers. He put it to his ear, and waited while it rang. Finally, she picked up.
“Hello?”
“Natalie? It’...s Cole.”
“Oh. Cole.”
Not the reaction he expected. Not the greeting he usually received from her. He could tell immediately by her tone that something was wrong. She was being cold toward him, and that wasn’t her way. “What’s wrong?”
“I can’t really talk now. Let me call you back, okay?”
He wasn’t letting her off that easy. “Are the kids okay? Angel?”
“Yes. They’re fine. I’ll call you back once everyone’s in bed.”
“Yeah. Okay.” He hung up, and took a hit off his cigarette.MoreLess
He’d thought about her constantly these past three months. It was mid-July now, and he supposed it was hotter than hell in Arizona. Melissa had been home from the hospital since the week after he left. She was doing well. Natalie had kept him informed.
He flipped his phone open, and his thumb moved over the numbers. He put it to his ear, and waited while it rang. Finally, she picked up.
“Hello?”
“Natalie? It’...s Cole.”
“Oh. Cole.”
Not the reaction he expected. Not the greeting he usually received from her. He could tell immediately by her tone that something was wrong. She was being cold toward him, and that wasn’t her way. “What’s wrong?”
“I can’t really talk now. Let me call you back, okay?”
He wasn’t letting her off that easy. “Are the kids okay? Angel?”
“Yes. They’re fine. I’ll call you back once everyone’s in bed.”
“Yeah. Okay.” He hung up, and took a hit off his cigarette.MoreLess
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