Lockwood Creek Book Two - This can be read as a stand-a-lone.
A Why Choose Story.
Maddy Lockwood was the Perfect Daughter and to save the Lockwood family she agreed to a marriage she did not want, but now she will learn the hard way that no matter...
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~ ~ Maddy ~ ~
It was just past six in the evening when me and Riley Jo sat out on the back-porch sipping sweet-tea and hanging out.
"Any news on your freedom yet?" asked Riley Jo.
She was talking about the annulment of my marriage.
I looked out over yonder. "Lawyer says it will go before the judge by the end of the month and the grounds of forced consent and being unable to consummate will no doubt swing it."
"And there's been no trouble from you know who?"
She was talking about Cooper. "Nope. None."
"And what about Logan and Jackson? You said they were both pretty pissed at what he did."
It had taken almost an entire week of me using my feminine wiles to keep them both from charging on down to Coopers and laying him out flat. Yeah, some might call it manipulation, but I like to think of it as damage control. Plus, it was fun seducing them. "I talked them 'round."
"And Casey? Has she mentioned him?"
Casey had been distracted with her new best friend, Whitney, who was Hank's the Ranch Managers eldest daughter. They'd hit it off and were pretty much inseparable.
"Nope." I blew out a slow breath. "I'd say life is pretty damn good."
And speak of the devil, well, not the actual devil. The screen door opened and out walked Casey.
Riley Jo turned her head and wolf-whistled. "Dayum. Look at you." Casey was wearing one of Riley Jo's hand-me-downs. A pretty lemon dress, which looked fantastic on her. Whitney was right behind her, also wearing a pretty outfit.
"Y'all looking good tonight—goin' anywhere special?" she asked them.
Casey hitched a thumb over her shoulder. "Town over. There is a band playing we want to see." She lifted her other hand and dangling from her fingers was a set of car-keys. "Can I take the truck?" She pouted adorably. "Pu-lease, Maddy..."
"Let us have a good look at you first. Twirl around." I told her.
Casey's cheeks went bright red but did as I asked, and I clicked my tongue in approval. "Riley Jo is right. Pretty as a peach, the both of you."
"Thank you. But can I take the truck?"
I smiled. "Sure. It's not like Jackson's gonna be needing it."
"Thank you, Maddy!" Air blowing me a kiss.
Jackson still wasn't driving, but even if he was, he wouldn't be needing it tonight. Him and Logan had headed to the city staying with one of Jackson's army buddies tonight before heading to an appointment with Jackson's doctor first thing in the morning.
