Fire and Ice: A Paranormal Romance by Cindy Adkins Read Free Book Online Page B

in Florida.  They are not using it this weekend and he offered it to us.”
                  “Really?” asked Sarah.  “That is amazing.  I’d love to go.”
                  “It’s in Destin,” said Billy.  “We could leave Friday afternoon and it only takes about four hours to get there.”
                  “I’ve never been to Florida.”
                  “You’ll love it,” said Billy.  “Their condo is right on the beach.”             
                  “Are you sure that we’ll ever want to come back?” she giggled.
                  “Probably, not,” said Billy smiling.
                  “I think it would do us good to get away from everything and sort it out,” said Sarah.  “Who knows?  Maybe we will get some clarity when we’re not so close to the situation.”
                  “I agree with you,” said Billy.  “But, there’s one more thing.  I want you to meet my parents.”
                  “What?” asked Sarah.  “Do they live far from here?”
                  “They live in Panama City, which is right near Destin,” he said.  “I know that they’d love to meet you.”
                  “How did they end up in Florida?” asked Sarah.
                  “My mama is from Louisiana.  Her parents moved to Panama City many years ago and opened an art gallery,” said Billy.  “My daddy’s family is from here, too.  He spent thirty years in the shrimping business.  My mama is an artist.  When her parents retired a couple of years ago, she decided to take over the gallery.  My daddy helps her.  That’s why they moved.  They really enjoy it.”
                  “That is fantastic,” said Sarah.  “I can’t wait to meet them.”
                  “They’ve got a whole new lease on life over there,” said Billy.
                  “In what way?” asked Sarah.
                  “My daddy spent a lifetime of being out on the water before sunrise,” said Billy.  “Sometimes he was gone for several days at a time out in the Gulf.  Now my parents have a chance to enjoy each other.”
                  “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” asked Sarah.
                  “My sister Gabriella is twenty-four.  She lives with them and just finished college last year.  She is a speech therapist.  If she is there this weekend, I know that you two would really hit it off,” he said.
                  “It sounds like it,” said Sarah.
                  “Oh, and I almost forgot,” cautioned Billy.  “Don’t call her Gabriella. She was named after my great-grandmother.  She just likes being called Gabby.”
                  “I’ll try to remember that,” laughed Sarah.  “Gabby it is.”
     

Chapter Four
    Destin
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                  On Friday afternoon, Billy picked Sarah up at her apartment and they headed to Florida.  “I heard that the weather is sunny and clear over there right now,” Sarah told him after she got into the truck.
                  “It should be great,” Billy assured her.  “I even found the camera, so we can get pictures.  It’s in my duffle bag in the back.”
                  “That’s perfect.  Hopefully, we’ll get some nice ones.”
     
                  “You’ll love it down there,” Billy told her.  “It was one of Jessie’s favorite getaway spots.”
                  Sarah felt uncomfortable hearing Jessie’s name right at that moment.  She was hoping for a break from everything, including her, for a few days.  Maybe she would not be so lucky, after all.  “So, you two really liked it there, huh?” she asked.
                  “We used to have the best time.  Jessie had a