Lucky Strike by M Andrews Read Free Book Online Page A

They could rip you from my bones. From my soul, and I would still love only you. ” He looks into my eyes with such adoration and sincerity. I can almost feel his love for me radiating from his body. “You’re my girl, Lucky. You have been since that day on the playground, and you’ll always be mine. My lucky strike. My lucky clover. My Lucky.”
    I’ve always hated it when Jackson tried to claim me like I was his fucking property. That he somehow owned me. It pissed me off because no man owns me. Hearing Ryder call me his, is making me think that the reason why I hated it so much before was because I’m supposed to be Ryder’s girl and he’s supposed to be mine. I lean in closing the space between us.
    “The reason why I’m here is because I was on my way home to you. To tell you that I’m sorry and that I love you.” As much as I wanted to fight it. I so desperately wanted to keep him at a safe distance so as to not lose the one person who means the most to me in this world. But all the pushing and denial almost cost me Ryder, and I can’t do that anymore. “I love you, Ryder Callahan.”
    I cup his face in my hands. Placing a tender kiss on his perfect full lips.
    “You’re not going to run away from me again, are you?” he whispers against my lips.
    “No more running.”

 
    Driving down the dark highway I can hear Lucky softly snoring from the back seat. She would hit me for even saying this, but she’s fucking cute when she snores, like a cute sleeping cartoon princess. I’ve actually missed hearing her snoring when she would come crawl into bed with me when she was having a tough night.
    The past forty-eight hours have felt like a whirlwind. I went from not knowing where Lucky was to show up at her hotel door and now I was finally taking her home, where she belongs. Lucky promised me no more running. I know this isn’t going to be an easy journey for us. We are going to butt heads, and I know when we do Lucky’s first instinct will be to run. I just have to show her that no matter how much we fight or how tough things get, we will get through it and we will come out even stronger than before.
    Low fuel icon lights up on the dashboard just as I pull off on the exit to the surprise detour I know Lucky is going to love.
    Pulling into the parking lot of our hotel in the middle of town as I shut off the engine, I hear Lucky yawn and ask, “Where are we?”
    “We are in Astoria. I thought we could stop here for the night,” I reply. Waiting for her to put the pieces together.
    “We’re in Astoria?” Even in the darkness, I can see a shimmer of excitement flash in her green eyes as she realizes where we are. “Holy shit we’re in Goonies country!” she squeals.
    “Surprise!” I say cracking a smile at her through the rearview mirror. Since we were kids, Lucky has always dreamed of visiting Astoria to see where our favorite movie had been filmed. When I saw the turn off on the freeway, I knew I had to make her dream come true as a belated birthday present.
    “Ryder, I can’t believe you did this.” Lucky throws her arms around my neck from the backseat and places a big kiss along my cheek.
    I help Lucky out of the car then grab our bags from the trunk. Following Lucky into the lobby she has a bounce of excitement in her step, and she can’t wipe the elated grin off her face. She’s absolutely beaming. It’s good to see her smiling again, especially after everything she told me about what had been going on with that asshole Jackson before she finally left his ass. If he comes for her again, he’s not leaving Seattle in one piece.
    We make it up to the fourth floor to our room. Lucky slides the gold key into the lock. I hear her take in a deep breath as she opens the door. After leaving San Diego, we’ve pushed through the nineteen-hour drive back to Seattle, stopping only long enough to refuel and grab more coffee. We haven’t slept in the same bed since that night I showed up at her