Gray Skies (WeHo Book 8) by Sherryl D. Hancock

Gray Skies (WeHo Book 8) by Sherryl D. Hancock

Author:Sherryl D. Hancock [Hancock, Sherryl D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vulpine Press
Published: 2017-10-05T23:00:00+00:00


As it turned out, the two days Grayson was able to get leave were the last two days she was going to be in Iraq. Rayden told her to meet her at the hotel they’d been to before and gave her the room number. When Grayson got there that evening, there were candles lit and music playing in the room. Rayden had ordered room service, including champagne. They had dinner and talked, and then moved to the bedroom where they made love for hours. They slept for a couple of hours, but then woke and made love again, ordering breakfast at 5 a.m.

They spent that day walking around Baghdad, being careful not to touch too much, because they didn’t want to offend the locals. They did some shopping, and had lunch at a street vendor. Then went back to the hotel and made love again. That night they lay together, talking and just trying to hold onto every moment they had.

Music was playing in the room, and Adele’s “All I Ask” came on. The words just seemed so poignant at that point, it was hard not to be affected by them. The words talked about pretending that they didn’t know what was coming next for them, and asked if they could just do what lovers did for one more night. It was heartbreaking.

As she listened to the music, Grayson became upset by the prospect that they were running out of time. They’d talked about the ways that they would communicate, but Grayson was still convinced that it would only be short term.

“I want you to do something for me,” Rayden said her look pointed.

“What?” Grayson asked, sniffling.

They were lying on the bed facing each other. Rayden reached up, unclasping the chain she wore around her neck, a chain she wore all time, unless she was in full uniform. On the chain hung a pendant. Rayden had told Grayson at one point that her grandfather had given her the pendant years before. Rayden talked about her grandfather a lot, it was obvious she loved him a great deal, and that he was very important to her.

“I want you to keep this for me,” Rayden said, putting the chain around Grayson’s neck.

“What?” Grayson asked shocked. “Your grandfather gave you this, I can’t do that, Ray…” she said, reaching up to try and stop Rayden from putting it on her.

The look on Rayden’s face stopped her. “I just want you to keep it, until I can come get it back from you, okay?” Rayden said, her look pointed.

Grayson was stunned. It was Rayden’s way of telling her that she was serious about them, and that she intended to hold on to their connection.

“Ray…” Grayson breathed, tears in her eyes.

“We will see each other again, Gray,” Rayden said, her eyes staring directly into Grayson’s. “I’ll make sure of it.”

Grayson burst into tears then and put her head down on Rayden’s shoulder to cry. Rayden’s arms went around her, pulling her close and holding her.

“I hate this, I hate this, I hate this…” Grayson said, her voice desperately sad.



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