My Beautiful Lies (Beautiful Nothing #2) (13 page)

I message Harry letting him know we are going out for dinner to go do whatever it is he need to do before we get back. We get to the café and talk about how well she did, and she says she wants to try again tomorrow. She’s trying to distract herself from everything, and I don’t blame her. Since Jake blew up her house, we haven’t heard from him or seen him. Which is really shady—he never gives up a fight. I know he will strike again, but at least we’ll be ready. We get back to the house around seven, and I can tell she is tired. All the adrenaline pumping through her veins today will wear anyone down. We get back to the house and head to the room. I tell Laney I need to hop in the shower, and she nods her head saying she is going to rest her eyes.
Which means sleep,
I think to myself. 

LANEY

James gets in the shower, and I am drained. I just want to mold myself into his bed until morning. I close my eyes, but something keeps nagging at me in the back of my head. I just feel like something bad is going to happen. Every time I close my eyes, Jake’s walking through the door, fist cocked back ready to hurt me. I sit up and start looking for the remote when I hear a door open downstairs. My heart drops into the pit of my stomach. James is in the shower, and he has no family. So who in hell would be walking into his house unannounced? That’s when it hits me.
Jake
. I don’t hesitate, I reach into the night stand and grab the handgun. I look into the bathroom to see James washing his hair and take the situation upon myself. If it’s Jake, I will kill him. I deserve to kill him. Me, no one else.  I sneak down the stairs, trying not to make them creak beneath me. When I get to the bottom of the steps and turn the corner I see the last person in the world I ever expected. 

“Lindsay?”

TO BE CONTINUED…

I want to thank first and foremost my readers. Without you guys, I wouldn’t push so hard to bring you the stories trapped in the back of my mind. I love you all and hope to always leave you hanging off the edge of your seat. I also want to point out some amazing friends who have never stopped supporting me. They have been there since day one, and still stand by my side when I need them the most. Jamee Earlene Godwin, you are my best friend and biggest motivator. You have always been just a message away, never letting me doubt myself and encouraging me to push myself to the max. I love you so fucking much! #OneDay <3 One of my favorite authors and bitch Heather Dahlgren, you are also always there when I need you. You inspire me to be great like you and encourage me to never give up. I love you thank you for always being there. Lizette Palleschi, thank you for always having my back, supporting me and letting me rant. You constantly make me laugh and I love you! My street team, you girls go out of your way and promote me and love my books. You all have a special place in my heart, thank you. My fan group for dealing with my rants, and always having someone there to encourage me when I am feeling low, thank you for all you do to support me. I also have new friends who just came into my life recently. Krihstin Zink, you are an amazing author and have been an amazing friend to me. Thank you for the support you have shown me and just being a positive person has made a change in my outlook on life. Annie Boylan, you have been one of the best PA’s to not only one author but a few and let me tell you girl, you nail it. You are encouraging, a pimp queen and one of the most outgoing people I’ve come across. You kick ass at your job and being a good friend. I am so thankful you have become a part of my life, you keep me grounded when I start floating away. Ha I love you girl! I would like to thank Wendi and Justin Temporado of Ready, Set, Edit for their hard work. They made my book everything I wanted and more.

 Last but never the least my family. Christopher Coggins, you make me push myself in everything I do; not just writing. You believe in me and think I can conquer the world and that makes me believe I can too. You are my best friend, lover and the best fiancé a woman could ask for and I wouldn’t change that in a million years. My mom Lisa Brooks and my sister Laura Miller. You two are the only part of my family who’s always been there through anything. We are closer than ever yet so many miles apart. If that’s not love then I don’t know what love is. I love you more than words could express. My Buggy Elizabeth, for always listening to me complain, helping me with my plots and agreeing with me on the crazy ideas that pop in my head. Thank you for being my bestie I love you. My babies Cameron & Shaun. You are my life, without you guys I wouldn’t have ever went after my dream of becoming what I wanted to be. You make me a better person and I am so proud that you guys enjoy reading as much as me. I love you.