red hill - jamie mcguire

I shook my head. “It’s hard to tell.”
“I think it will be thinned out. We’ll stay in Shallot until it’s clear, and then we’ll work on the road
between Shallot and the other highway.”
I sat up. “Have you told the guys this”
“I mentioned it on the way home. Skeeter and Bryce are on board. I’ll ask Joey if he wants to
come.”
“Jesus Christ, Scarlet, when will it stop When will it be enough”
“Keep your voice down.”
“I’m trying. God knows I’m trying, but you have to tell me when this little project is going to be
over.”
“Little project”
I frowned. “Do you have any idea what I go through every morning when you leave What I go
through all day until you come back”
“Yeah. I have an idea,” she said, crawling out of bed.
“God, Scarlet . . . ,” I said, feeling terrible. “I’m sorry.”
She left without saying a word, and I lay back against my pillow, looking up at the ceiling while I
let myself drown in the guilt that washed over me.