Unsettled Graves: A Crossroads of Kings Mill Novel (The Crossroads of Kings Mill Book 3) by Loni Lynne Page B
Authors: Loni Lynne
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west.”
“July twelfth? But that’s less than three weeks away.” Tonya moaned. She wasn’t even ready to begin her paper. Sure she had gathered a decent amount of data and research on the subject, but lately, she just didn’t have the time or dedication to focus.
Camden didn’t seem to share her concern. He was good at hiding his poker face or maybe he actually had things under control. How much did she really know of his study habits? She gathered herself. After all, he was still her competition for the scholarship. She needed to give the impression of having it all together, even though she didn’t have a single word written.
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Trying to occupy himself with research, Camden knew there was no way he could make the deadline. Tonya had echoed his sentiments exactly, but he didn’t want to give her the upper hand in knowing he had no clue how to even write a paper. He knew he’d screwed himself over, but now was a matter of do or die and he had to do it himself. Taking notes was one thing, putting them into some semblance of order that made sense was completely out of his comfort zone. Where did you start? He was going to have to research writing a term paper, too?
Camden had asked Tonya if she’d be willing to show him some of the area’s he’d been researching after work. She didn’t mind, even knowing an important paper was due. Maybe she was procrastinating, too.
After picking up Jared and Joshua from Vickie’s, they drove on over to the George Washington Monument. Not the one everyone knew of in Washington D.C. but the stone, rounded tower shaped one atop South Mountain near the small, historic town of Boonsboro.
Hiking up the hillside to the monument, Joshua challenged him to a race up to the top, leaving Tonya and Jared lagging behind at a leisurely pace.
He noticed the subtle looks and flirtatious hints Tonya had been trying to stir up between her and Jared. As much as he witnessed the flirting himself when he worked the beach, he knew the signs. Her attitude around Jared kind of irked him that she was giving him all the attention and leaving work related things to him. Hadn’t he comforted her the other day? Didn’t that mean anything? Hell, she’d even curled up in his lap. Maybe she was no different than the other girls he’d known…just geekier.
“So, does this bring back any memories?” Camden asked when Jared had a few moments to take his surroundings in.
“I don’t think so. Should it?”
“Didn’t Longstreet’s men come into Boonsboro area and scout out up here?”
“Sure, but I wasn’t part of that unit…we came up from Martinsburg, West Virginia before meeting back up with the rest of our brigade south of Gettysburg the night of July first.”
Camden sighed heavily. He was hoping for some connection with Jared, something to base all of their history on.
“But the fact you brought me here, a part of where my brigade has been—well, that’s somethin’ real special, Cam.” Jared clapped him on the shoulder. “No, we were miserable until we reached Pennsylvania. Rain, low on supplies…moving on pure adrenaline. Morales were high, though. We’re gonna meet up with General Lee himself,” Jared said proudly.
“Truth be told, we don’t know where we are half the time. We’re just a bunch of young men following orders, which isn’t something we’re used to, being simple farmers and all. In camp, all we did was muster, drill, and wait around for orders to move out. We thrive on the excitement of battle. Knowing you’re a part of somethin’ great, a chance to be
“July twelfth? But that’s less than three weeks away.” Tonya moaned. She wasn’t even ready to begin her paper. Sure she had gathered a decent amount of data and research on the subject, but lately, she just didn’t have the time or dedication to focus.
Camden didn’t seem to share her concern. He was good at hiding his poker face or maybe he actually had things under control. How much did she really know of his study habits? She gathered herself. After all, he was still her competition for the scholarship. She needed to give the impression of having it all together, even though she didn’t have a single word written.
#
Trying to occupy himself with research, Camden knew there was no way he could make the deadline. Tonya had echoed his sentiments exactly, but he didn’t want to give her the upper hand in knowing he had no clue how to even write a paper. He knew he’d screwed himself over, but now was a matter of do or die and he had to do it himself. Taking notes was one thing, putting them into some semblance of order that made sense was completely out of his comfort zone. Where did you start? He was going to have to research writing a term paper, too?
Camden had asked Tonya if she’d be willing to show him some of the area’s he’d been researching after work. She didn’t mind, even knowing an important paper was due. Maybe she was procrastinating, too.
After picking up Jared and Joshua from Vickie’s, they drove on over to the George Washington Monument. Not the one everyone knew of in Washington D.C. but the stone, rounded tower shaped one atop South Mountain near the small, historic town of Boonsboro.
Hiking up the hillside to the monument, Joshua challenged him to a race up to the top, leaving Tonya and Jared lagging behind at a leisurely pace.
He noticed the subtle looks and flirtatious hints Tonya had been trying to stir up between her and Jared. As much as he witnessed the flirting himself when he worked the beach, he knew the signs. Her attitude around Jared kind of irked him that she was giving him all the attention and leaving work related things to him. Hadn’t he comforted her the other day? Didn’t that mean anything? Hell, she’d even curled up in his lap. Maybe she was no different than the other girls he’d known…just geekier.
“So, does this bring back any memories?” Camden asked when Jared had a few moments to take his surroundings in.
“I don’t think so. Should it?”
“Didn’t Longstreet’s men come into Boonsboro area and scout out up here?”
“Sure, but I wasn’t part of that unit…we came up from Martinsburg, West Virginia before meeting back up with the rest of our brigade south of Gettysburg the night of July first.”
Camden sighed heavily. He was hoping for some connection with Jared, something to base all of their history on.
“But the fact you brought me here, a part of where my brigade has been—well, that’s somethin’ real special, Cam.” Jared clapped him on the shoulder. “No, we were miserable until we reached Pennsylvania. Rain, low on supplies…moving on pure adrenaline. Morales were high, though. We’re gonna meet up with General Lee himself,” Jared said proudly.
“Truth be told, we don’t know where we are half the time. We’re just a bunch of young men following orders, which isn’t something we’re used to, being simple farmers and all. In camp, all we did was muster, drill, and wait around for orders to move out. We thrive on the excitement of battle. Knowing you’re a part of somethin’ great, a chance to be
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