Audacious by Beth Williamson

Author:Beth Williamson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781943089444
Publisher: Beth Williamson
Published: 2019-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Jack was sanding a cabinet door from the kitchen when a thumping noise penetrated the dusty haze. He turned off the hand sander and realized the sound was someone banging on the front door.

Boom, boom, boom.

He raced for the front door, worried there was an emergency. The last person he expected to see was a Texas Ranger with a shiny badge and a big black hat. Fuck a duck. More shocking was the boy standing next to the big man. Ace held his skateboard in one hand while the lawman held his other arm.

“Officer, I, uh, what’s going on?” He opened the door wider and gestured for them to enter.

“I’m Ranger Graham. Are you Seamus Jackson Reilly?” The other man had obviously done his homework.

The reminder of who he’d been made Jack wince inwardly. “Yes, that’s me.” Now that Ace knew what the S stood for, Jack expected Ronnie would know soon enough. His secret was no longer safe, which meant a quick Internet search and his would-be girl could find out everything.

“Do you know this boy?” The ranger was built like a bull, with wide shoulders and chest.

“I do. His name is Ace Graham.”

The other man took off his hat and smacked his leg with it. “Hm, interesting last name. He said he lived here with someone named Jack Reilly.”

“I dropped Seamus after my parents passed.” He had no idea what Ace was up to or why he was with a goddamn Texas Ranger. “I use my middle name now.”

The ranger’s brows went up but he didn’t ask any questions. “So does he live here with you?”

Jack didn’t want to lie to the ranger, but he didn’t want Ace to be in any more trouble than he had already stepped into. “We’re fixing up the house together.”

“You said his last name is Graham. He your boy?” The lawman’s question surprised Jack. It never occurred to him that someone might assume he was Jack’s son.

“No, but his mother and I are friends.” Jack wanted more, but for now he would settle for being her friend and hopefully soon, lover. “Can you please tell me what’s going on?”

The ranger glanced at the boy. “Found him in the middle of I-10 skateboarding. He’s lucky he’s not dead and even luckier than no one was hurt. There was a group of older boys on the side of the road, looked like they were egging him on. He said he didn’t know them.”

Jack’s gut tightened at the thought this boy had been in mortal danger and he suspected it was a dare. Or something equally as stupid.

“Is he being charged?”

“Not this time.” The ranger turned his fierce gaze on Ace. “If I see you anywhere near the interstate again, you’ll be in a shit ton of trouble, boy. You’re lucky you have him to vouch for you.”

Ace’s brown eyes were as wide as saucers. He almost looked like a cartoon character facing the big bad wolf. “Yes, sir.”

The ranger looked at the boy for a few more beats before he put his hat back on his head.

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