Be With Me by BANKS MAYA

Author:BANKS, MAYA [BANKS, MAYA]
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440602139
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2010-01-06T16:16:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Regina sucked in her breath as panic surged in her chest. She didn’t want one of them going off alone. It left the door wide open for whoever had a beef with her, or Hutch, or her father, or whoever the hell it was, to get to them.

“I can go,” Hutch said.

Sawyer sighed. “No, I will. It’s my project. You and Reggie need to get her shopping done.”

Shopping. Her brain worked overtime as she struggled to figure out how she was going to prevent them from splitting up. She couldn’t protect them if they were all in different places. Together, they posed a much more serious threat, and after two run-ins with the psycho trying to kill her, she’d had enough. Her body had taken enough punishment, and she had no desire for the wack job to get to her, any more than she wanted the guys in his line of vision.

“We could all go,” she blurted.

Three heads turned in her direction. Hutch frowned, and Sawyer stared curiously at her.

Oh boy. She had to make this good. Going from avoiding them all the time to suddenly wanting to be around them twenty-four seven?

“Well, I mean if you wanted to,” she finished lamely. “I wouldn’t mind getting out of town for a while.” She scanned all their faces as she said the last.

Cam’s expression was thoughtful. Sawyer’s was more calculating, and she could see he liked the idea of removing her from the immediate vicinity of the danger she faced. Hutch looked more undecided.

“And I do have to get some clothes,” she added when no one spoke up. “Not that I want to do any hard-core shopping, but surely there’s somewhere close to your house where I could pick up some jeans and a few shirts.”

She sounded desperate. She sank further down and picked up her fork to shovel the remaining bite of cold eggs into her mouth. They were never going to buy into her sudden change of behavior.

She clutched the empty plate and backed off the stool. “It was just a thought,” she said as she rounded the bar to dump her plate into the sink.

“I like the idea,” Sawyer finally said. “This might take a couple of days to wrap up, and it gets you away from here. Hopefully by then the police might have a suspect or even make an arrest.”

“I could finish up the plans at the office,” Cam offered. “Another hour or two isn’t going to make a difference.”

Regina turned to look at Hutch, who was still regarding her rather curiously. She would have said suspiciously, but she was going to ignore that thought. Besides, she had decided to stay with them regardless of the danger they might be in, hadn’t she?

“Are you sure you feel up to this, Reggie?” Hutch asked. “I know you’re feeling better, but that’s not the same as being ready to run off to Houston and go shopping.”

She made a face. “Shopping here or shopping there. It’s still shopping.

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