EVERYONE KEEPS SECRETS Romantic Suspense Saga: Part 1 by Katherine Greyson

Author:Katherine Greyson
Language: eng
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CHAPTER EIGHT

Suspicion

Between the gun, the ammo, and Jake’s evasiveness, my mind screamed—get out of there. The owner of that gun could be home at any minute!

“Well, the assembly should be ending soon. We should head back. Don’t you think so, Gabe?” I winked at him—without Jake seeing.

“Yeah.” Gabe nodded and turned toward the door. “We should go.”

Jake shrugged. “If you want.”

We all headed to the car. Jake came over to the passenger door and flashed me a smile before he sat down.

The ride back to school was very different from the one here. I was still nervous, but for a different reason. I had no idea who this guy was or why he would lie about something like where he had lived. As I sat ramrod straight, a thousand different what if’s flashed through my head.

“So what grade are you in?” Jake asked me, unaware of my changed attitude toward him.

“Junior,” I casually answered, doing my best not to sound anxious.

“You’re a junior?” Jake tilted his head, surprised.

“Yes.”

We hit a small rut and he moved his hand onto my lower back to hold me steady once again. “You seem older—more mature.”

“Well, perhaps I just appear that way because everyone else in high school is so immature.”

Gabe chuckled. “You’re a pistol, Simplicity.”

Lousy choice of words Gabe, I mentally grumbled to myself.

“Maybe we’ll be in a few classes together,” Jake added.

“How old are you, Jake?” Gabe asked.

“Seventeen.”

Gabe nodded. “Well, I doubt you’ll be in any of her classes,” Gabe joked, “she’s a nerd-herder. They’re too smart for the rest of us.”

I shook my head and scolded him playfully, “Gabe, I don’t mind you thinking I’m intelligent, but I do mind you thinking I’m a snob.”

“I apologize.” He grinned and placed his hand on his chest. “I didn’t mean to suggest that you were an elitist. It’s just that our little minds happen to feel intimidated by you and your big-brained friends. That’s all.”

“Big brains,” I scoffed. “The human brain is an average one point five kilograms and scientific studies show there is no correlation between intelligence and mass.”

Gabe rolled his eyes toward Jake. “See what I mean?”

Jake laughed.

Gabe smiled and flashed his gorgeous blue eyes in my direction. “Thank you for proving my point with your rebuttal, Simplicity.”

I huffed, good-naturedly.

We hit a pothole and my head smacked into the car roof. I groaned. My skull ached something fierce.

“Are you alright?” Jake placed his hand on my head to protect it.

The sensation of his fingers touching my hair felt really good. I straightened up and stayed on guard. “Yes. Quite fine.”

Twenty minutes ago, I’d thought this guy was considerate and charming. He’d risked his own life throwing himself over the ledge to rescue me from that fall. He’d been thoughtful getting Gabe and I clothes. His actions spoke volumes about his character. It made me think he was a nice young man, despite his bad-boy attire, but now I was conflicted by a multitude of different signals.

We hit another pothole, but this time I managed to react in time.

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