Elizabeth Hunter - 03 Waking Hearts by Elizabeth Hunter

Author:Elizabeth Hunter [Hunter, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

WHEN ALLIE GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE after dropping the kids off at the bus stop the next Monday, the last person she expected to see was Maggie Quinn. Sean’s half sister was sitting on the porch with a mutinous expression on her face, her brother standing behind her talking quietly to Ollie.

Allie parked and got out, listening for what the two men were talking about. Her hearing and sense of smell were naturally heightened, especially when she was stressed. She could hear the two men’s voices, even from a distance.

Football scores. Naturally.

“Hey,” she called, knowing this wasn’t any old visit. Maggie was a rosy boa constrictor in her natural form, the same type of snake that had hidden under her house during the breakin. Whatever Sean had discovered about it, he felt the need to drag his sister to the Campbell house, which meant it was serious.

“Hey, honey.” Sean stepped off the porch and gave her a long hug. “Am I driving him crazy?” he whispered.

“Be nice.”

“It’s too much fun to tease him. His scent’s all over you.” He winked. “What have you been doing, you vixen?”

Allie rolled her eyes but kept her face from turning red. After Ollie had stated his intention to “cuddle,” he’d grabbed on to the opportunity with enthusiasm, which meant Allie spent her breaks at work making out with Ollie in his office like they were still teenagers. He even slipped into her bedroom the next morning, partly to deliver a pair of pink panties—which he might have been holding hostage in his room—and partly to slide next to her on the bed and ask her what her plans for the day were.

Kissing happened.

But he slipped out of her room long before the kids’ alarms went off. So far, he was respecting her boundaries about telling the children.

He didn’t, however, seem to have any problems staking his claim in front of Sean. He marched down the stairs and put his arm around Allie. “Mine.”

Sean smiled. “And it’s about time too.”

Allie looked past their posturing to Maggie, who was looking more than a little annoyed.

“It’s so nice to see your sister, Sean,” Allie said. “I always miss her cheerful presence when she’s not around.”

“I know.” He walked back to the porch. “I’m sure Maggie would say the same thing. Right, sis?”

She bared her teeth. “Can we get this over with?”

“Maggie has some information about the guys who broke into your house,” Sean said. “She very graciously offered to share it.”

“When you threatened me.”

“I told you”—Sean’s voice dropped dangerously—“I’m done cleaning up your messes, Mags. Now tell her what you told me, or I’ll take you back to the old man and he can deal with you.”

It was only the threat of Old Quinn that wiped the antagonistic expression off her face.

“I set up the game,” she said to Allie, “but I had no idea any of the guys were dangerous.”

“Bullshit,” Ollie said.

“Fine.” She shrugged. “Not that kind of dangerous. I figured, at worst, Joe would get drunk and lose.

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