Finish the Course (The Barnes Family Book 1) by Riker Becky

Author:Riker, Becky [Riker, Becky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-02T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Anna opened her door and walked into her room, tugging her jacket off as she walked in.

“Hello, Captain Barnes.”

The words, softly spoken, nearly made Anna jump out of her skin.

Sitting on her bed was Lieutenant Avery Hall.

She was about to call for Slater when a hand covered her mouth. She knew better than to bite the hand or to wrestle against the one gripping her middle. Her heart rate increased. She assumed these were the good guys, but, after the past few days, she couldn’t say she trusted anybody.

Hall frowned at the guy behind Anna, “She’s not gonna scream, Porter.”

Porter dropped his hand but left his arm around her. She pulled against it. He let her go.

“Actually,” she corrected the seated man, “I was.”

Porter’s hand came up again. She rolled her eyes.

“Porter,” Hall chided.

He loosened his hand, “Just don’t yell.”

She stepped away from him again, “I promise.”

“Where’s Reed?”

She frowned, “You don’t know?”

Hall folded his arms across his chest, “Should I?”

“How’d you find me?”

“I had your phone traced.”

She leaned her hip against the desk, “That’s creepy.”

“Where’s Slater?”

Anna warred between telling them just so she could get rid of them and making them squirm.

She folded her arms across her chest, wishing she had left her jacket on. She looked more feminine in just the t-shirt – feminine and vulnerable.

“Did daddy get a whiff of another man sniffing around and decide to put an end to that?” Porter crossed to the wall.

She blinked, “And that scenario would make me. . .?”

Hall shrugged, “Fill in the blanks.”

“You would do well to show some respect regarding my father, as well as me, soldier.”

Hall dismissed her counsel, “Where is he?”

“Why didn’t you trace his phone?” she ignored his question.

“He has the sense to take out his battery.”

“I suppose I would too if I had known he had friends like you spying on me.”

“Listen, Lady,” Porter had a menacing look in his eye, “quit wasting our time.”

“Sergeant Porter,” she bit out, refusing to be intimidated, “you may refer to me as Captain or ma’am. You may not call me ‘lady’ or refer to me as any variety of animal. If you have trouble remembering this, perhaps a stint in a basic will help you learn.”

They were having a staring contest when Anna heard the door to her room open.

“Anna,” Slater was obviously speaking from the hallway, “I’m not trying to sneak a peek of you in your towel, but are you ready to go?”

She smiled smugly at Hall before answering over her shoulder.

“Come in, Captain Reed. I have a little surprise for you.”

“Um,” he sounded unsure, “what kind of surprise?”

She walked toward the door and threw it open, “Not that kind of surprise, Reed,” she nodded toward the room, “Come in.”

He saw his friends instantly, “Hey, guys,” he was less surprised and more pleased to see them than Anna had been, “What are you doing here?”

Hall and Porter both embraced their friend.

“We could ask you the same thing, chief,” Porter sat down on the bed.

Anna pointed to the door, “You could also ask yourself why you’re having this conversation in my room.

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