For Her Protection by Lauren Giordano

Author:Lauren Giordano [Giordano, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2004-09-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“Jilly, what are ya doing?”

“I’m locking the door.” She grunted as she pushed the small dining table in front of the door.

“How’s Luke gonna get back inside with that big table blockin’ it?”

She paused to push the hair out of her eyes. “He’s not coming back in here.”

“Why not? How’s he gonna keep us safe if you lock him out?”

“James, please. Not now. I’ve got to think of a plan. I have to figure out what I’m going to do.”

“What are you talkin’ about? Luke’s a good guy. He didn’t kill nobody.” James crossed the room and began tugging on the table to move it out of the way.

“Love, what do you think you’re doing? Get away from there this very minute.”

“Jilly, he’s not a drug dealer. He’s too nice.” James folded his arms across his slender chest and scowled at her. “He’s not like any of the drug dealers I know.”

“Oh, really? And just how many drug dealers have you managed to come across in six years?” She nearly jumped a foot when she heard Luke’s key turn in the lock. “Bloody hell. He’s back already?”

She heard his muffled curse when the door nudged against the table she’d placed in front of it. “Go away,” she called. “You’re not coming back in here.”

“What in the sweet hell is going on in there?”

She threw herself against the table when she felt him try to force the door on the other side. She was pushing so hard that she didn’t even feel it when James and Samuel started pulling her from behind. “Dammit, James. Let go of me!”

“Open this freakin’ door. What the hell’s blocking it?”

“It’s Jilly,” James cried. “She gone crazy. She saw you on TV and now she’s got all the furniture in front of the door.”

“Thanks a lot, James. Crazy, indeed.” She cringed when Luke let out a string of curses that had the air turning blue and then promptly crashed to the floor when James gave her an almighty pull from behind. From her new spot on the carpet, she watched Luke’s feet pace back and forth in front of the door and winced when she heard his tirade about dizzy, overreactive women.

“I am not bloody overreacting. You’re the damn enemy.” She rose unsteadily to her feet and bit her lip as she watched James struggle to push the table free. “No, James. We can’t let—”

Luke kicked the door in just as James slid the table out of the way. The door flung open and reverberated off the wall, bouncing back in time for Luke to close it behind him.

“Here’s your damn bag.” He tossed the suitcase onto the bed with such force that it bounced off and landed near her on the floor. Then he crouched to lift James from the carpet.

“Now that we’ve got that settled, you okay, bud?”

“Yeah, I’m good.” James accepted his hand and popped up from the floor.

“Thanks for letting me in.”

James rolled his eyes toward Jillian before he answered. “Yeah. No problem.

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