Her Heart by Christa Wick & C. M. Wick

Author:Christa Wick & C. M. Wick [Wick, Christa & Wick, C. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

11

Mia

"For the last time, I'm not getting a gun." I stabbed the key in the Mazda's door and unlocked it before looking over my shoulder at Gillie. "I'd just as likely blow my own hand off."

"Stark said you'd be obstinate about—"

My head whipped from side to side, freezing Gillie's tongue before the next foolish word could escape. "I told you, I don't want to hear any more about your conversation with him."

A bald-faced lie except for the fact I didn't want to hear either man recounting it. If someone handed me a recorded version, I probably would have listened to it a dozen times since Gillie showed up at the hardware store as my shift ended and told me about Collin tracking him down. I had expected some conversation between Stark and the police after Gillie made me file a complaint on Evan with all the ugly details and Collin's rescue of me. I just hadn't expected Stark to initiate the discussion.

"Fine." Gillie held his hands up in surrender. "No gun, no talking about Stark. But what about a taser until you've got enough time in at the firing range to feel comfortable shooting a gun?"

My shoulders dropped. If I'd had a choice between a phone or a taser that morning when Evan started to bust in my door, I would have taken the taser.

Unready to relent gracefully, I rolled my eyes at Gillie. "Is there a secret taser shop in Keeling I don't know about?"

"Got a spare at my place." He cleared his throat, a dark maroon spotting his tanned cheeks for an instant. Reaching between my body and the car, he opened the door and nodded for me to climb into the driver's seat. "Follow me."

I complied, if only to shut him up and not appear totally ungrateful for all the assistance he had given me.

Gillie lived on the west side of town, the last real street of houses before the city limits gave way to woods and farms. His parents lived a few more miles out, growing hay and other crops when the rain cooperated.

I waited outside while he fetched the taser, relieved he didn't ask me in like I expected him to. When it took him less than five minutes to emerge, I imagined some sliding wall that, at the push of a button, revealed an arsenal worthy of an urban S.W.A.T. team.

I reached for the gun-shaped taser, but he held it up and away from me. "What's so funny, Miss James?"

"Just that you found it so quickly."

He wrinkled his nose at me, the freckles scrunching together to form a darker line. "Weapons aren't like pens or remote controls, you don't just leave them scattered around."

"Duly noted."

I nodded, attempting to make the gesture solemn despite the earlier grin he had caught me wearing. Surprised I could relax around him so easily after Evan's threats and my last encounter with Collin, a fresh threat of tears stung my nose and eyes. Trying to cover them, I reached for the taser.

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