In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle

Author:Katie Ruggle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2019-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Later that morning, Molly was uncomfortable. She was also annoyed with herself, because the reason she was uncomfortable was that things were too comfortable. Both her sisters were gone and John was already up by the time Molly dragged herself out of bed, and he’d wordlessly handed her a giant mug of coffee as soon as she’d entered the kitchen.

She, in turn, had made eggs and toast, while he’d cut up some fruit with only the slightest wistful mumbling about her lack of protein shakes. Warrant had curled up around her feet as she’d cooked, but she knew it wasn’t because he loved her the best. If John had been making the eggs, Warrant would’ve been cozying up to him instead. After they’d eaten and washed up, moving with the synchronization of a couple who’d been living together for forty years, she was both fully unnerved and grateful for the few moments of peace.

“Desmond’ll be here around noon to install a security system. What’s the plan until then?” John asked once the kitchen was clean.

“We need to pick up your car from the lot by Dutch’s before it’s towed.” Too restless to sit in her usual spot at her improvised desk, Molly leaned against the counter, drumming her fingertips against the lower cupboards while resisting the urge to pace. After a little bit of sleep and a whole lot of caffeine, she was ready to do something physical, like chase down and tackle a skip, but she had to find the guy first. It was frustrating.

“And after that?”

A tiny thread of guilt jabbed into her. “Are you sure you want to be involved in this whole mess?” She waved her arms, broadly indicating the house and everything that went along with it—her sisters and mom and Sonny Zarver and Barney and all the less-than-stellar characters who clung like leeches to the latter three.

“Are you kidding?” Dimple on full display, he mirrored her stance, leaning against the wall across from her. “Explosions? Tracking skips through abandoned warehouses? Exploring the underbelly of Langston society? This is why I became a bounty hunter.”

Rolling her eyes, she decided she believed just about a quarter of his enthusiasm. After all, he could’ve found all that chasing his own skips and not had to deal with all of the nonsense that was part of Pax Bail Recovery at the moment. “Fine. It’s your funeral.” She paused. “Hopefully not literally.”

“It’s so sweet that you don’t want me to die.”

“That changes moment to moment,” she said honestly. Instead of looking offended, John just laughed. Of course he found that funny.

They decided to walk to Dutch’s. It was far enough that Molly left Warrant at home, knowing that John would end up having to carry the dog over his shoulders like a shepherd with a huge, fluffy sheep. As Molly and John passed the burglar’s disabled SUV, a flatbed tow truck pulled up in front of it. She couldn’t hold back a smile. Either Sanders and Cord had called for help bright and early that morning, or Mr.

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