In Kelly's Corner by Roxie Rivera

Author:Roxie Rivera [Rivera, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00FH4FKZE
Publisher: Night Works Books
Published: 2013-09-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

"Okay, ladies, that's it for tonight." Jack Connolly clapped his hands together at the front of the room. "We'll meet up again on Wednesday. Y'all did great. If you have any questions, come find me on your way out."

Did Jack's compliment extend to me? I had a bad feeling Kelly's oldest brother wasn't very pleased with my performance in his self-defense class.

"Bee?" Jack crooked a finger at me. "Let's talk."

Biting my lip, I joined the sternest of the Connolly brothers in a corner of the room. Winn followed close behind and rubbed his still-red nose. I winced sympathetically at the reminder of my elbow accidentally jamming right into it as we practiced an evasive maneuver together.

Knuckles on his hips, Jack sighed. "Bee, what am I going to do with you?"

Wringing my hands, I tried to explain myself. "I'm sorry. I'm just really clumsy. I mean—seriously—I was, like, ten years old before Jeb and Mom took the training wheels off my bike."

Jack snorted with amusement. "After watching you trip over your own feet coming in here, I'm not surprised. What the hell was all that laughing when we were escaping holds?"

"He tickled me." I gestured to my bodyguard.

"I absolutely did not," Winn stridently defended himself. "I grabbed her around the waist."

"And it tickled," I countered. "Then you squeezed me tighter and I couldn't stop laughing."

"Let's keep that to ourselves," Jack suggested. "As amped up as Kelly is after his training sessions, he'll blow a damn gasket at the thought of your bodyguard getting so hands-on." His gaze shifted to something just over my shoulder. He raised his hand as if to let someone know he was coming before dropping his gaze back to me. "Look, the first few classes are always the hardest. You'll get the hang of it."

Left with Winn, I glanced at my bodyguard and winced again. "You're bleeding, Winn."

He scowled and gingerly touched his nose. "Don't move. I'll be right back."

While Winn ducked into the nearest restroom, I grabbed my backpack, dug out my metal water bottle and took a long sip. I was dabbing at the beads of sweat along my hairline when a woman from the class struck up a conversation with me.

"I'm Abby." Short like me, she smiled and held out her hand. "You're new in class."

"Yes. I'm Bee." I shook her hand. "Have you been in this class long?"

"A few weeks," Abby answered. Almost nervously, she glanced around the room. "We had an attempted break-in at our shop so I decided I needed to learn to protect myself. What about you?"

I debated how much to tell her. "I've got a stalker."

"Seriously?" She peeled the hot pink elastic band from her sagging ponytail and combed her fingers through her black hair to gather it into a low bun. "That's crappy. Is it because of your company?" She must have seen the distrust in my eyes. "Sorry. I recognized you from that article in the paper last month. You created LookIt, right?"

"Yes. Do you use

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