Loving A Hero by Cheryl Yeko

Author:Cheryl Yeko [Yeko, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Stan rubbed his eyes, blinking before focusing again on the video feed from Club Vortex. He'd spent the past three days studying the images. He hadn't been able to find anyone entering the establishment with flowers, or anything suspicious.

He glanced at his watch. 3:47. Time to pick Shelly up from his sister's restaurant. His lips tipped into a smile, thinking of how fast she'd settled in. Everyone loved her and Maggie, from his family, to the customers of Sandy's Hen House. Stan could easily envision her and Maggie staying with him.

Long term. Very long term.

As he grabbed up his cell phone to call Duke and ask about the progress of obtaining any video the college had from the day of the shooting, it rang. A number he didn't recognize flashed across the screen.

"Stan speaking."

"Stan, this is Bob." The man's voice was cold as ice, fury evident with each word spoken. "Shelly's apartment was broken into this afternoon while I was out with Duke tracking down a lead."

Stan swore, getting to his feet to pace the room, then came to a halt at Bob's next words.

"Dave was hurt, and he's in the hospital."

"How bad?"

"He's unconscious, and they're taking him back for a CAT scan."

"Which hospital?"

"Boulder Community. Also, Shelly’s place was trashed. Guy must be angry he can’t find her. You might want to grab a hotel for the night until I can get the apartment cleaned up."

"Okay, thanks. We're heading out. Keep me updated."

"Yeah," Bob growled before ending the call.

Stan raked his hand down his face and blew out a strained breath. Shelly was going to take this hard when she found out. Picking up the phone he called his dad to ask him and Carol to keep Maggie for the night.

"Sure. Everything okay?"

He gave his father the details. “. . . so Shelly and I are heading over to Boulder. We won't be back until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. This guy doesn’t know we’re here, so it should be fine. Still, keep an extra eye out for trouble."

"Don’t worry, son. I’ve got it handled on this end. You think Shelly will be okay leaving Maggie with us?"

“I’m sure I can convince her. She knows you’re ex-military.”

“I’ll call Colleen and have her and the girls come over to spend the night.”

"Thanks, Dad."

Less than fifteen minutes later, after throwing some clothes into a bag for him and Shelly, he pulled up in front of the restaurant. Stepping inside, he met her gaze across the diner and her smile fell.

She hurried over, her expression tense. "What? Is Maggie okay?"

"Maggie's fine."

Stan clasped her elbow and led her to a quiet corner, away from the prying eyes of the customers. Rock Bluff was a small town, and he and Shelly were already the town's current gossip.

Turning so her back was to the wall, he stepped in front of her, blocking out the view of the patrons. He framed her face with his palms, tilting her head up so he could press a soft kiss to her mouth.

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