Officer on Duty (Lock and Key Book 4) by Ranae Rose

Author:Ranae Rose [Rose, Ranae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-13T22:00:00+00:00

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For the first time in his life, Jeremy walked into a tense situation with a twelve year old as backup.

At least, it was tense for him. Paige seemed okay, and for a few precious last moments, his mother was oblivious.

He knocked on his mother’s door Wednesday morning, already in uniform. With Paige there, she wouldn’t say anything too inappropriate.

He hoped.

He’d bitten the bullet the night before and told Paige that he and Lucia were dating. He’d told her he didn’t know how long it would last. And he’d promised her that she’d come first, always.

She hadn’t said much, really. But it’d been a peaceful near-silence.

He took that as a good sign.

“Don’t take it to heart when Grandma makes a big deal out of it,” he said. “I promise you Lucia and I aren’t going to run off and elope, no matter how bad your grandmother wishes for it.”

Paige giggled.

His mother peeked from behind the lacy curtain, and he waited, tense, until he heard the clack of the deadbolt sliding undone.

He always worried that she’d forget to lock it. Lately, the smallest of mistakes had been getting people in Riley County killed.

“Good morning.” She flung the door wide open. “The coffee just finished brewing.”

“Made my own, but thanks.” He stepped inside anyway. “What’s the plan for today?”

She shrugged. “Nothing, unless Paige has any ideas. It’d be a beautiful day to hit the beach, but so would any day this week.”

He nodded. “Be careful if you go.”

She waved a hand. “As if I’d dream of being anything less with my only granddaughter.”

He decided not to dwell on whether or not that line had been intended as some sort of hint.

“You have plans on Friday night?”

“No, why?” She froze and turned, meeting his eyes.

“I’d like to take Lucia out, if you wouldn’t mind having Paige here.”

Her jaw dropped, and she stood up straighter. “Of course I won’t mind. You go ahead and make plans with Lucia – Paige and I will come up with something to do.”

“I appreciate it.” He edged toward the door, his gaze shifting to the kitchen window and the driveway beyond. His own garage and the freedom of his cruiser were only a twenty second walk away.

“Absolutely no problem.” His mother’s stunned expression dissolved into a grin. “She seems so nice Jeremy. You make as many plans with her as you’d like.”

He nodded, first at his mother and then at Paige. “See you tonight.”

Outside, he drew a deep breath of morning air. His announcement hadn’t gone badly at all. It was painfully clear, though, that if he let Lucia down, he’d be letting other people he cared about down too.

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