Safe With Me by Helen Lowrie

Author:Helen Lowrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Safe With Me
Publisher: Accent Press
Published: 2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

There she was – the Kitkat I once knew – wildly beautiful, shoulders back, chin held high, passion radiating from every pore. And she was defending me again; like a lioness, dressed only in pyjamas and a sling, yet breathtakingly magnificent. I had never witnessed anything so sexy.

‘Shit. Sorry,’ she said, the fire in her eyes cooling. ‘I needed to shut her up.’

‘Right,’ I said, unable to prevent amusement from spreading across my face. ‘Mission accomplished.’ Outside Jasmine’s car roared off down the road.

Kat looked down at the splashes of water on the carpet. ‘I’ll clean this up.’ With one arm she awkwardly gathered glasses and headed for the kitchen.

‘Just leave it; it doesn’t matter,’ I said, following her. ‘Are you OK?’ Reaching out I lightly touched her elbow.

She stopped and turned towards me but wouldn’t look me in the eye. ‘I’m fine.’

‘Why was she here anyway? What did she say to you?’

She glanced up. ‘You didn’t hear?’

‘Only the last part; what else did she say?’

‘Nothing – just a whole load of bullshit. I can see why you broke up with her.’

Her eyes were darkly dilated, glowing with a greenish light that captivated my soul. I desperately wanted to kiss her and my gaze lingered on her lips but I hesitated, the force of my feelings paralysing me.

She swallowed. ‘Are you going after her?’

I shook my head.

‘She’s had a lot to drink.’

‘I know,’ I sighed. ‘But if I chase after her I’m likely to make things worse. I’ll call her in an hour or so; make sure she made it home all right.’

Kat nodded, turned away and began rinsing out glasses in the sink one-handed. ‘Did you see Vic?’ Her shoulders were stiff with tension.

‘No, he wasn’t there; the cafe was all closed up. I think Cherry must have given up trying to run it.’

‘He’ll go mental when he finds out.’

‘Kat, I don’t want you to worry. I don’t think Vic will be a problem for you anymore.’

‘Why?’ Her eyes met mine, briefly betraying her anxiety.

‘I – I went to meet an old friend of mine, someone I’ve known a long time. I was very careful; it won’t come back to you.’ Taking a deep breath, I braced myself for her reaction. ‘Look, the people Vic informed on – they’ll know now; they’ll know it was him.’

Kat’s eyes widened in alarm. ‘What?’

‘I had to, Kat. I had to do something to keep you safe.’ Her face paled as she stared at me, the silence stretching out.

‘They’ll kill him.’

‘I – maybe, I don’t know.’ I wasn’t sure what I’d expected her response to be – anger? distress? grief? I was hoping for some kind of relief but she expressed none of that. She simply dried her fingers on a tea towel lost in thought. ‘I’ll keep going back to the market each Thursday and deliver stock to Gary as usual. Hopefully that way I can avoid suspicion and keep an eye on things but, Kat, are you OK?’

‘I’m fine.’

‘Are you angry with me?’

‘No.

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