The Big Hit by Jamie Bennett

Author:Jamie Bennett [Bennett, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Me: I’m with Knox.

Tatum: I’m going to send you directions about how to maim him with your lip gloss, just in case. That’s what I should have done last spring at Ginger’s with that guy when I hid in the bathroom, and I know now that it really works.

She sent detailed instructions, with pictures, as I wondered how she knew that it really worked, and if there was a man in Europe who had been maimed by her makeup. I stuck my phone in my purse and my fingers brushed my lip gloss as I did it.

“Maybe I’ll try Mafia books next,” Knox commented, making me jump. “I’ve been busy with the Woodsmen and getting the house. I haven’t been there yet.”

I turned to stare at him. “You never saw the house you bought?”

He made another turn, from the narrow road we had been on to an even narrower one. “I saw pictures. I hope it’s nice.” He turned again onto a dirt road, a two-track, and we bumped along it for a while, with me amazed that I’d be the first person to see the house along with him.

But when it finally came into view, “nice” certainly wasn’t the correct word for Knox’s house. Huge, yes, and also penal—just like a penitentiary, square and flat, unadorned. It reminded me of a giant military barrack or some kind of asylum. “Oh,” I said, searching for something complimentary to say as he turned off the truck. “Look at the beautiful trees you have. And, uh, it’s is such an interesting color.” The entire thing, roof and trim included, was a dark, grey-tinted green.

“It’s Xanadu. That’s the name of the color, that’s what the real estate agent called it. It’s painted the same all through the inside, too.”

“Oh. Well, that probably was very cost-effective.”

“I’ll show you why I bought it.” Knox got out and came around to my side, opening the door for me. He held out his hand like he had before when I had ridden in his truck, but this time, he didn’t let go. “It’s pretty rough ground,” he commented. It just seemed like a gravel path to me, but I certainly wasn’t dropping his hand, either. He shifted his grip so that our fingers were intertwined. We walked around the Xanadu house and when I saw what it faced in the back, I understood exactly why he had bought it.

“It’s just beautiful,” I breathed.

Lake Michigan stretched out before us, blue and endless. Knox’s house was on a big bay tipped by dunes at either end, with a wide sand beach lining the shore. The sun was getting stronger, and the little waves sparkled. It seemed like we were the only people in the world.

“Now, this is nice,” he agreed.

“Can we go in right now?” I leaned and tugged his hand a little, but of course, I wasn’t moving him. “Come on,” I urged. “Your first swim as a homeowner.”

Knox eyed me. “Do you have a bathing suit on under that?”

I blushed and hunched in my shoulders.

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