Without Warning by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC027110;Bodyguards—Fiction;Restaurateurs—Fiction;Christian fiction;Mystery fiction;Suspense fiction
ISBN: 9781441236807
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00

[17]

Wednesday

4:00 PM

Riley swiped the sweat from her forehead and gently shoved the trowel into the dirt, lifted and dumped the load into the plastic sieve. She picked up the sieve, and the dirt ran through the small holes, leaving some larger rocks at the top. Who would have thought she’d get so hot in forty-degree temps? She’d already discarded her heavy coat. Next to go was the sweater.

“How’s it going, kid?”

She looked up to see Martin standing at the edge of the grid. His head blocked the sun, allowing her to look into his eyes. “Going okay, I guess. I marked off this area like you said and am working the grid to check every little bit of dirt.”

“Good, good job.” His eyes moved from her to a few of the other workers. “Everyone treating you well?”

“Sure. They’re all really nice. Are you okay? Uncle Daniel just said you’d had a personal emergency.”

“Yes, I’m fine. Well, not exactly fine, but I’m dealing with it. Thanks.” He looked over her shoulder. “I see you have your watchdog over there.”

Riley rolled her eyes. “Her name is Lizzie and she’s not a watchdog. You know what’s going on with Uncle Daniel. He just wants to make sure it doesn’t spill over onto me—or anyone else I’m around.”

He held up a hand. “I know. I know. I’m not complaining. If she’s here to keep you safe, I’m all for it.”

“Good.”

“We have security as well, so everything should be fine.”

“I think so.”

“Okay, well, let me know if you need anything else. I’m going to be working in another area, but I’ll come back and check on you in a bit.”

“That’s cool.” Riley stuck the trowel in the dirt again. “Thanks, Martin.”

“You bet, kid.”

He walked off and another person took his place. She gasped. “Steve. What are you doing here?” Oh great. She probably had dirt on her face. She looked at her hands. She definitely had dirt under her fingernails. Great. Just great. She pasted a smile on her lips and hoped her deodorant was working.

He hopped into the shallow hole in the ground and knelt beside her. “I decided to see what you were up to.”

She shook her head. “You know what I’m up to. The same thing you should be up to.”

“My internship doesn’t start until tomorrow.”

“How did you get past security?”

“She let me in.”

Riley looked over to see Lizzie smiling at her. Great. So not only were these lady bodyguards practically psychic, they communicated with each other as well. Had it been Olivia or Katie or Haley?

Probably Haley.

Steve swiped a hand across his chin. “You’re not answering your phone.”

She patted her back pocket and pulled it out. “Oh. Sorry. I had it on silent instead of vibrate.”

“So you going to answer my text or not?”

She read it, then looked up. “You serious? You really want to eat pizza with me? In public?”

He frowned, then sighed. “Of course I do.”

“What happened to Sherry Lane?”

He flushed and dropped his gaze. “I’m not interested in her.

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