Leg Up (Lark Davis Mysteries Book 1) by Annabelle Hunter

Author:Annabelle Hunter [Hunter, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The ride back to Brecken’s car was quiet as we both contemplated today’s discoveries. Granted, his were probably more important, with the whole murder and drugs and all that, but my family actively setting me up was just as big in my world. I mean, I wasn’t that girl anymore. I didn’t know how to ‘hook up’ or… oh my god, kiss. Do kissing techniques change over time? No, no, that was just silly.

Wasn’t it?

It wasn’t until he was about to get out that I summoned the courage to speak.

“Sorry about tonight. I should have just insisted we talked tomorrow. Or after the dinner.”

“Then I wouldn’t know about Annie Phan. That was worth the dinner.” For some reason that made my stomach drop. He had a bad time at dinner. Something made my chest cramp and I tried to figure out why his agreement with my own assessment hurt.

Oh no. I remembered this feeling.

This was disappointment. Hurt. Hope crushed under the soles of polite words. All emotions I should not be feeling.

Mayday. Mayday.

“Well, I’m glad it worked out for you,” I answered, falling back on manners when panic removed any chance at snark.

“I’m sorry that the dinner didn’t work out for you. And that you didn’t get your pho.”

“I’m never going to get pho in town again, am I?” I couldn’t help the pathetic whimper that escaped.

“Who knows? Maybe a nice Vietnamese family might move in. One that doesn’t sell drugs.”

“So, no. Fiddlesticks. I would have savored that last bowl longer had I known.”

“Maybe I’ll have to get you one to make up for it. The next time you’re in the city, that is.” He turned red and shot me a quick look before dropping his gaze to the truck door. “Well, anyway, thanks for… everything. Bye.”

I watched him get out and get in his car without moving, my mouth hanging slightly open as I tried to get past my own insecurities to grasp what he said. His taillights were long gone before I could process it.

Did I just get asked out?

Maybe?

I wasn’t sure. It had been a long time.

No, maybe he was just making up for the loss of my pho connection.

I swallowed hard and went to put my truck in reverse when there was a shadow. For once, I had the correct reaction.

I screamed.

My hand scrambled to grab the gear shift, slamming my knuckles into the dashboard instead, before catching my target on the bounce.

“Ouch! Donkey droppings!”

The shadow moved closer to my truck. I closed my hand around the gear stick and pulled desperately, searching for the right gear to get me out of here.

There. No! That was park! Try again. There. The gear locked in and…

I was in neutral.

NO!

My eyes bulged as I realized I was going to die. And that I owed Hollywood a few apologies. At least in slasher movies the worthless female lead struggled with the lock. Or even turning the car on. Me? I had already achieved those hurdles, only to die because I couldn’t panic and shift at the same time.

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