Sidearms and Songbirds (Hearts of Nashville Book 3) by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-02T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Thanks for coming in, Carly.” Sam stood as she came into his office. He noticed that she had some dark circles under her eyes. “Did Sophie get off to school all right this morning?”

“She did, although the school’s not crazy about this whole Mick situation. Are you sure he’s gone?”

Sam indicated a chair, and she sat down. “That’s why I asked you to stop by,” he said as he lowered himself back into his own seat. “Yes, Mick packed up all his things and drove away, but I’m not convinced. I think he went just far enough to make us think we’ve gotten rid of him.”

Carly leaned back. “Meg Forrester’s my new lawyer, and she hinted that she thought the same thing. I hoped I was misreading her.”

“Meg’s your lawyer? That’s great. She’ll fight hard for you.”

“Yeah, she already wrote up a stronger restraining order and is filing it today.”

“Excellent.” Sam leaned forward and rested his arms on his desk. “We’re pulling back the surveillance, but we’re only making it less obvious—we’re still keeping an eye on you. I want you to continue double-locking your doors and taking all the precautions you have been.”

“Not a problem. It’s become second nature.”

“Good. So, tell me what the school had to say when you talked to them.”

“They said they aren’t equipped to deal with situations like mine, and they don’t have much security in place.”

“That’s true, they don’t. The thing is, this is such a small community that statistically, our crime rates are very low.”

“That’s one of the reasons why I chose this place. I didn’t realize that my coming here would throw off the ratio like it did.”

Sam could tell that she was trying to make a joke, so he smiled, but her statement was pretty accurate—she’d brought in a problem that few people here knew how to deal with. And that shed a light on a larger problem—the community wasn’t educated like it should be. They should know how to respond to certain emergencies. Sure, they all knew how to stop, drop, and roll, but not every danger they faced was going to be a fire or an earthquake. He picked up his pen and made a note about some neighborhood safety classes they could start holding.

“Is there anything else I can be doing? I mean, other than sitting around, waiting to see what might happen next?”

Sam shook his head. “That’s what we’re all going to be doing, but staying alert as well. Try to live your life as normally as you can. There’s no reason to let this keep you from being who you are and doing the things you enjoy.”

“I took Sophie out to ride a pony out at Quinn Dawson’s yesterday.”

Sam grinned. “Did she love it?”

“She really did. It was all she could talk about this morning while she was getting ready for school.” Carly paused. “So, you do know who Quinn Dawson is, right? Even though you don’t listen to the radio?”

“Yes, I know who Quinn Dawson is.

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