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“My dad and I have been collectors for years.” Roxxy chuckled.
Myles stood by her, unable to decide where he wanted to start. Earl and Shelby moved around grabbing items. Myles felt like a kid in the candy store with limited funds.
“Some collection,” he muttered. This was more than a regular family collection of weapons. His suspicions lay with Roxxy’s father. There was more to Mr. Sutton than he let on.
“Let’s just say, I’ve taken a few odd jobs here and there after I left the Army and the police force. Did some work for Department of Homeland Security and a few other branches that was off the books,” Earl winked at Myles. “Had to pay the bills somehow until my company took off the ground.”
Myles turned his attention to Roxxy in disbelief. “You, too?”
“Hell, no. I just love shooting things.” She snickered, placing a Glock in a hip holster. She opened a set of double glass doors and pulled out a Kevlar vest. She slid it over her head, securing the straps at her waist. “And I’m damn good at it.”
“Don’t be shy now,” Shelby said. She pointed to the wall in front of him. “Help yourself. Ammunition is located in the drawers below.”
The room fell silent as they all prepared themselves. Myles glanced at Roxxy and felt the need to share his feelings with her, but now wasn’t the best time with her parents standing around and her father having access to a countless amount of guns.
He’d wait until it was just the two of them.
He checked the small revolver and placed it in his empty holster on his ankle. He’d outfitted his body with a few weapons and was satisfied with what he’d chosen. His borrowed vest was comforting to him. It was a blatant reminder that this was not work. Someone was coming for him.
He was ready.
“What’s the plan?” Roxxy asked. She leaned back against the table near her.
“Shelby is one hell of a long-range shooter,” Earl volunteered.
“I’ll post up in the barn,” Shelby said. “It will give me a clear shot of the driveway.”
“Earl and I will draw them away from the main area. Roxxy can stay back—”
“Like hell I will.” Roxxy cut Myles off. She moved to stand before him. “Where you go, I go.”
“Roxxy—”
“I got your six, Burton,” Roxxy stared up at him with her wide eyes. She took his hand in hers and gave it a squeeze.
Those five words deflated any argument he would have been able to come up with.
“Fine,” Myles murmured. He lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a kiss to the back of it. He was used to his men covering him. Be it his squad when he was in the Army or his SWAT teammates, but never the woman he loved. Hearing that she was willing to back him up almost brought him to his knees. Most men wanted a woman to cook and clean for them, but not Myles. He’d put his life on the line for others for his entire adult life, and to hear this little wisp of a woman had his back, meant everything.
“I’ll draw them away from the house.” Earl broke through Myles’s thoughts. He turned to Shelby. “Make sure to cover me, Momma.”
“I always do, honey.”
