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Ed waved Ryan away. “I’ll get Kiesha home. Reuben hired you?” The sheriff looked worried. “Juliet, are you all right? Are you in danger?”
Now he was taking him seriously?
Juliet shook her head then patted the sheriff’s arm with a smile.
“I’m coming to stay with you,” Kiesha told her abruptly. “Is this dude staying at your house? Why didn’t you tell me? I would have come over right away.”
Juliet turned to the woman and said something to her quietly that had the other woman looking even more worried. “There’s two more of him? How have you not murdered them all?”
What the hell?
“Juliet, we’re going. Now.” He knew he sounded like an asshole. Both the sheriff and Kiesha scowled at him.
But the only one he stared at was Juliet. She shook her head at him again.
Disobedient brat. She knew the rules.
“Yes.”
Another shake of her head.
“Yes.”
Brat was testing his patience.
“Do you think his head is going to explode?” Kiesha mock-whispered to the sheriff.
“Think it just might. Don’t think he’s used to hearing the word no.” Amusement filled the sheriff’s voice.
“Juliet,” he warned.
This type of disobedience couldn’t be allowed. If he gave an order, he expected it to be obeyed.
Their audience watched on with rapt attention as Juliet took a step back from him and shook her head once more.
“Wow, I’ve never seen Juliet defy anyone. You must be someone real special,” Kiesha told him, eyeing him. “Or just a class-A asshole. But Reuben is an asshole and she loves him.”
Juliet shot her friend a look.
Kiesha raised her hands into the air. “Sorry. It’s true, though. I’ve known the guy for years. He’s an asshole to everyone except you.”
Juliet’s gaze narrowed. She obviously wasn’t happy with the other woman talking about her brother like that. He was just happy to have her ire away from him.
“He offered to help with Georgie after she came out of the hospital,” the sheriff said.
“That’s right,” Kiesha said. “That was weird.”
Who was Georgie? Actually, it didn’t matter. He didn’t care. He was done.
Just then, a red truck drove slowly past them. The windows were tinted so he couldn’t see inside it. But something about it made Kiesha mad as hell. She held up her fist, shaking it at the truck.
“What do you think you’re staring at?” she yelled as the sheriff tried to soothe her. She started moving after the truck. “You come back here, Jonny Jacks!”
The truck continued to move away.
“One of these days, I’ll get my revenge. See how easy it will be to drive around on slashed tires.”
“Lord. Help me now. Juliet, where do you want to make your statement?” the sheriff asked.
