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“Because it’s a—”
“Complicated situation,” she finishes with a happy sigh. “Take whatever you need.”
“Thank you.”
“I’m sure Boxcar will prove his usefulness once more.”
“I’ll make sure he does.”
Caleb’s eyes follow a trail behind me, ending with a presence hovering over my shoulder. I glance to the side and Dani’s elbow brushes my ribs.
“I want a gun,” she says.
I spin in her direction. “You what?”
“I want a gun,” she repeats, her little blue eyes sparkling with innocence.
“No.” I shake my head. “You don’t get a gun.”
“Why not?”
“Because you don’t know the first thing about handling a gun, Dani.”
“Yes, I do,” she says. “I did thirty hours of training with LAPD officers for Backseat Driver.”
I blink with disbelief. “Backseat what?”
“Backseat Driver.Come on, you saw it. Everyone saw it.”
Caleb grins. “I saw it.”
“See?” Dani points at her.
I play dumb, bringing annoyance to her eyes. “I don’t have time to watch movies.”
“Just ask my dad if you don’t believe me.” She sighs with frustration. “Or throw up a target and I’ll prove it right now.”
I glance at Caleb’s amused face then back at Dani. “No,” I say again. “You can’t have a gun.”
“My life is in danger, Fox. No offense to you or your skills but I’d feel much safer if I were armed.” She looks at Caleb. “I want a gun. And not a dinky little girl gun either. I want a Glock.”
I look at Caleb in defeat. “And a Glock for the lady, please.”
Caleb turns, amused. “I changed my mind again,” she says to me. “I like her.”
She walks off into the back room, snatching a black duffel bag off the wall as she goes.
“She didn’t like me?” Dani says. “Why didn’t she like me?”
“Don’t worry about it, Dani.” I glance at her again and she looks up at me with those perfect eyes. “Thirty hours?”
She smiles and my knees turn to jelly.
“Here you go.” Caleb drops the black bag onto the counter.
“Thanks again, Caleb.” I grab the bag, taken back by its surprising heft.
She grins at Dani and holds out a Glock by the barrel. “And for you…”
