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“Well,” I stall. How do I explain the paparazzi to an eleven-year-old whose never been in the limelight before? “Who’s your favorite singer?”
“Taylor Swift.”
“Do you read what she’s doing? Where she’s going? What she eats? What she’s wearing?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s the same with Fender. His fans want to know what he’s up to.”
“Okay.”
She obviously doesn’t understand what I’m saying. I’m unprepared since I did not have ‘explain paparazzi to my daughter’ on my bingo card today.
“His fans adore him and they want to know if he has a girlfriend.”
“You’re his girlfriend.”
“I am.”
Her eyes widen when understanding hits her. “They want to know all about us.”
I nod. “They do. And it’s possible they’re coming to Winter Falls.”
Indigo waves her phone at me and mouths they’re here.
My heart beats against my chest. They’re here. Will they harm my child? Screw that. No one is getting their hands on Isla.
“Cedar!” I shout.
The manager of the community center lumbers out of a door. “What do you need, Leia?”
I don’t hesitate. “A weapon.”
“Shovel work for you?”
I grin. “A shovel is excellent.”
Indigo shackles my wrist and drags me to a quiet corner. “You can’t go after the paps with a shovel.”
“Why not?”
“They have cameras.”
Excellent. “Those cameras are fragile and worth a lot of money.”
She squeezes my hand. “Promise me not to break any of their cameras.”
I shrug. “No promises.”
Cedar returns with a shovel and hands it to me. “I’ll keep Isla safe here.”
Isla’s eyes are about the size of saucers. “What are you doing, Mom?”
“Don’t worry.” I wink. “I got this.”
I squeeze her shoulder before lifting the shovel and marching out of the community center. I scan Main Street and notice several reporters standing on the steps of the courthouse. The police are barring them from entering. I head their way.
“Who’s Fender’s girlfriend?” a reporter shouts at the chief of police.
