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“We can’t just drive around, either. I’m worried the police are looking for me. A white jeep is pretty easy to identify.” His voice turned wry. “The bullet hole in the rear quarter panel isn’t exactly subtle, either.”
“My mom used to say that things look better in the morning.”
Hunter started to say that he didn’t see how that would be possible, but Kate moved closer and laid her head on his shoulder.
It put the line of her body against his.
He kept trying to tell his own body that she was injured, that she was seeking warmth, that this had nothing to do with anything.
His body was replying, DUDE. SHE IS NOT WEARING PANTS.
“I’m glad you took me for a drive this afternoon,” she said.
“You are?” he asked in surprise. “But that’s why the day went to shit.”
“I don’t think so.” She breathed against him for a long moment. “If we hadn’t left, Silver might have come to the Merricks’ house while everyone was still there.”
Hunter froze. He hadn’t considered that.
“You’re a good person, Hunter,” she said. “I know you care about them. I know you see it as a weakness, but it’s not. You’re trying to save them.”
“Kate.” He shifted to try to see her face. “Kate, are you crying?”
“No.” But she was. She’d pressed closer to him, as if that were possible, burying her face in his chest.
r was too tired to argue. “Fine. We’ll sleep in the sand.” At least they had blankets.
“Sometimes decisions are about picking the lesser evil.”
Hunter rolled his eyes. “That’s really comforting, thanks.”
“Becca never understood what I was doing for her, and she hates me for it. Don’t make the same mistake, okay?”
Hunter just looked back at him, wondering how making two people sleep on the beach was some kind of sacrifice for Bill Chandler.
“Think about it,” said Bill.
“I’m sure I’ll have plenty of time,” said Hunter.
Then he turned his back, dropped to the blanket, and fished through the first bag to find the food.
Only to find he was disappointed when Bill moved away.
Especially since it took everything he had not to turn around and beg for more information.
CHAPTER 29
Hunter woke up to someone moving against him.
He didn’t remember falling asleep, but now he was awake and alert. His eyes opened to meet Kate’s in the near darkness.
Hers were wide. “Where are we?” she whispered.
He heard the worry in her tone. “Safe,” he said. “We’re on the beach behind Becca’s father’s house.”
She shifted under the blankets to look at the sky. Night had fallen completely, and the moon and stars overhead were brilliant. The fire still burned beside them, throwing light across her face, turning her hair gold.
“How do you feel?” he asked.
