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“She was the principal’s secretary.”
“Spent a lot of time together?”
I tapped my nose. “I’m a bloodhound for trouble.”
“I’ll bet.” She stared at the older woman. “Will she be okay?”
“She says her hip’s hurting.”
“That sucks,” she breathed miserably.
It did.
I’d beaten the fuck out of the mugger, and he’d gotten clipped by a car, but that didn’t take away Mrs. K’s suffering—karma was good, but not that good.
I let loose an annoyed breath as the pain in my knees made itself known to me. “Wait by the bike? I just gotta grab something else from the gas station.”
“Oh, okay.”
“You want anything?”
“You have some gum?” I handed the pack to her, and she smiled. “Thanks.”
As I returned to the store, I heard her footsteps as she rushed behind me. “What is it?” I grumbled as I looked down at her.Alongway down. Christ, she was tiny.
“You’re limping.”
I scowled. “I know I am.”
“Why? Did he hurt you?”
“That fucker?” I scoffed. “He was 100% donut.”
“He wasn’t. He was fast like a whippet.”
“Like a whippet? Nah. My knees are fucked from track. Leather boots don’t help them.”
“Go and sit on the bike. I’ll get you some Tylenol.”
“You have any money?”
“I have some,” she said with a sniff.
“I’m surprised. Thought you’d been weaned on Daddy’s credit card.”
“I was, but ever heard of cash back? Cash can’t be traced. And heisn’tmy daddy.”
I hummed, then I took a look around and, spying that I was nearer to my bike than the front door of the store, muttered, “You okay doing that?”
“Wouldn’t have said I was if I wasn’t,” she groused back, but a smile curved her lips.
As she took off, I snagged her arm and gave her a twenty. “Don’t eat into your slush fund.”
“Thank you.” Her smile quivered some before she turned away and headed into the small store where Marley Sue was more interested in watching the ‘cops and robbers’ show on her forecourt than serving customers.
I didn’t immediately hobble over to my bike, just watched her go and had to admit that she was as fine going as she was coming.
My dick twitched because I thought about her coming in a different way as well...
