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She watched Sawyer glare at the three boys. The smug expression fell from the big one’s face, and the others looked scared now.
“You boys aren’t bullies, are you?” he asked.
They shook their heads so fast Birdie was sure their necks cracked.
“Well, good then. You all let me know if you see anyone bullying Bobby here or Ally.”
They nodded.
“I have my coffee right there most days about this time.” He pointed across the road to Do Si Do. “I like to sit in the window so I can see what’s happening.”
The boys understood the threat. Sawyer would be watching them.
Birdie may be angry with him over the blackmail, but she had to acknowledge what he was doing was a good thing. Bobbie would be safe now.
“See you boys around.”
They ran.
“You need a lift home, Bobby?” Sawyer asked.
Bobby shook his head. “Did Ally ask you to come here and do that?”
“Nope, and I’ll be real grateful if you don’t tell her I did,” Sawyer said. His face then softened, and he smiled. “You know how mean she can get when she’s angry, right?”
The boy nodded solemnly.
“Well, there you go then. You head on home now, Bobby. I don’t think you’ll have any more trouble.”
Birdie had never seen Sawyer smile before, and she now knew the reason. If the female and some of the male population of Lyntacky saw the way it made his eyes come to life and changed his face from grumpy to hot and sexy man, they’d be falling all over themselves to get at him. It certainly made her feel tingly all over.
Holy guacamole, the guy was already hot, but smiling, he was downright dangerous.
“What?” He shot her a look.
“Nothing. I have to go. Bye, Bobby.”
“Bye, lady.” The boy got on his bike, and she noticed he was smiling as he pedaled away.
“Birdie!” she called after him.
“What about me?” Sawyer asked. The smile was gone now.
“What about you?”
“Don’t I get a goodbye?”
Just as the last word left his lips, the sound of “Grapevine Twist” blared on the speakers Tripp Lyntacky had placed around town.
“You have to be shitting me,” Sawyer hissed.
“I’m going.” Birdie backed away.
“You know better than that,” he said, grabbing her hand in his larger one and pulling her to his side.
“Stay or you’ll end up behind bars.”
“That doesn’t really happen,” she hissed.
