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“The local hospital has a Spy School doctor on staff. He’ll take care of everything for us.”
“A Spy Schooldoctor?” I ask, not sure why I’m surprised.
“There are a lot of them,” Hunter explains. “Just doctors who are employed by Spy School. Always the best ones. You’ll be taken care of.”
He reaches a hand over and grabs onto mine.
I furrow my brows, looking at our intertwined fingers.
This is the reason I ran from Hunter to begin with. He kissed me and then reminded me that I’m just his ‘job.’ We can’t be together.
Still, I don’t want to pull away from him. I need to hold onto him and be reminded that I’m safe. Nobody will hurt me as long as Hunter is around. It’s a double edged sword—he’ll protect me, but he hurts me deeply.
I chew on my bottom lip as I look out the side window.
“Everything is going to be all right, Cove. I promise.” Hunter squeezes my hand.
I turn to look at him. He’s watching the road, but I can see the worry on his face. He’s scared.
“Why do you think those guys tried to kidnap me? Why didn’t they just kill me and get the million dollars?” I ask. “He said he had something else in mind for me.”
Hunter’s entire body tenses. “I don’t know, Cove. But I promise you, I will figure it out.”
I know he will. Hunter always does.
I shouldn’t have kissed you.
I end up getting three stitches right at the edge of my hairline. The doctor tells me that it won’t leave a scar, but I’m not worried about that. I’m just glad to be alive. I also have a mild concussion, but I should be okay in a few days, after I get some rest. Within an hour, I am discharged and we’re on our way back to campus.
“That didn’t take long,” I comment, as Hunter pulls out of our parking spot.
“Spy School perks,” he says, grinning. “A visit like that would take most people four or five hours.”
That doesn’t seem fair to everybody else, but I’m not going to complain. I’m exhausted and ready to get some sleep.
“About tonight,” Hunter says.
I take a deep breath, ready for him to talk about the guys who kidnapped me. I imagine he’ll want to know a rundown of every detail that happened.
“I shouldn’t have kissed you,” he says.
My heart sinks.
I wish it had been him asking about details on almost getting kidnapped.
I’m so not ready for this conversation yet. He hurt me deeply tonight and it’s not something I want him to know. I feel like it’s so obvious how I feel about him. And now I know how he feels about me.
I’m his job. Period. I don’t mean anything else to him. I’m just the girl he’s paid to watch. And maybe he’s grown close to me during this time, but once this ‘assignment’ is over, he will be gone.
Not knowing how to respond, I decide not to. Hunter remains quiet, like he’s waiting for me to say something. I chew on my bottom lip, glancing at the street as he pulls out, trying not to feel awkward.
But thisisawkward. It’s so awkward.
Hunter clears his throat. “I, um, am sorry that I kissed you.”
I press my lips firmly together, looking at anything that I can to avoid seeing his expression. I make sure to keep my head turned away from him so he can’t see the tears that are forming.
“You’re a nice girl, Cove. You deserve the best,” he says. “And I know that someday you’ll find a guy who is worthy of you.”
