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Allison shrugged. It’s not like Presley was asking to buy a string bikini. Sometimes Luna was a little too strict for the poor girl. Allison understood the challenges and extra worries she carried as a single mother, but she wasn’t going to lose control of Presley by letting her get a harmless dress.
“Why don’t we just let P try it on, and we’ll go from there?”
Presley bounced in her seat. “I think that’s a great idea.”
“Of course you do,” Luna groaned.
“There’s no harm in trying it on. For all we know, Presley will hate it.”
“Fine,” Luna said, turning to face Presley. “You can try it.” Presley’s face lit up, and she clapped in rapid succession. Luna’s finger shot up. “But…”
“There’s always a but,” Allison chimed in, and with a sigh, Luna rolled her eyes.
“But if it doesn’t look appropriate for a sixth-grade dance, you’re not getting it. Understood?”
Presley nodded. “Understood.”
“Good, so no arguing or teaming up on me.” Luna swung her eyes to Allison, and even though she wasn’t looking at her sister, she felt the heat of her gaze.
Allison held her hand up. “Promise.”
“Me too,” Presley said.
Everyone settled into their seats, and Allison caught Presley’s eyes in the rearview again. Allison gave her a wink, and Presley gave her a conspiratorial smile. They really did make a good team.
“Watch out!” Luna yelled.
Allison whipped her head to the road and slammed on the brakes, narrowly missing a white ball of fluff. Her entire body jolted forward, hair flying around her. Her heart slammed against her chest. A loud thump echoed through the car as she glanced up, only to catch those familiar blue eyes. Reid’s hands rested on her hood, and she was about to shout what the hell was he thinking, but before she could get her mouth to work, he was off running.
“Are you okay?” Luna asked, then turned to Presley.
Presley nodded, and Allison’s gaze followed Reid as he ran full speed up a driveway. “What the hell is he doing?” She pulled to the side and put the car in park.
“What areyoudoing?” Luna asked.
“I’m going to investigate.”
“I think the sheriff has it under control.”
“I’ll be right back. Stay here.” Whenever Reid was afoot, there was a possibility of a story, and she wasn’t going to sit back and wait for the rest of the town to pick up on it before she did.
Allison got out of the car and jogged, wishing she opted for sneakers instead of the heels she was donning. A flash of black fur followed by a blur of white darted out of the driveway, and Allison hurried. She put her head down, making sure not to get her heel caught in any cracks, and slammed headfirst into a brick wall.
At least it felt like a brick wall. Her hands landed on the tan uniform top, her fingers momentarily appreciating the hard ridges beneath. Who knew Reid was hiding solid rock beneath his uniform? She blinked up, his scowl at lethal levels, and while most anyone would be intimidated, she was oddly turned on by the intensity.
“What are you doing?” he demanded.
She cleared her throat, dropped her hands from his chest, and stepped back, giving herself some much needed distance. “Trying to figure out what you’re doing.”
“If you must know, I’m trying to catch Charlie, Mrs. Pierson’s dog.”
Allison glanced to the leash in Reid’s hand, realizing a collar was attached but no dog.
“You lost Mrs. Pierson’s dog?”
“I didn’t lose the damn dog. He saw a cat and broke his collar.” Reid’s gaze scoured the area while he spoke.
Allison went to make a sarcastic comment when she spotted the furball. “There he is!” she declared as she ran full speed toward the escaped pup.
