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“Oh, trust me, I will.”
I hang up and turn to the other men, who are quiet.
“How much did you hear?”
“Most of it,” Ryan replies.
“I want cameraseverywhereon the ranch.We’ll install a gate, as well.”
“What about motion lights?”Brady asks.“Especially at all the access points to the ranch.”
“That’s a good idea.Let’s do that.I’d like it all in place by the end of the day tomorrow.This is the priority.”
They nod in agreement.
“One more thing,” I add.“Bruiser will be riding with Erineverywhere.He’s now her own personal bodyguard.”
“You got it,” Lucky says.
ChapterFifteen
Erin
“Erin!”
“Well, hi there, sweet girl.”I laugh as Holly runs out of the school, obviously excited to see me waiting for her in the pickup line.A few days ago, I decided to start getting out of the car and waiting on the curb, soaking up the sunshine, and I can tell the kids like it when they come hurrying out to join me.“Did you have a fabulous day at school?”
“Yeah.The hamster got loose again!We couldn’t find him for about an hour.”
“Where did you find him?”I ask.
“He was in Miles’s backpack, eating his lunch.”
I snort out a laugh, but Holly’s face turns serious.
“It’s not funny,” she insists.“Miles didn’t have a lunch after that, so we all pitched in and gave him some of ours.”
“Well, that was very nice of you.What did you share with him?”
“My string cheese.”Holly shrugs, as if it’s no big deal.
“That’s your favorite part.”
“I know, but he lost hiswholelunch.”Holly dumps her backpack into the back seat of the Suburban and then joins me again on the curb.“I wonder what’s taking Johnny so long.”
“Maybe he’s talking with his friends.”
“Probably.He likes to talk.His teacher told Dad that sometimes he talks too much.”
I grin and push Holly’s hair off her cheek, tucking it behind her ear.“You know what?I had a teacher who told my parents the same thing, and my dad told her that maybe I had something important to say, and she shouldn’t tell me to shut up.”
“Johnny doesn’t have anything important to say,” Holly replies.“He just likes to talk.”
That makes me laugh, and then I glance up when I hear Johnny yell out, “I’m coming!”
“No rush, buddy,” I assure him as I open the back door for him.“Everything okay?”
“Yeah, I was just talking.”
