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going on.”
Garrett sighed and looked away. “Staying low or being a sitting duck?”
Rayne narrowed her eyes at Garrett and stepped back. “You think I’d put my little sister in danger after everything she’s been through? She collapsed after my parent’s death. She’s just now functioning and smiling again. I’m not just here to hide out from Graham, I’m here to make sure my sister can regain a sense of balance and stability.”
Garrett held up his hands and stepped forward. “Sorry, sorry. Listen, that came out wrong. I’m a Marine and I look at situations differently than other people do. If you’re in danger, then you need to look at all the angles. That’s all I was trying to say. Your being here with your sister is probably a good thing. You can’t get quieter than Fircrest. And I’ll be around and so will Becket and Asher.”
Rayne blushed and bit her lip feeling stupid and helpless. “Thanks Garrett. I appreciate it. Should we add onto the bid for security services?”
Garrett grinned and shook his head. “Nah, you get that for free. And it would be my pleasure. Like I said, I don’t think I could stand the thought of anyone hurting you.”
Rayne stared up into Garrett’s eyes and felt caught as he looked directly at her, not moving or blinking. He was serious. Oh wow .
“I don’t know what to say. Thank you . You’re the best landscaping company I’ve ever worked with.”
Garrett laughed and looked over her shoulder. “I’m guessing I’m the only landscaper you’ve ever worked with.”
Rayne blushed and smiled as she looked at him, liking the way the sun glinted through his hair and made his eyes look silver. “You’d be right. Well, come back to the house and I’ll get you some lemonade.”
They walked companionably back to the house as she pointed out the flower beds she wanted to work on herself. She couldn’t wait to get her hands in the dirt and put on an ugly hat.
They walked into the kitchen to find a very somber group of people sipping lemonade silently. Rayne raised an eyebrow at Ivy before walking to the cupboard to grab two glasses.
“So are we moving tonight then?” Ivy asked in a quiet, toneless voice that had her looking at her sister sharply. “I know you think Graham is dangerous.”
Rayne poured two glasses of lemonade, handing one to Garrett before she took a small sip. “No Ivy, we’re staying.”
Ivy’s whole body seemed to relax as she stared back at her. “Even now that Graham knows we’re here? I still remember the way he practically attacked you after the funeral.”
Rayne swallowed sickly remembering the way Graham had turned a comforting hug into a chance to kiss her. She glanced at Cleo before nodding. “Even now.”
Becket frowned and glanced at Ivy. “You girls are obviously mixed up with some kind of trouble. It sounds like you need to go to the police.”
Rayne frowned and took another sip. “Not yet. I’m waiting for more information,” she said, not wanting to lay out everything in front of Asher and Becket whom she knew nothing about.”
Garrett noticed her tight frown and cleared his throat. “We’ll be keeping an eye on things when we’re around the house working.”
Ivy snorted. “Yeah, but what about when you’re gone? What then?”
Rayne sighed loudly and looked at Cleo who was giving her the look . “Ivy, Cleo isn’t just my friend. She’s also your bodyguard. She’s been
Garrett sighed and looked away. “Staying low or being a sitting duck?”
Rayne narrowed her eyes at Garrett and stepped back. “You think I’d put my little sister in danger after everything she’s been through? She collapsed after my parent’s death. She’s just now functioning and smiling again. I’m not just here to hide out from Graham, I’m here to make sure my sister can regain a sense of balance and stability.”
Garrett held up his hands and stepped forward. “Sorry, sorry. Listen, that came out wrong. I’m a Marine and I look at situations differently than other people do. If you’re in danger, then you need to look at all the angles. That’s all I was trying to say. Your being here with your sister is probably a good thing. You can’t get quieter than Fircrest. And I’ll be around and so will Becket and Asher.”
Rayne blushed and bit her lip feeling stupid and helpless. “Thanks Garrett. I appreciate it. Should we add onto the bid for security services?”
Garrett grinned and shook his head. “Nah, you get that for free. And it would be my pleasure. Like I said, I don’t think I could stand the thought of anyone hurting you.”
Rayne stared up into Garrett’s eyes and felt caught as he looked directly at her, not moving or blinking. He was serious. Oh wow .
“I don’t know what to say. Thank you . You’re the best landscaping company I’ve ever worked with.”
Garrett laughed and looked over her shoulder. “I’m guessing I’m the only landscaper you’ve ever worked with.”
Rayne blushed and smiled as she looked at him, liking the way the sun glinted through his hair and made his eyes look silver. “You’d be right. Well, come back to the house and I’ll get you some lemonade.”
They walked companionably back to the house as she pointed out the flower beds she wanted to work on herself. She couldn’t wait to get her hands in the dirt and put on an ugly hat.
They walked into the kitchen to find a very somber group of people sipping lemonade silently. Rayne raised an eyebrow at Ivy before walking to the cupboard to grab two glasses.
“So are we moving tonight then?” Ivy asked in a quiet, toneless voice that had her looking at her sister sharply. “I know you think Graham is dangerous.”
Rayne poured two glasses of lemonade, handing one to Garrett before she took a small sip. “No Ivy, we’re staying.”
Ivy’s whole body seemed to relax as she stared back at her. “Even now that Graham knows we’re here? I still remember the way he practically attacked you after the funeral.”
Rayne swallowed sickly remembering the way Graham had turned a comforting hug into a chance to kiss her. She glanced at Cleo before nodding. “Even now.”
Becket frowned and glanced at Ivy. “You girls are obviously mixed up with some kind of trouble. It sounds like you need to go to the police.”
Rayne frowned and took another sip. “Not yet. I’m waiting for more information,” she said, not wanting to lay out everything in front of Asher and Becket whom she knew nothing about.”
Garrett noticed her tight frown and cleared his throat. “We’ll be keeping an eye on things when we’re around the house working.”
Ivy snorted. “Yeah, but what about when you’re gone? What then?”
Rayne sighed loudly and looked at Cleo who was giving her the look . “Ivy, Cleo isn’t just my friend. She’s also your bodyguard. She’s been
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