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plan, but unfortunately, staying away was the last thing he wanted.
    “Sure,” she answered without hesitation.
    “Betsy’s serves a mean cup of joe. You want to jump in and I’ll drive you over?”
    “I have my car,” she said.
    Yeah, he knew she did. “I’ll bring you back.”
    She crossed around the front of the SUV and climbed into the other side. “Is this legal? You know, having a passenger in your car?” He watched her examine the dash as if she wanted to test drive it.
    “I am the chief.”
    “Big man on campus now, huh?” She laughed and he swore the sun got brighter.
    “More like the man that has the gun but no one to shoot.”
    “You’d always wanted a gun when we were kids,” she said.
    “I had a gun.”
    “It was a BB gun,” she reminded him. “And you were afraid to shoot it.”
    “I was thirteen. Trust me, I have complete confidence in using my gun now.” He shrugged.
    “I’ll have to take your word for it unless you want to show me one day.”
    Her statement was loaded and his cock twitched in awareness. He might have control over the gun in his holster but he certainly didn’t have the same power over the one in his pants. Sliding the car into gear, he pulled onto the street. He needed to drive before he repeated last night’s kiss. That’d give townsfolk something to talk about.
    A few minutes later, they walked into Betsy’s Diner. The place was empty and they chose a corner booth, then ordered coffee. He looked at Holly across the glossy white table and raised an eyebrow, her frown was back.
    When they were kids, they came here every day. Back then, she was always smiling and coming up with clever ways to make him laugh. He missed those days. With the scowl she wore, he had a feeling she had a story to tell.
    “You want to talk about the meeting at Mason’s?” he finally asked.
    She seemed distant. “Grandma left me everything.”
    “And that’s cause for a bad day?”
    “I guess I’m a bit shell shocked. You were friends with her. Had she told you she planned this?” Her eyes searched him.
    “No. She only told me she hoped you’d come back home to stay. It appears you decided that before she gave you the house.”
    “Vicki wasn’t pleased,” she said.
    His stomach twisted. He didn’t like Vicki. The woman was a devious witch waiting to practice her evil on any poor bastard that came along. “I already knew she didn’t like it.”
    Holly looked at him and one brow popped up. “How?”
    “Your mother came to see me after she left Mason’s office.”
    “Then you already knew what Grandma’s will stated,” she said.
    “Vicki didn’t talk to me about the details, except that Doris had betrayed her in the will,” he said.
    He paused when the server brought their coffee. “Thank you, Danielle,” he said to her. The girl gave him a sheepish smile before leaving the table.
    Holly stirred cream and sugar into the cup then she asked him, “So this wasn’t a friendly invite for coffee? You have something you want to tell me?”
    He looked down into the steam rising from his own cup. In truth, he’d wanted to see her, but couldn’t quite admit that out loud. “She came to the office and tried to convince me that if I cared for you I’d make you to leave this town.”
    “She thinks I don’t have a mind of my own.”
    “Don’t let her get to you. She’s like the devil calculating her next move.” Sipping the strong brew, he felt the burn as it slid down. His blood needed the boost of caffeine. “She didn’t get anywhere with me.”
    “Grandma was clever and her mind was still as sharp as a tack. She could make her own choices too. Anyway, my mother believes you still have feelings for me and I’d advise you to tell her that you despise me, but in my mother’s sick twisted way she relates hate to love.”
    “Is that what you think? That I despise you?” He watched her as several expressions flitted across her face.
    The intensity in her gaze made