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ignoring me.” Mick adjusted the seat belt and gripped the door handle once Vinnie got on the interstate and took off. “What did you mean by getting over it?”
“I thought you might’ve forgotten about that when you started talking about Abram.” I kept my hands on the wheel, pretending to drive.
“I’m a spy. I rarely forget anything.” He put his hand on the dash in front of him. His legs extended. “Whoa. Slow down.”
“You know what, I’m upset that you called me sloppy in front of Burt and Sherry yesterday.” That word had rolled around my head when he said that while I was at SKUL headquarters.
“Oh, Maggie.” His gentle yet nervous laugh rippled through the air. “You can’t tell me that you got lucky on a lot of what you did last time. I mean, you just so happened to get the package out of the bin at Central Park? And you just so happened to be hiding in the Mystic Couture warehouse when I got shot?”
“That was saving your ass, not being sloppy.” I drummed my fingers on the wheel. Vinnie took the exit off the interstate and turned right toward Churchill Downs. “Not to mention that I took you to the hospital after you got shot and saved your life.”
“You mean that you mysteriously got me in your car, even though I’m much bigger than you.” He glanced over. I was aware that his eyes were on me. “And you dumped me at the emergency room doors. You didn’t even go in with me.”
“And? I took you.” Vinnie pulled to a stop once we were in the parking lot. The two white steeples that were the iconic images of the racetrack pointed up to a very dark sky. I rested my hand on the gearshift.
“We need to head over to the stables.” Mick put his hand on top of mine. I inhaled sharply at the contact. My gut dropped. I’d hoped the tingling feelings that I got when I was near him had to do with my life’s journey, but I was starting to think it was more than that. “Thank you for saving my life. I’m not going to lie. When Burt suggested that you replace Sherry, I was a little leery.”
I gulped. I dragged my hand from underneath his.
“SKUL agents go through many years of vigorous training and it takes years to even get to the level to even become a spy for SKUL.” He shook his head and glanced out the window. “It’s just so unlike Burt to go against SKUL policy and let a layperson join only because she can blend in. It’s a little hard to take in and swallow.”
A clap of thunder roared overhead, it was like the sky could feel my insides and was reacting. I understood how he felt, but he didn’t realize that I too had been on a lifelong mission to find out my life’s journey. It didn’t just happen overnight.
Both of us looked out the window.
“You’re silent. Does that mean you are mad?” He adjusted himself in the seat to face me.
“No. I understand, but I’m much smarter than you give me credit for. And you if need me to go through some sort of training, I’m more than happy to do that.” I bit the edges of my lip hoping he’d say no.
“I think that’s a great idea,” he spoke eagerly. “Even if you just take the citizen’s class that’s offered by the police department.”
“Fine. I’ll ask Burt about it.” I would ask Burt about it, but I wasn’t too happy with it. “I told you it was going to rain.” I rubbed my elbow for good measure.
“This isn’t good.” He looked out the windshield. The rain was really coming down in buckets. “They cancelled on me last week when it rained, which happened to be good because that’s the same day we found out that some of these people know Sherry.”
“That was luck,” I lied. Everything happened for a reason in my world and I couldn’t help but think the coven was setting things in motion for me to take my position. “So if you know who is involved, then why didn’t you bring him in for questioning?” I eased my hand in the air and twirled my wrist , braks, dem, sei, braks, I repeated
“I thought you might’ve forgotten about that when you started talking about Abram.” I kept my hands on the wheel, pretending to drive.
“I’m a spy. I rarely forget anything.” He put his hand on the dash in front of him. His legs extended. “Whoa. Slow down.”
“You know what, I’m upset that you called me sloppy in front of Burt and Sherry yesterday.” That word had rolled around my head when he said that while I was at SKUL headquarters.
“Oh, Maggie.” His gentle yet nervous laugh rippled through the air. “You can’t tell me that you got lucky on a lot of what you did last time. I mean, you just so happened to get the package out of the bin at Central Park? And you just so happened to be hiding in the Mystic Couture warehouse when I got shot?”
“That was saving your ass, not being sloppy.” I drummed my fingers on the wheel. Vinnie took the exit off the interstate and turned right toward Churchill Downs. “Not to mention that I took you to the hospital after you got shot and saved your life.”
“You mean that you mysteriously got me in your car, even though I’m much bigger than you.” He glanced over. I was aware that his eyes were on me. “And you dumped me at the emergency room doors. You didn’t even go in with me.”
“And? I took you.” Vinnie pulled to a stop once we were in the parking lot. The two white steeples that were the iconic images of the racetrack pointed up to a very dark sky. I rested my hand on the gearshift.
“We need to head over to the stables.” Mick put his hand on top of mine. I inhaled sharply at the contact. My gut dropped. I’d hoped the tingling feelings that I got when I was near him had to do with my life’s journey, but I was starting to think it was more than that. “Thank you for saving my life. I’m not going to lie. When Burt suggested that you replace Sherry, I was a little leery.”
I gulped. I dragged my hand from underneath his.
“SKUL agents go through many years of vigorous training and it takes years to even get to the level to even become a spy for SKUL.” He shook his head and glanced out the window. “It’s just so unlike Burt to go against SKUL policy and let a layperson join only because she can blend in. It’s a little hard to take in and swallow.”
A clap of thunder roared overhead, it was like the sky could feel my insides and was reacting. I understood how he felt, but he didn’t realize that I too had been on a lifelong mission to find out my life’s journey. It didn’t just happen overnight.
Both of us looked out the window.
“You’re silent. Does that mean you are mad?” He adjusted himself in the seat to face me.
“No. I understand, but I’m much smarter than you give me credit for. And you if need me to go through some sort of training, I’m more than happy to do that.” I bit the edges of my lip hoping he’d say no.
“I think that’s a great idea,” he spoke eagerly. “Even if you just take the citizen’s class that’s offered by the police department.”
“Fine. I’ll ask Burt about it.” I would ask Burt about it, but I wasn’t too happy with it. “I told you it was going to rain.” I rubbed my elbow for good measure.
“This isn’t good.” He looked out the windshield. The rain was really coming down in buckets. “They cancelled on me last week when it rained, which happened to be good because that’s the same day we found out that some of these people know Sherry.”
“That was luck,” I lied. Everything happened for a reason in my world and I couldn’t help but think the coven was setting things in motion for me to take my position. “So if you know who is involved, then why didn’t you bring him in for questioning?” I eased my hand in the air and twirled my wrist , braks, dem, sei, braks, I repeated
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