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him are never paid in full. He’ll keep bleeding you for more until you run and then he’ll carry out the threat.” He held up a finger and spoke into the phone. “Jack, how do I get in touch with Devin?”
Kate climbed out of bed and retrieved her bathrobe from the closet. She slipped her arms in the sleeves and pulled the belt snug at her waist. It was too late to stop him. Walking into the bathroom, she turned the water on. She was about to step inside the stall when Ryan slid his arms around her.
“I’m taking care of this. I won’t let anyone hurt either of you. Let me stay, Kate. Let me be here with you and Allie. I need to know you’re safe.”
“I’d like that. I’m just so used to doing everything on my own.”
“You aren’t alone anymore.”
Chapter 9
Even in the middle of the day the lights in O’Malleys were dim. Men and women sat around old scarred tables enjoying the soup of the day, sandwiches and anything else Skye could dream up in his kitchen. There was music, of course. Pushing open the swinging door to the dining room, Skye carried two plates and set them on the bar in front of the Riley brothers. Rhiannon caught his eye, motioned for him to come over and nodded toward the corner.
“Enjoy the meal.” Skye flipped up the pass-through and moved to the end of the bar next to her. “Hello, darling. I’m at your command.” He gestured toward Ryan’s table. “Well, that’s lovely. I guess they worked things out.”
“Your brother came home and you didn’t tell me. I’d have given you today off if you’d only mentioned the fact.”
“Besides, he didn’t need me to hang about. He knows where to find me, Ryan had old business to settle. Come into my kitchen and I’ll tell you about it. Rhia’s taking a break, Maegan. Watch the bar.” Skye pulled her into the kitchen.
“It’s a wonder you’re still alive with that killing look Maegan gave you.”
“She’s getting a little clingy and not taking the hint. I tried to break things off with her, but she’s stubborn.”
“I wouldn’t have hired her if you’d told me I’d be hosting a soap opera.”
“She’ll get over it.”
Rhiannon picked up a potato out of a strainer in the sink and began to wash the skin. “Is it so easy for you to toss your lover aside, Skye?”
“Some of them, yes. The right one, if I ever find her, I’ll never let go.” Skye brushed a long red curl away from Rhia’s face and tucked it behind her ear. She blushed and moved aside.
“Well, then. What’s the story with Ryan and Kate?”
“They were lovers once and since Ryan’s wearing the same clothes he had on when I left Ma’s last night, I’d guess they’re together again. We’ll be planning a wedding soon I’m sure.”
“She told me my father doesn’t have long. He’s dying of cancer. Just like that, straightforward and honest.”
“I’m sorry, Rhiannon. I didn’t know.”
“It’s why I spend so much time here. I’m trying to give Ma all the time I can to say goodbye.” She grabbed the edge of the sink until her knuckles turned white, and leaned forward until her curls shielded her face.
Skye watched her shoulders tremble. He’d wondered when she’d break, not completely, not yet, but her emotions swamped him with grief. He uncurled her fingers and took her in his arms, pressing her head to his shoulder. “There now. Lean on me.”
“I’m sorry. I never cry, especially not in front of anyone.”
“Don’t be. You can’t hide your emotions from me anyway.”
Her laugh was watery. “I forgot, the mighty empath. I have to get back to work.” Rhiannon pushed gently at his chest and pulled away. “Thanks for the shoulder.”
He watched her walk back into the dining room and wondered why his arms felt so empty.
Chapter 10
She just had to run in and get one thing. Kate opened the door into chaos. Shards of glass brushed past her sneakers, threatening to slice the thick canvas and
Kate climbed out of bed and retrieved her bathrobe from the closet. She slipped her arms in the sleeves and pulled the belt snug at her waist. It was too late to stop him. Walking into the bathroom, she turned the water on. She was about to step inside the stall when Ryan slid his arms around her.
“I’m taking care of this. I won’t let anyone hurt either of you. Let me stay, Kate. Let me be here with you and Allie. I need to know you’re safe.”
“I’d like that. I’m just so used to doing everything on my own.”
“You aren’t alone anymore.”
Chapter 9
Even in the middle of the day the lights in O’Malleys were dim. Men and women sat around old scarred tables enjoying the soup of the day, sandwiches and anything else Skye could dream up in his kitchen. There was music, of course. Pushing open the swinging door to the dining room, Skye carried two plates and set them on the bar in front of the Riley brothers. Rhiannon caught his eye, motioned for him to come over and nodded toward the corner.
“Enjoy the meal.” Skye flipped up the pass-through and moved to the end of the bar next to her. “Hello, darling. I’m at your command.” He gestured toward Ryan’s table. “Well, that’s lovely. I guess they worked things out.”
“Your brother came home and you didn’t tell me. I’d have given you today off if you’d only mentioned the fact.”
“Besides, he didn’t need me to hang about. He knows where to find me, Ryan had old business to settle. Come into my kitchen and I’ll tell you about it. Rhia’s taking a break, Maegan. Watch the bar.” Skye pulled her into the kitchen.
“It’s a wonder you’re still alive with that killing look Maegan gave you.”
“She’s getting a little clingy and not taking the hint. I tried to break things off with her, but she’s stubborn.”
“I wouldn’t have hired her if you’d told me I’d be hosting a soap opera.”
“She’ll get over it.”
Rhiannon picked up a potato out of a strainer in the sink and began to wash the skin. “Is it so easy for you to toss your lover aside, Skye?”
“Some of them, yes. The right one, if I ever find her, I’ll never let go.” Skye brushed a long red curl away from Rhia’s face and tucked it behind her ear. She blushed and moved aside.
“Well, then. What’s the story with Ryan and Kate?”
“They were lovers once and since Ryan’s wearing the same clothes he had on when I left Ma’s last night, I’d guess they’re together again. We’ll be planning a wedding soon I’m sure.”
“She told me my father doesn’t have long. He’s dying of cancer. Just like that, straightforward and honest.”
“I’m sorry, Rhiannon. I didn’t know.”
“It’s why I spend so much time here. I’m trying to give Ma all the time I can to say goodbye.” She grabbed the edge of the sink until her knuckles turned white, and leaned forward until her curls shielded her face.
Skye watched her shoulders tremble. He’d wondered when she’d break, not completely, not yet, but her emotions swamped him with grief. He uncurled her fingers and took her in his arms, pressing her head to his shoulder. “There now. Lean on me.”
“I’m sorry. I never cry, especially not in front of anyone.”
“Don’t be. You can’t hide your emotions from me anyway.”
Her laugh was watery. “I forgot, the mighty empath. I have to get back to work.” Rhiannon pushed gently at his chest and pulled away. “Thanks for the shoulder.”
He watched her walk back into the dining room and wondered why his arms felt so empty.
Chapter 10
She just had to run in and get one thing. Kate opened the door into chaos. Shards of glass brushed past her sneakers, threatening to slice the thick canvas and
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