In Too Deep (Grayton Series Book 4) Read Free Page B

shoulders and stood up as he glanced out the large window and watched a boat full of teenagers, along with two older men, dock. “Looks like that’s my first job.” He nodded towards the window and the loud noises coming from the crowd of people on the docks, hoping the girl would take the change in discussion.
    “Roman.” Jenny stood and reached for his arm before he could leave. “I stand behind my decision to hire you, but if I think for one minute that you’re bad for Missy, I won’t hesitate to fire you on the spot.”
    He smiled quickly and nodded. “Gotcha.” He liked her even more for saying so.
    Then he walked out the back door to get trained for his new job, knowing he would do whatever it took to stick as close to Marissa—Missy—as possible.
    ***
    Missy slammed the door behind her and locked it. Then, for good measure, she leaned against it and braced herself. She’d run too fast to glance over her shoulder to see if he was following her. She’d always been able to outrun Roman.
    When everything remained quiet, she chanced a peek out the window and sighed when the street in front of her home was empty. Rushing to the back door, she opened her key drawer and pulled out the keys. She jumped behind the wheel of her car, her eyes darting everywhere as she pulled slowly out of the garage behind her house.
    She couldn’t hear anything over the roar of the V8 engine in her classic ’65 Ford Falcon. She’d put less than two thousand miles on the baby since she’d sprung for it a few years back, but when she peeled out of her driveway this time, she planned on putting a whole lot more miles on it.
    As she drove, even the car mocked her. She’d only bought the classic because Roman had always talked about getting his hands on the exact car one day. She couldn’t remember how many times he’d mentioned that he’d dreamed of the day when he could afford one, how he’d spend his time and money fixing it up.
    Fighting the urge to bang her head against the steering wheel, she gripped it tighter. It had been an impulse buy. She’d seen it sitting just down the street from her shop and had instantly felt like she knew the car. Maybe it was her subconscious telling her that she could be close to him.
    For years, she’d fought the urge to go back and see her family, to be a part of their lives again. Several times in the past, she’d chanced a day trip to Spring Haven. But each time she’d come back, empty hearted and full of fear that she’d been seen.
    By the time she finally pulled in front of the school, she had somewhat talked herself out of leaving, like last time. She wasn’t going to make the same mistake she’d made when she was young and stupid. After all, this time was different. This time he was in her town. Her home. Her business. After all, who was he to waltz in and turn her life upside down?
    It wasn’t like he scared her. No, just the opposite. After all, it wasn’t fear that had shot through her veins when he’d touched her.
    She tried not to think of how her body had responded to his touch. Or what it meant to her to see him again.
    She took a few moments to calm herself down before walking into the front office. Even though it was summer, she knew that Reagan would be totally engrossed in his studies. When he’d begged her to enroll him in the summer reading program, she’d hesitated. In the end, it had been a blessing, since he didn’t have to spend all of his summer stuck down at the store with her.
    When she walked towards the doorway of the small room, filled only with three kids and Mrs. Miller, the principal of the school, she sighed as she leaned her head against the glass in the door and watched her son.
    His dark head was down as he read from a book. She knew his dark eyes would take in every detail of the words he was silently reading. Even though he had already read the required summer class reading, he was totally engrossed in what he was doing. He always read when