Take Me for Granted (Take Me #1)(71)
Author: K.A. Linde

“I can live with that.”

He laughed and kissed my forehead. “I sure hope so because I’m not letting you go again. Next time you want space, can you not jet off to Boston for a few weeks?”

I laughed, taking it lightly. “Yeah, but I don’t think I’m going to need space again.”

“Oh, you underestimate me.”

I smacked him on the arm and rolled my eyes. “Why do I like you again?”

“Something to do with my charm.”

Charm. Right.

“What made you decide to come out here anyway?” I asked. “I mean…it’s freezing. I stopped by your place first, but obviously, you weren’t there.”

“I, uh…” He sighed. “I got into a fight with Donovan. He said that…well, that we wouldn’t work out, and I’d never get signed. I, more or less, told him to go to hell and that I’d prove him wrong.”

“With your fist?”

“He deserved it.”

“I’m sure he did.” I remembered the kiss Donovan had taken from me, and I pushed it out of my mind. I hadn’t wanted that one either. “You know you don’t have to prove anything to anyone.”

I reached out and laced our fingers together. He looked like he had more to say, but he couldn’t decide whether to tell me or not. I didn’t like the haunted look in his eyes, but I gave him the time he needed.

“There’s more…”

I squeezed his hand when he paused. “You can tell me,” I said, bracing myself for the worst.

“My dad is getting out of jail.”

“What?” I gasped. “When? How did this happen?”

“I just heard from my uncle today. I don’t know all the details.”

“Are you going to go see him?”

Grant’s eyes hardened. “No.”

“Do you think…he’s going to try to see you?”

After a moment, he answered, “Yes.”

I swallowed the fear that settled over me.

His father was a murderer, and he blamed Grant for what had happened.

“Do you think he’ll try to hurt you?”

“Yes,” he said flatly.

The End