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pitch dark. Nothing but streetlamps light our march down the sidewalk. I constantly stumble to keep up with Reid’s long strides. It’s not because I’m staring at his ass in those jeans.
    Definitely not that.
    He pulls me down an alleyway that is lit only by the dim lamps hanging over the doorways. I point in the opposite direction. “My car is that way.”
    “I’ll get it later.” He pushes forward down the alley, never bothering to look back.
    We come out on another street where he stands looking up and down the block before motioning for me to follow him across the road. I still look twice each way even though the street is deserted. He waits next to a double-cab, gray truck. He flings the passenger side door open and pushes me inside. “Where are we going?”
    He ignores me, slamming the door in my face. Once he’s in the driver’s seat, I shoot him a dirty look and try again, this time a little less friendly. “Where are we going?”
    “I thought maybe we’d go to your house, let you hit me over the head again.” He glares over at me, gesturing toward his wound. “You know, to even it out, because I think it looks pretty stupid lopsided like this.”
    “Smartass.” I throw myself back into the seat and cross my arms as he backs out of the parking space. “No wonder you’re single.”
    He stops momentarily in the middle of the street with his hand on the gearshift, waiting to push it into drive. “What?”
    “I said you’re such a charmer.”
    He scowls at me. His pissed off face is growing on me. I grin back. With one swift jerk of his hand, the truck is in gear and we zoom down the back street. I fumble to find my seatbelt. My hands tremble as I click it into place.
    We are already on the road leading out of town when I look back out the window, watching the lights from downtown fade out of sight. His eyes are fixated on the road, his fingers running along the side of the steering wheel like he’s in a hurry.
    “Where are we going?” I ask, this time in a whisper, avoiding eye contact.
    I know it’s silly, because we just left a room full of witnesses, but I can’t stop picturing myself being thrown into a swamp full of snapping alligators like I’m Indiana Jones on my last crusade.
    “You wanted this.” Attention straight on the road, he refuses to look at me. “So we’ve got some things to straighten out.”
    It’s vague, but at least it’s an answer. However, I doubt he’d actually tell me if he planned to feed me to alligators. That would probably be counterproductive to his mission.
    I lean back in my seat and breathe, assuring myself that just because he wants me to leave town doesn’t mean he wants me dead. I become slightly less panicked when we pull into the driveway leading down to my house. The sound of the gravel is noisy as we skid into place just behind the trailer. He jumps out of the truck before I even notice he cut off the ignition. I scurry out, following him up the walk. He fumbles with his key in the lock.
    “Hey!” I peek over his shoulder and scowl. “You’ve got to stop doing that.”
    “Why?” He glares back, pushing the door open. “You’ve got a flashlight in your purse?”
    I stomp in behind him. “You can’t just come in anytime you feel like it. I appreciate you taking care of the house, but it’s mine now.”
    He stops in the middle of the room, and I stumble into his back. He turns around slowly, looking down at me. The house is dark; only the light of the moon shines through the windows, highlighting his face. He’s close. He could touch me if he wanted. It would make sense. His palm under my elbow, or his fingers against my waist.
    Except he doesn’t.
    “Fiona gave me this key when I was ten years old,” he whispers in the small space between us. “Everyone in our family has a key to this house.”
    I want to snap back at him, but I don’t know if I’m actually mad about the key or something else. I take a step back, and this time I