Serving Pride by Jill Sanders Read Free Book Online

smiled. “Next Tuesday.”
     
    “Hmm, maybe I can
plan our outing next time.”
     
    “You didn’t like
the dinner?” She watched his eyebrows crinkle.
     
    “Oh, no! I loved
it. I especially enjoyed seeing the house. I was just thinking
about maybe doing something special for you.”
     
    “Amelia, you don’t
have to do anything special.” He pulled into her mother’s drive and
when he cut the engine, he turned and looked at her and pulled her
closer. “I just want to be with you.” He kissed her again and she
knew she couldn’t get enough of him.
     
    Finally she pulled
back and smiled up at him. “I still want to plan something. Make
sure you dress warm and bring a jacket. I’ll pick you up around
ten.” She started to get out of the car.
     
    “Wait,” he reached
for his door handle.
     
    “No, you don’t have
to walk me to the door. Besides, if my mother answered, how would
you explain that?” She smiled and nodded towards his crotch and the
bulge in his pants.
     
    He laughed. “Fair
enough. Good night.”
     
    Amelia did
everything she could to fill her time until she saw Robert again.
She visited the Jordan’s at the hospital, where Iian had woken a
few days earlier. When she walked into the room to visit, Lacey had
informed her of his condition.
     
    “He’s having some
difficulty hearing. They’re still running some tests, but it seems
to be permanent.” She could see the struggle in her friend’s face.
She sat with Lacey for a few hours while Iian rested. She
remembered him as a scrawny kid who had always been underfoot when
she had spent the night at her friends. But now his feet almost
hung off the hospital bed. He still looked skinny and with all the
injuries, he looked pale and weak.
     
    After a few hours
of visiting with Lacey, a tall man with curly blonde hair and
wire-rimmed glasses came in with Todd.
     
    “Amelia, this is
Matthew Kimble. He’s our neighbor and friend.” She shook his hand
and watched as he walked over to Iian’s bed and wrote something on
the notepad they were using to communicate with him. She quietly
excused herself and hugged Lacey, promising she’d be back later in
the week to visit again.
     
    She had a few
friends in Pride and had made a point to visit each of them, but
felt closest to Lacey now, especially since they’d both just lost
their fathers.
     
    On the short drive
home, she couldn’t stop thinking about Robert and the anticipation
for Tuesday would bubble up. When she hit the outskirts of town,
she saw the lights behind her car and heard the siren. Smiling, she
pulled over into a turnoff and stopped.
     
    She watched him
walk up to the car in her side mirror. When he walked up to her
window, she couldn’t stop thinking about getting him out of his
uniform.
     
    “Mrs. Blake.” He
nodded.
     
    “Good evening,
Sheriff. Is there anything in particular I can do for you today?”
His smile was fast and potent. He cleared his throat and leaned
down and kissed her right through her car window. She grabbed a
hold of his hair and kept him there until she had had her fill of
his mouth. She thought she heard a car horn honk at them, but she
didn’t care. She just enjoyed the feel of his hair in her hands and
his lips on hers.
     
    “You’re going to
get me fired if you keep that up.” He braced his hands on her car
door and leaned towards her. His smile was
infectious.
     
    “Is it Tuesday
yet?” She smiled at him.
     
    “I wish. I get off
around ten tonight. Any chance you’ll still be up? I can always
swing by and we can neck on your front porch.”
     
    “I wish. I have an
early interview tomorrow at the clinic. I think Tammy is going to
hire me. She’s been trying to move some things around in her budget
to make room for me. I think she wants to see what I’m made
of.”
     
    “Wow, that would be
great. I know you’ll get the job.” He waved at another car that
passed them.
     
    “Damn, that was
Mary. Now it will be all over