The Real Me (How to Tame a Heartbreaker Book 4) by Casey McMillin Read Free Book Online Page B

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    " Pastor Overstreet, did you go to that gun and knife show this weekend."
    "Naw. The Mrs. says I have enough knives as it is." He gave his wife a smile and wink before looking back at Jeremy. "She's probably right."
    Rick Overstreet was a champion knife thrower and avid collector. Jeremy, who was a fan of keeping his friends close and his enemies closer, had solicited lessons from Mr. Overstreet in an effort to convince him he was worthy of dating his daughter. Jeremy had three lessons so far, and to his own surprise, actually enjoyed their time together. He was quite good at throwing too.
    "I went with a couple of friends yesterday, and picked up a new switchblade," he said.
    "You got it on you?"
    "It's in the truck."
    "What did you get?"
    "A Gerber."
    "Nice," Rick said.
    "I like the Spyderco," Jax said.
    "What do you know? " Jeremy said, assuming Jax was just spouting off the only thing she knew about knives.
    "Jax can out-throw you any day, son," Rick said.
    "Yeah right," Jeremy said chuckling. He honestly thought they were joking around.
    "Jax knows how to throw a knife, Jeremy," Kate said. "I do too. Although, I'm not as good as her."
    Jeremy looked shocked at the news. How could they have overlooked telling him that their whole family was trained assassins? Okay, maybe it wasn't that dramatic, but it was still a shocker to learn your girlfriend knows how to chuck a knife at you if she wanted to.
    "I carry one all the time," Jax said. She leaned to one side so that she could take the knife out of the back pocket of her jeans. In one fluid motion she lifted and opened the automatic knife and then lowered it under again where she closed it and put it back into her pocket.
    " Geeeez! " Jeremy said.
    "That's the same as saying Jesus Jeremy," Cindy said.
    "Ma'am?"
    "When you say geez—it's the same as saying Jesus, because it makes us all think you're going to say Jesus."
    "Try saying oh my word next time you need to use an exclamation around our mom," Jax said. She stifled a smile. "She really likes oh my word . Oh, and my lands is a good choice too."
    They all laughed, even Rick, but Cindy just crossed her arms indignantly. "Go ahead and make fun of me. I was just telling Jeremy that in case he didn't know."
    Jeremy still looked a bit confused. "I honestly didn't know geez meant Jesus Mrs. Overstreet. I'm sorry about that."
    "That's very sweet of you," Jax said. "But mom doesn’t know if geez means Jesus or not. It probably just sounds like it to her. You should probably just use something more like goodness sakes alive or boy howdy when you're with our family. Geez is far too crude."
    Everyone at the table, including Cindy, laughed that time.
    "What's this boy's name." Kate asked , getting back to the subject of the coffee date.
    "Cole."
    "I like that name. There's a guy Jeremy's age at school named Cole Bruce."
    "I don't remember this guy's last name," Jax said. "He told me, but I can't think of it. It's something complicated—hyphenated, I think."
    " I can't believe you're going out with someone you don't even know," Rick said.
    "You said that already, dad. We just covered all this. It's coffee and I have my knife, remember?"
    "Call your mother when you finish, would you?"
    Jax sighed. "Dad I'm twenty-one—a grown woman."
    "Would you please just call your moth—"
    "Okay."
    "Thank you."
    "What's he look like?" Kate asked.
    "He's really cute," Jax said, smiling at her little sister. "He's got dirty blonde hair with light eyes and this beard that's about this long." Jax held her hand under her chin indicating a beard that was approximately three inches long.
    "How old is this man, honey?" Rick asked.
    "I don't know. He's young though, Dad. In his twenties, I assume."
    Jax was done talking about Cole and her coffee date. She went for a topic of conversation that was completely natural to her. She absolutely loved the small women's shelter where she volunteered and it was something she talked about on a