Have fun.
I wasn’t sure what I expected. Was I expecting him to tell me to stay at home?
It wasn’t long before Travis showed up, honking his horn from the driveway. I shook my head at his antics. He was so different from what I was used to. If he had done that with Cody still around, he’d have gotten his butt chewed out.
Making sure that the door was locked and the alarm set, I made my way out of the house with my purse across my chest.
Travis’s car was a small, dark blue Volkswagen and it fit him perfectly. He was a simple man and didn’t like the fancy, pricey things. He was much like myself in that department.
“Ready?” he asked as I pulled the seatbelt across my lap after getting into the car.
“Yep,” I answered, giving him a small smile. “Where are we going?”
“To the best place along the shopping strip,” he answered, backing out of the spot and turning the car around. “It’s not a place that Zach enjoys, but I have a feeling that you will like it.”
“If I don’t?” I challenged him.
“Then I’ll know not to take you there again,” Travis laughed.
“So, guess who called me today?” I asked as Travis gained speed. Glancing out the side window, I saw one of the black cars that belonged to one of my guards following closely behind.
“Who?” Travis asked, glancing my way.
“Lynn,” I stated. “And before you ask, no, she didn’t give her location.”
“What did she want?” Travis asked.
“She said she was worried about me and just checking up to see how I was doing,” I answered, looking out the window. “I don’t believe her. She’s up to something.”
“Why’s that?” Travis asked.
“I’ve been in this family long enough to know when there are ulterior motives behind actions,” was my answer. “I think she was just seeing if Zachariah really did what he promised with marrying me and she had heard about the car crash.”
“So, more like she was just checking to see if her plan for you was going well?” Travis guessed.
“Most likely,” I answered with a shrug.
“She’ll come out of hiding sooner or later. You know that, right?” Travis asked as we began to reach the outskirts of town.
“It’s what she will do that scares me,” I muttered. “I don’t know who she is anymore.”
“You have an army of men behind you,” Travis said. “No one will dare touch you again. Not unless they want to die.”
“I need to learn self-defense,” I stated. “I want to know how to protect myself.”
“I can help with that,” Travis answered. “Just have to run it by Zach, but I’m sure he won’t mind that idea. Every woman should know how to protect herself and I think you’d look badass with a gun, too.”
“Highly doubt Zachariah would let me even touch one of those,” I laughed out.
“Na, he’d like that idea just as much as I do, if not more,” Travis argued amusedly. “Bring it up to him later. He’ll be behind you one hundred percent.”
“You really think so?” I asked, shocked that Travis would think so.
“Positive,” he answered. “Julia knows how to handle a gun, but she should with who she’s married to and all. Even Violet knows.”
“What about Kenna?” I asked.
“She’s not a fan, but given her father was shot in a home invasion, I can’t blame her for that,” Travis answered. “Hey! You and Kenna should hang out sometime.”
