who had called the rest of their posse, and minutes later, they started arriving with their men too.
Jake and Shayla were first. “What’s wrong with people?” Jake muttered as he came inside.
Hendrix had gone straight for the rock and was taking pictures of it from several angles. Meanwhile, Parks was out front trying to figure out where the rock had been launched from and how.
“I’m going to see if any of the neighbors saw anything,” Hendrix informed Raeann as she stepped back outside.
“You’re so calm,” Shayla pointed out, glancing first at Raeann and then at Heather. “Both of you.”
“I’m no longer fazed,” Raeann informed her. When this all started up again after three years of reprieve, she’d been pissed and easily shaken, but not anymore. Now, it was once again a daily event.
Heather waved a dismissive hand through the air. “Used to it.”
Raeann rolled her eyes and smiled at her roommate. She wasn’t used to it, but she did put on a brave front every time some new shit thing happened. Raeann was grateful for that. It wouldn’t be forever. They were both looking for a place to move, separately of course. In Raeann’s case, she was hoping for Denver. It wouldn’t do any good to make the transfer until she had a legal new name though. She was waiting to hear from the lawyer about a court date. In the meantime, their stay here was obviously over. Heather in particular couldn’t live here any longer. It wasn’t safe. Raeann wasn’t so easily run off from her home, but she might eventually have to, especially if there was a hole in the window.
Neil showed up next. Mack and Christa were right behind him. Christa came straight to Raeann and gave her a hug. “Bex sends her love. She’s about to pop though, so she’s not leaving the house. And Bracken won’t leave her side either. She says he’s hovering.”
Raeann chuckled, grateful for the reminder that other people had lives. Good ones. A baby would be coming soon. That was exciting and worth feeling happy about. “I can only imagine. Bracken adores Bex. She walks on water.”
Heather made a fake swooning motion, swiping the back of her hand dramatically across her forehead.
After the police got all the pictures they wanted, Neil, Mack, and Jake started cleaning up the mess. They wouldn’t let any of the women get near the glass. Raeann was pretty sure Heather was swooning for real by the time the men had all the glass cleaned up. Raeann had caught Heather looking at Neil more than once.
Raeann had also called the super, and he’d arrived to download the camera footage for the police. He had a load of boards in his truck too, which the men helped nail over the hole.
Heather had her bag packed for work before any of the insanity started, and she excused herself to head out. She was flying a redeye tonight. She would check in with everyone tomorrow and figure out a place to stay until the window could be replaced.
“Come home with us,” Shayla said to Raeann.
Raeann stared at the boarded-up window and shook her head. “No. I’ll be fine.”
Christa shook her head. “You can’t stay here, especially alone. It’s not safe.”
Raeann sighed. “They’re not going to kill me. They just want to run me out of my house. If I give in, they win.”
“So, let them win this round.” The deep voice coming from the doorway belonged to Deacon.
Raeann’s heart stopped when she lifted her gaze to find him standing in the foyer, hands on his hips, brow furrowed. Who called him? Probably all of them.
“Pack a bag. You’re coming to my place.”
She narrowed her gaze at him and fought hard not to growl. His tone was demanding, but she knew it was because he was concerned.
He lifted a brow at her. “I mean it, Rae. Go pack whatever you need for a while. You’re not staying here.”
She swallowed. Damn, he looked fucking fine, especially all bossy and growly. He made it hard for her to protest, but there was no way in hell she could go to his house. Sleep there. No. As it was, she was falling apart inside just looking at him.
“’K. We’re just going to get going,” Shayla said as she grabbed Christa’s arm and nodded toward the men. “Call if you need anything at all.”
Suddenly, everyone but Deacon was gone, the door was closed, and Raeann stood in the silence alone with him. He was yards