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"I miss, but I do hit the board, and all eight cans tumble to the ground as a result. "I win," I tell him. "The goal was to knock down the cans, right? I knocked down all eight with one bullet. Can't beat that." "I'm afraid that's not how it works, love."
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"Abel was arrested. So was the guy with me. Help me get Delia out of the trunk." His expression borders on horror. "Well, you knew you'd have to let her out eventually when you put her in there, didn't you?"
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"Before you start what?" He shakes his head. "Not telling. You have to come and see." There's a mischievous light in his eyes, and in that moment he looks so very much like his eight-year-old self, waiting for my decision to hire him as a guide at the Expo. Who could say no to those big, dark puppy-dog eyes? I laugh. "Okay, okay. You win." And even though I don't want to give him false hope, I can tell from his smile that I have."
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"She doesn't say anything for a few seconds. "Are you sure, Kate? A year is a long time, especially at your age." "True. It would be a shame for you to miss my first step." She rolls her eyes. "You know what I mean."
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"We both look up as Katherine, Connor, and Dad enter the kitchen. Kiernan tries to be polite and stand, but I'm on the outside of the bench, and the table has him wedged in, so the most he can manage is a half crouch, which looks terribly uncomfortable. I grab the back of his shirt and tug him back down to the bench. "Dad, Connor, this is Kiernan. Katherine, you've already met." "He's changed quite a bit in the past thirteen years, however," she says. "And I suspect that I've changed even more in the past five decades." Kiernan returns her smile. "It's good to see you again." Dad steps forward and shakes Kiernan's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you." "My privilege, Mr. Keller." "It's Harry, please. You saved my daughter's life, so I think we can dispense with the formalities." I've rarely seen Kiernan blush, but he does now, and then he nods. "Harry, then. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Connor follows Dad's lead and steps forward to take Kiernan's hand. "I'm Connor Dunne. And you can call me Mr. Dunne." There's a slight twinkle in Connor's eye, so I think he's joking. But whether he meant it that way or not, Kiernan laughs. "The hell I will, sonny boy. You need to show your elders the proper respect, or I'll take you behind the barn and give you a good strapping." Connor snorts. "No barn, and I'd love to see you try."
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"Connor follows Dad's lead and steps forward to take Kiernan's hand. "I'm Connor Dunne. And you can call me Mr. Dunne." There's a slight twinkle in Connor's eye, so I think he's joking. But whether he meant it that way or not, Kiernan laughs. "The hell I will, sonny boy. You need to show your elders the proper respect, or I'll take you behind the barn and give you a good strapping." Connor snorts. "No barn, and I'd love to see you try."
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"I fake an annoyed look at his interruption. "As I was saying, your ego doesn't need to be inflated." But as I say the words, I realize that I don't think they're true. Every now and then I catch him watching me at an unguarded moment, and his eyes are so vulnerable I almost feel like I'm looking at his eight-year-old self. He clearly enjoys the banter back and forth, however, and we seem to drop into that routine naturally."
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"And I'm just thinking he doesn't have the right to guilt-trip me about this when he says, "I'm not out to make you feel bad. You were upset, and it's only natural you'd seek out comfort. It's just . . ." "You needed comfort, too." "Yeah. I'm not asking you to hold my hand and tuck me into bed at night, not that I'll argue if you find yourself so inclined. But we're partners until this is over, and I'd like to think that you at least consider me a friend--oh, Kate, don't cry, okay? You look like a shamed pup, and I never want to make you feel that way. If you cry, I'll end up crying, too."
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Kiernan doesn't answer. He just turns toward the door and walks out, limping. He bangs both the cabin door and the porch door on his way out. Pretty sad for someone who seems to think he's being the adult here.
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"And then I had to jump back and get my gun. I thought it was in your room." I glare at him. " gun was in my room. Yours wasn't, because this afternoon." "Because I couldn't find it in your--"
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