Acquiring Trouble
you."
"No offens e, but you couldn’t handle what I saw or had to do." Miles flashed back briefly to the feeling of his hands around a terrorist's neck the second b efore he snapped it.
"Miles. I can handle it. But if you don't want to talk about it, then let's hear about Morgan , then and now." Pierce sat down and absently started to scratch Bill's head.
"Fine. If it’ ll make you leave. She kissed me the night I graduated and it was the kind of kiss that stays with you after all these years. We may have kissed since she came back in town and it may have been even better that it was the first time."
"Oh, so she's using sex against you. How can you fall for that?" Pierce laughed.
" I’d never fall for that," Miles said indignantly.
"Oh no? She's out talking to the farmers and you're here moping about her instead of using it against her."
"You may be onto something, Pierce. Turn the tables against her and use sex appeal against her ."
"Well, let me know how it goes next week at poker night." Pierce stood up and turned to go.
"Hey, Pierce."
"Y e a h ?"
"Thanks for the advice." Miles watched as Pierce ' s face transformed back into a boyish grin.
"You're welcome."
Chapter Nine
Morgan thanked the farmer and watched as he drove off down the bare field in his tractor. Last week she had managed to get some signatures and even turn one of Miles' s members, but this week was something entirely different. It didn’t matter that in the month she’d been here she had garnered a good number of signatures when this week she had failed to get any.
She tucked the unsigned paper back into her leather satchel and started the long trek back to her car through what would be a sweet corn field come summer . Her four - inch heels sunk n icely into the ground. It took her ten minutes to walk back to her car. She was dirty, cold , and pissed. A Keeneston s heriff cruiser sat directly behind her car . Great. Was she going to be arrested again? It was the one thing missing from her teenage days: Old Sheriff Red watching her like a hawk and bringing her to the jail to scare her straight —m ost of the time for things she didn't even do. So, what was Red going to arrest her for now?
Morgan put on her best game face and then cringed when she saw her reflection in the car window. Her game face resembled a very nasty scowl. The door to th e cruiser opened and a woman in jeans and a black fleece with a gold star embroidered on the chest got out of the car. Was she being punked ? Where was Red?
"Expecting someone else?"
"Yea h , where's Red?"
"Arizona. He retired there this year."
"And you're the new sheriff?"
"No, my brother-in-law is sheriff."
"Ah, small town nepotism at its best. How I’ve missed this place." Morgan rolled her eyes and then realized she might be close to crossing the line. She really didn't want to be arrested for some bogus charge.
"Ha! I knew I’ d like you," the woman laughed, resting her hand s on her hips .
Morgan just stared at the woman in total confusion. Her red hair wa s pulled back into a pony tail that bounced as she laughed. She was slightly taller than her own five feet five inches and lo oked very athletic, except for a slightly rounded belly . She also looked very comfortable with having a gun on her hip.
"So, who are you and what can I do for you?" Morgan asked cautiously.
"I'm Annie Davies. I just wanted to meet you."
"Davies? Which one are you married to? And which one is sheriff?"
"I’ m married to Cade. He's a teacher and football coach at the high school. We just had a baby at Christmas, but I had to come meet you. Oh, and Marshall is no w the sheriff," Annie told her.
"I can see Marshall being sheriff. Bu t, Cade married to a deputy ? W ere you like a kindergarten teacher before and then got this job when you married in to the family?"
"Me? Kindergarten teacher! Ha rdly ! No, I was an undercover DEA agent before I married into the family. I took a step down in my career, but it's been great."
"You were an undercover DEA agent? You're messing with me right?"
"Nope. I transferred up here two years ago from Miami."
"So, why exactly did you want to meet me?" Morgan asked in amazement.
"I had to meet the other black sheep. When Cy comes home there'll be three of us , " Annie smiled .
Morgan couldn't imagine what she was talking about. This woman in front of her was as far from a black sheep as she was from a movie star. And what did Cy have to do with it? If
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