no less.” Katie grabbed the duffle bag and together they headed for the cars.
“That’s a bit scary. On second thought, I like it. I can use it. Don’t fuck with me or I’ll have my best friend shoot your ass .” She deepened her voice so she sounded influential.
Katie chuckled and then stopped. Jules took additional steps until she noticed Katie missing from her side.
“Do we have a couple hours of daylight left?” Katie asked.
“Yeah, quite a bit.” She shifted the tote bag to her other hand. “Why?”
An opportunity presented itself. Katie had time to kill before returning to the hotel. Visiting Ben and shopping for a jacket were on her agenda, but she didn’t believe those tasks would take long.
“Want to learn how to shoot one? I’m sure it will look good on that FBI application.”
“Seriously?” Her elevated tone revealed her excitement.
“Why don’t you put that in my trunk, then come meet me behind the barn. There’s a place Kyle and I used to go in the woods, not far from here. We can shoot a couple of rounds and chat. I know it’s not shopping or roller skating–”
“I’m in. I’m in. Just give me two minutes.” Jules said, jumping and smiling.
Laughter and joy filled Katie as Jules rushed to the cars. Her friend was an amazing person and Katie always enjoyed Jules’s company. What better time was there than the present to fill up on togetherness since Jules would be gone for a week? Not only that, maybe the time had come for Katie to share some of her combat skills with others. Based on Jules’s reaction to her offer, if Katie decided to advertise her services as a trainer, Jules would probably stand first in line to learn. Maybe something good could come from Kyle’s demise.
Then again, maybe Katie was making a big mistake in thinking Jules could handle a gun. Her best friend was a roller skating disco babe and proud of it.
“Only one way to find out if I’m wrong,” Katie mused as she turned and headed for the back of the barn.
8
“That was so much fun,” Jules said as she lifted the lid to the trunk. “But my arms and shoulder are sore.”
Katie placed the duffle bag in Jules’s car. “I’m proud of you. You hit several cans.”
“And I probably killed a couple of trees too.”
Katie shut the back of the trunk and created a low thump. “I killed plenty myself when I first learned how to shoot.”
“Can we come back some time?” Jules asked while they walked along the side of her car.
“Yeah, we should. Once things settle down, we’ll make it a point.”
Jules stopped and opened her door.
“I’ll train you how to use regular guns too.”
“Cool.” Jules slid into her driver’s seat. “Hey, are all these guns registered to Kyle?”
Katie shot her gaze to the barn. She’d completely forgotten Kyle had listed everything in her name in case law enforcement ever got hold of one of the weapons. She’d always considered them his. Everything belonged to him, except her car. In reality, she had a wealth of weapons valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars in her name.
“Uh, yeah, all those weapons and the ones I left behind are recorded under my name.”
“That’s good. If you ever need money, I’m sure someone would buy them.” Jules gunned her car’s engine and lowered her window.
Katie nodded and held back commenting. She disapproved of the idea, but might have to consider it. Since she’d withdrawn a sizeable amount from her savings account to send Jules and Joe on vacation, she might need more cash in the near future.
“So I’ll see you back at my place?”
“Yep. I have to make a stop first, but I’ll be there shortly.” Katie stepped away from the car.
“See you soon.”
Katie walked to her Camaro as Jules drove off and headed down the long driveway. The afternoon had flown by while Katie taught Jules how to use a rifle. Although evening had arrived, she still had time to lock her weapons in Jules’s shed,
“That’s a bit scary. On second thought, I like it. I can use it. Don’t fuck with me or I’ll have my best friend shoot your ass .” She deepened her voice so she sounded influential.
Katie chuckled and then stopped. Jules took additional steps until she noticed Katie missing from her side.
“Do we have a couple hours of daylight left?” Katie asked.
“Yeah, quite a bit.” She shifted the tote bag to her other hand. “Why?”
An opportunity presented itself. Katie had time to kill before returning to the hotel. Visiting Ben and shopping for a jacket were on her agenda, but she didn’t believe those tasks would take long.
“Want to learn how to shoot one? I’m sure it will look good on that FBI application.”
“Seriously?” Her elevated tone revealed her excitement.
“Why don’t you put that in my trunk, then come meet me behind the barn. There’s a place Kyle and I used to go in the woods, not far from here. We can shoot a couple of rounds and chat. I know it’s not shopping or roller skating–”
“I’m in. I’m in. Just give me two minutes.” Jules said, jumping and smiling.
Laughter and joy filled Katie as Jules rushed to the cars. Her friend was an amazing person and Katie always enjoyed Jules’s company. What better time was there than the present to fill up on togetherness since Jules would be gone for a week? Not only that, maybe the time had come for Katie to share some of her combat skills with others. Based on Jules’s reaction to her offer, if Katie decided to advertise her services as a trainer, Jules would probably stand first in line to learn. Maybe something good could come from Kyle’s demise.
Then again, maybe Katie was making a big mistake in thinking Jules could handle a gun. Her best friend was a roller skating disco babe and proud of it.
“Only one way to find out if I’m wrong,” Katie mused as she turned and headed for the back of the barn.
8
“That was so much fun,” Jules said as she lifted the lid to the trunk. “But my arms and shoulder are sore.”
Katie placed the duffle bag in Jules’s car. “I’m proud of you. You hit several cans.”
“And I probably killed a couple of trees too.”
Katie shut the back of the trunk and created a low thump. “I killed plenty myself when I first learned how to shoot.”
“Can we come back some time?” Jules asked while they walked along the side of her car.
“Yeah, we should. Once things settle down, we’ll make it a point.”
Jules stopped and opened her door.
“I’ll train you how to use regular guns too.”
“Cool.” Jules slid into her driver’s seat. “Hey, are all these guns registered to Kyle?”
Katie shot her gaze to the barn. She’d completely forgotten Kyle had listed everything in her name in case law enforcement ever got hold of one of the weapons. She’d always considered them his. Everything belonged to him, except her car. In reality, she had a wealth of weapons valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars in her name.
“Uh, yeah, all those weapons and the ones I left behind are recorded under my name.”
“That’s good. If you ever need money, I’m sure someone would buy them.” Jules gunned her car’s engine and lowered her window.
Katie nodded and held back commenting. She disapproved of the idea, but might have to consider it. Since she’d withdrawn a sizeable amount from her savings account to send Jules and Joe on vacation, she might need more cash in the near future.
“So I’ll see you back at my place?”
“Yep. I have to make a stop first, but I’ll be there shortly.” Katie stepped away from the car.
“See you soon.”
Katie walked to her Camaro as Jules drove off and headed down the long driveway. The afternoon had flown by while Katie taught Jules how to use a rifle. Although evening had arrived, she still had time to lock her weapons in Jules’s shed,
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