battle trained seal was threatened by someone who could be their grandmother.
I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
I opened the door, still holding my bat, and blocked the doorway so Declan couldn’t just walk in. I might be saving him from bad-ass Mrs. McGillicutty, but that didn’t mean I had to let him into my home.
He turned to look at me, still too shocked by the itty bitty woman with silver blue hair wearing her white Dobak and glaring at him like he was a nuisance to society.
I wasn’t so convinced about Declan being a nuisance to society, but he’d always been a nuisance to women in general.
Mrs. McGillicutty leaned over until she could look around Declan at me and then asked, “Is he bothering you, precious? I’m still warmed up from practice down at the senior center, and I can probably front snap kick his posterior down the stairs and out of here.”
Declan snorted, looked at me to see my one eyebrow raised in a ‘Are you stupid’ look, and then he looked back to my elderly neighbor in confusion.
Whipping his head back around, he whispered, “She’s serious?”
I didn’t get a chance to answer.
“You’re darn tootin’ I’m serious, young man! Don’t you look down on me because I’m a woman with wrinkles. I’ll have you know you’re looking at the Dade County 60 and Up Tae Kwon Do 2014 Champion. That means not only can I kick your rear end, I can do it without needing any arthritis cream afterwards!”
Apparently, I shouldn’t have asked fate, God, or whoever the hell it had been listening to me if it could get any worse. It just had. I had to save the big bad seal idiot from a little, old lady.
Grabbing Declan’s arm, I pulled him backwards, until he was standing in my apartment. Looking back at Mrs. McGillicutty, I apologized, “I’m so sorry, Nancy. This is just a misunderstanding. I’ll straighten it out and send him on his way. This won’t happen again.”
She didn’t look very convinced with my plea. “You don’t put up with any of his nonsense, Kara. If you need me to kick him out, I’ll be here.”
I heard Declan snort a laugh behind me, and as much as I didn’t want to see my former brother-in-law, I had to agree with him over the hilarity of the situation.
Doing my best not to laugh, I reigned in the smile threatening to spread across my face and managed to keep it to a small tilt of one side of my lips. The old woman’s eyes narrowed on the action, and I replied hastily before I accidentally managed to piss her off.
“Thank you so much, Mrs. McGillicutty. I promise I’ll let you know if I need you. Hope you have a good day!”
Giving her my most sincere smile, I walked back through my doorway and closed the door behind me. After that little episode, I’d decided Mrs. McGillicutty was the shit, and I wanted to be like her when I grew up.
Propping my bat back up against the corner by my door, I turned to face Declan who popped up an eyebrow as he looked at the bat.
“I didn’t think this neighborhood was that rough. Surely you don’t need to use that with the bad ass ninja living across the hall from you?”
It was my turn to snort. Shaking my head, I replied, “No, it’s not a rough neighborhood. That doesn’t mean, as a single woman living alone, I shouldn’t take precautions when answering my door.”
He nodded his head. “Good thinking.” He then gave me a meaningful look and said, “Glad you’re taking care of yourself. You damn near worried us all to death when you disappeared on us, Kara. I thought Grandpa Pat would have a heart attack.”
Throwing my hand up in the direction of his face, I snapped, “Stop the madness already. You’re so full of shit. Grandpa Pat was healthier than some thirty-year-olds when I left, so don’t bother to tell that lie again. Looks like some things haven’t changed. You’re still throwing around your ‘I’m an expert interrogator who likes to fuck with people’s heads’ persona.”
Crossing his
I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
I opened the door, still holding my bat, and blocked the doorway so Declan couldn’t just walk in. I might be saving him from bad-ass Mrs. McGillicutty, but that didn’t mean I had to let him into my home.
He turned to look at me, still too shocked by the itty bitty woman with silver blue hair wearing her white Dobak and glaring at him like he was a nuisance to society.
I wasn’t so convinced about Declan being a nuisance to society, but he’d always been a nuisance to women in general.
Mrs. McGillicutty leaned over until she could look around Declan at me and then asked, “Is he bothering you, precious? I’m still warmed up from practice down at the senior center, and I can probably front snap kick his posterior down the stairs and out of here.”
Declan snorted, looked at me to see my one eyebrow raised in a ‘Are you stupid’ look, and then he looked back to my elderly neighbor in confusion.
Whipping his head back around, he whispered, “She’s serious?”
I didn’t get a chance to answer.
“You’re darn tootin’ I’m serious, young man! Don’t you look down on me because I’m a woman with wrinkles. I’ll have you know you’re looking at the Dade County 60 and Up Tae Kwon Do 2014 Champion. That means not only can I kick your rear end, I can do it without needing any arthritis cream afterwards!”
Apparently, I shouldn’t have asked fate, God, or whoever the hell it had been listening to me if it could get any worse. It just had. I had to save the big bad seal idiot from a little, old lady.
Grabbing Declan’s arm, I pulled him backwards, until he was standing in my apartment. Looking back at Mrs. McGillicutty, I apologized, “I’m so sorry, Nancy. This is just a misunderstanding. I’ll straighten it out and send him on his way. This won’t happen again.”
She didn’t look very convinced with my plea. “You don’t put up with any of his nonsense, Kara. If you need me to kick him out, I’ll be here.”
I heard Declan snort a laugh behind me, and as much as I didn’t want to see my former brother-in-law, I had to agree with him over the hilarity of the situation.
Doing my best not to laugh, I reigned in the smile threatening to spread across my face and managed to keep it to a small tilt of one side of my lips. The old woman’s eyes narrowed on the action, and I replied hastily before I accidentally managed to piss her off.
“Thank you so much, Mrs. McGillicutty. I promise I’ll let you know if I need you. Hope you have a good day!”
Giving her my most sincere smile, I walked back through my doorway and closed the door behind me. After that little episode, I’d decided Mrs. McGillicutty was the shit, and I wanted to be like her when I grew up.
Propping my bat back up against the corner by my door, I turned to face Declan who popped up an eyebrow as he looked at the bat.
“I didn’t think this neighborhood was that rough. Surely you don’t need to use that with the bad ass ninja living across the hall from you?”
It was my turn to snort. Shaking my head, I replied, “No, it’s not a rough neighborhood. That doesn’t mean, as a single woman living alone, I shouldn’t take precautions when answering my door.”
He nodded his head. “Good thinking.” He then gave me a meaningful look and said, “Glad you’re taking care of yourself. You damn near worried us all to death when you disappeared on us, Kara. I thought Grandpa Pat would have a heart attack.”
Throwing my hand up in the direction of his face, I snapped, “Stop the madness already. You’re so full of shit. Grandpa Pat was healthier than some thirty-year-olds when I left, so don’t bother to tell that lie again. Looks like some things haven’t changed. You’re still throwing around your ‘I’m an expert interrogator who likes to fuck with people’s heads’ persona.”
Crossing his
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