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Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 45
When they had arrived at the station, Jodi wasn’t walking fast enough for Marty, so he scooped her up in the parking lot and carried her in.The rookie and Patty were knocked out cold when they had arrived. The pale man, who Jodi learned later was called Ghost, was walking down the hall towards them. He had on an orange jumpsuit. The conversation played out in Jodi’s mind.“I told you, Paul. Ghost got captured because he wanted to be. He already took care of the pests,” Marty bragged as he held Jodi in his arms. “You have time to figure out which office is Kirby’s?”The frightening man nodded and pointed down the hall.“Aw, he didn’t take my old office? Figures. Kirby needs a lot of space for that ego of his," Marty said. “We brought you some decent clothes, Ghost,” Paul stated, all the while having a gun pointed at Jackie and Bonnie. “I’ll need your help bandaging this graze I got in the shootout, my friend.”Now, they were in Matt’s office waiting for him to show up. Jodi knew he w
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 46
Everything went into slow motion. The sound of Jackie screaming Jodi’s name bounced off the walls of the office. Bonnie’s screams were like she was in a wind tunnel.Matt flung his body over Jodi’s. His chest and stomach protected her head and chest. The sound of glass shattering and bullets firing startled the three men that held them captive.“Ahhh!” Paul shouted.“Shit!” Marty yelled. He must have been so surprised that he let Jackie go because Jodi heard Jackie next to the couch.“Jodi!” Jackie screamed.“I’m okay,” Jodi answered as she was pressing against Matt’s chest. “Matt, get up.”“He can’t,” Jackie sobbed. “He’s been shot.”Stings of fear shot through her body. “No. Matt. Matt,” Jodi cried as she squeezed her head from under him so she could see what was going on.Jacobs had his gun on Ghost who was using Bonnie as a shield. Williamson pointed his gun at Marty who was pointing his weapon back at Williamson. The back door to Matt’s office was wide open. The glass window in t
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 47
Jodi slowly paced the floor of the waiting room along with a couple of deputies. The EMTs had arranged for Matt to be flown to Phoenix. Matt Kirby had been in surgery for three hours. While they were there, Jackie checked on George. He was unconscious, but he was breathing on his own. However, the next twenty-four hours were critical for him. When Matt had been wheeled into surgery, Jackie had insisted that Jodi get checked out. The emergency room doctor was very discreet. It took an hour and a half for him to do an ultrasound, check her lungs, and to take her blood. In the end, the doctor told her to keep drinking liquids and gargle warm salt water for her throat. Everything was fine on the baby front, but the doctor told her to stay off her feet for at least another week as a precaution. As soon as the doctor released her, Jodi had gone back to the waiting room. Williamson had stayed behind to run disaster operations in town. He had wanted to come
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 48
Four days later, Jackie arrived at the hospital in Phoenix to see George. She walked into his room. He was sitting up in bed. George’s recovery was going well. If it continued, he would be out in two days.The town was still a mess. Bonnie couldn’t salvage anything from her house. Seven people were injured from the fires. Five of the homes that burned had no one in them. The owners had left town.Jackie had notified Tommy’s family in New York. They sent for his body. They had no choice but to cremate him since no one could get his body out of Bonnie’s house.Everyone had learned why and how Ghost got his nickname and it wasn’t because of his pale skin. Williamson had locked him in a cell while everyone waited for the ambulance to come for Matt. When Williamson had gone back to the station after leading the disaster efforts, Ghost was gone. Williamson had sworn up and down that he had frisked Ghost before he put him in the cell. He had taken Ghost's lock pick from him. An APB was put
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 49
Four months later . . . Matt Kirby worked on next year’s budget when someone knocked on the glass of his office door. “Come in.” The door opened. It was Mindy Pandock. She had golden blonde hair and the biggest smile in town. “Hi, Sheriff, I hope I’m not disturbing you. Deputy Williamson said it was okay for me to come on back.” “It’s fine. Come in,” Matt said. Mindy was a lovely woman. When he had come home from the hospital four months ago, Mindy, along with some other neighbors, helped him change his bandages. They had also brought him food at the station and at home. When he had fully recovered, Mindy continued to bring him food once a week. Mindy carried her trusty brown, wicker picnic basket. She closed the door behind her. “I brought chocolate chip cookies for the deputies, but I saved some for you,” she said and sat the basket down on the desk. She pulled out a Ziploc bag full of cookies. She also pulled out two sandw
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 50: She's Baack!
Mindy took his hand and led him upstairs, talking the whole way. She talked about how Cindy got the bedroom at the end of the hall. Then she talked about the décor in her bedroom. She was babbling because she was nervous. Matt thought it was cute. Yet, he wasn’t going to let a couple of old dolls and teddy bears get in his way. Mindy struck a match and lit a white scented candle on her nightstand. “You don’t mind, do you? The smell relaxes me.” “Not at all,” he said and gently pulled her into his arms. Her breath caught.Matt placed one hand on her face and moved it into her hair. She swung her neck back and exhaled. “Feel good?” “Yes,” she sighed. “Turn around,” he whispered. She did. Matt shoved his hands into her thick blonde hair and gently massaged her scalp. He nuzzled his face against her hair. It smelled like strawberries. The smell drove him wild. She was like a delicate flower that was begg
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 51
It had been four weeks since Rita brought Jodi home to Garvey’s. Jodi had been in her room the whole time. She barely ate. She barely spoke. Jodi slept all the time. There were times Barbara, Garvey’s front desk manager, would walk by her room and hear Jodi crying. Every time Barb entered the room, Jodi would stop crying and act like she wasn’t crying. Jackie struggled to cover for Jodi. No one knew she had been pregnant when she had left town other than Jackie and her now ex-boyfriend, George. Trina, the head bartender, Daniel, the head chef, Barb, and the waitresses had flooded Jackie with the same questions. Why was Jodi so depressed? What happened while she was away? Jackie had said she couldn’t tell them anything until Jodi was better and to keep quiet about her being back in town. The last thing Jodi needed was news of her return getting back to Matt Kirby. Jackie was afraid Matt would rush Garvey’s, and tear the place apart to see her. Jodi couldn’t take
Garvey's (The Garvey Series 1) Chapter 52
Two weeks later, Jackie and Barb were reviewing reservations when Jodi and Billy walked into the hotel lobby. They had gone out for a swim. Billy wore checkered swim shorts. Jodi wore a green one-piece bathing suit.They were breathing heavy, but they were smiling.“You didn’t overdo it out there, did you?” Jackie asked with concern.“No, Mom. I didn’t,” Jodi joked.Jackie and Billy had taken Jodi to her old doctor in Phoenix two days ago. He had told her light exercise would do her good, but Jackie didn’t want Jodi to push herself. He had also renewed her medications and put her on the pill. Other than going to Phoenix, Jodi hadn’t left the hotel.“She’s fine. So much so, Jodi wants to go into town for a party. The town’s anniversary is it?” Billy asked.Jackie’s eyebrows shot up. Oh no, Matt will more than likely be there. Even though Jodi is a lot better than what she was, she can’t handle seeing him, yet. Knowing Matt, he’ll approach her and fire off questions like a pop gun.“It
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