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lay down in her bedroom while he and Jared talked. He told her he would come and check on her in a little while. For some reason Sandi couldn't explain, she agreed, went to her room, and shut the door.
     

     
    "Tell me," Jared barked.
    "Black SUV, older model, tinted windows, single driver, male. He came out of nowhere and just floored it. He was gunning straight for her. If I hadn't gotten there when I did..." Danny didn't have to say more, both of them knew what would have happened.
    "Plates?" Jared asked.
    "There were none on the front, didn't get a look at the back. One minute he was there, the next he was gone. Any witnesses?"
    "No, no one was out this early. The coffee shop had just opened, and they were the ones who called it in. No one inside the shop saw a thing except you two flying through the air, and then they heard a car speeding away."
    "Now what?" Danny asked. "Someone is out to get her for some reason. We have to figure this out."
    "First and foremost, she is not to leave your sight. I will start digging around and see what I can come up with," Jared said and stood to leave. "I will call you when I find something." He let himself out of the apartment, and Danny bolted the door.
    He walked over to his bag and checked his nine-millimeter to make sure it was loaded to keep his mind occupied, of course, it was loaded, it always was.
    Now he had to go talk to Sandi.
     

     
    Sandi walked into her room and shut the door. She was shaking all over, why was this happening to her? Why would someone want to hurt her? She shrugged out of her jacket, and it dropped to the floor unnoticed. She crawled onto her bed and curled up in a ball. She reached up, grabbed her pillow, and began to sob into it. She was terrified.
    She heard her door open, but she kept her back to it, trying to hold back the emotion that was spilling out of her. The bed dipped as she felt strong arms envelop her from behind and pull her against a solid wall of muscle. He laid his head alongside hers, and she could hear his breathing in her ear.
    "I'm here, everything is going to be okay. We will get this creep and make this right," he said comfortingly.
    Her breath caught in her throat as the silent tears ran down her cheeks. She put her hands on top of his and squeezed gently. They laid there for some time before he shifted and brought her around to face him. His hand reached toward her, and he wiped away the tears from her cheek with his thumb. She looked into his eyes preparing herself to see the pity, but all she saw was sympathy and understanding. Danny had always had the gift of reading the emotions around him, knowing when someone was upset or in trouble. Jade had always said he was the one brother she could go to and talk to about her problems or woes. Now, as Sandi looked into his eyes, she realized that she truly loved this man. In that moment, she did what she wanted, had wanted to do for some time. She reached up and placed her palm on his cheek, leaned forward, and laid a gentle kiss on his lips. Danny seemed to freeze for all of five seconds before he took over the kiss. His tongue touched her lips, working his way inside of her mouth. He was the master of kissing, she thought as he took control of the kiss. His mouth demanded that she respond, and she did. She thought he would try to take it to the next level, but he seemed content with just kissing and petting her. His hands ran up and down her back while he took her mouth. God, his kisses were so potent she could have had an orgasm from just kissing the man. Just when she thought he would take it further, he pulled back and looked into her eyes.
    "Sandi, you are going through a lot right now. I know that if we don't stop now, I won't be able to, and I know that’s not what you want right now," Danny said gently.
    She sighed and snuggled under his chin so that he wouldn't be able to see the hurt in her eyes. She knew he was right, but that still didn't stop the pain in her heart,