Sour Grapes (A Savannah Reid Mystery #6)
“Thankful to see the kid in one piece, Savannah holstered her Beretta and held out her arms. Atlanta flew into them, sobbing.
"What is it, sweetheart?" Savannah asked, trying to peel her sister off so that she could check her for injuries.
"What's wrong?" "Was it you who screamed, Atlanta?" Ryan asked. He still had his gun drawn, but was holding it behind his thigh and out of sight Atlanta nodded vigorously and tried to squeak out a couple of words, but she was crying too hard.
Mrs. Lippincott c...ame running up behind them, followed by half a dozen of the staff members. Excited and alarmed, they were all trying to talk at once.
. .
"What happened?" Mrs. Lippincott demanded. "What's going on here, and why are you crying, Ms. Reid?" Savannah held up one hand in a manner that clearly said, "Back off." "Wait there please," she said. "Let us take care of this for the moment." Mrs. Lippincott seemed to get the message, and she took a couple of steps backward. "Okay, okay," she said to the staff, "quiet down.MoreLess
"What is it, sweetheart?" Savannah asked, trying to peel her sister off so that she could check her for injuries.
"What's wrong?" "Was it you who screamed, Atlanta?" Ryan asked. He still had his gun drawn, but was holding it behind his thigh and out of sight Atlanta nodded vigorously and tried to squeak out a couple of words, but she was crying too hard.
Mrs. Lippincott c...ame running up behind them, followed by half a dozen of the staff members. Excited and alarmed, they were all trying to talk at once.
. .
"What happened?" Mrs. Lippincott demanded. "What's going on here, and why are you crying, Ms. Reid?" Savannah held up one hand in a manner that clearly said, "Back off." "Wait there please," she said. "Let us take care of this for the moment." Mrs. Lippincott seemed to get the message, and she took a couple of steps backward. "Okay, okay," she said to the staff, "quiet down.MoreLess
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