he and Aiden moved up the steps.
“Will do.” Piper shot him a look of gratitude. “Thanks for running right over.”
“Glad to help.”
Zach followed Luke and Aiden out the door. The cooler air felt good against his face. “Thanks, Luke. You’re welcome to wait for Piper here, you know.”
“Wait for...?” Luke turned, his face questioning, and in that gaze Zach read exactly what he hoped to see. “I’ll see her at the house. Or the next time we stop by.”
An interested man would never brush off time with a woman like Piper. Zach understood that, and he shouldn’t be the least bit happy that Luke’s casual expression said there was nothing between him and the farmer next door. But he was happy. Very.
Luke eyed him, then smiled. “You thought I had something going with Piper.”
“Just didn’t want to get in anyone’s way,” Zach countered.
Luke laughed out loud. “Well, if you can get by Piper McKinney’s cop-phobic attitude, more power to you. Her old fiancé did quite a number on her, and Piper doesn’t have much use for cops these days.”
Zach’s arched brow invited Luke to continue, but Luke shook his head. “Not my story to tell, because Piper’s a good friend and has been for years, but if you do an internet search on Hunter Reilich, you’ll understand why she shies away from uniforms. Between her and Lucia, they don’t have a lot of trust in the system right now.”
Reilich? The dirty cop who aided and abetted a racketeering ring after his father bought his way into the Clearwater Police Department?
Zach had noted Lucia’s reticence. But Piper’s?
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