Free In To Blue: Book One Of The Blue Series by Kassandra Klay Page A

whispers. 
    “Darlin, I know this is not the most ideal situation and I know that the two of you haven’t known each other for very long.  Robert Dobson thinks very highly of him.  He flew all the way down here just to make sure you were all right.  You are in serious danger darlin.  You could have died.   I know this may go against my better judgment but I promised your Daddy to take care of you.  Right now Mr. Harrison is our best option to keep you safe.  No one knows him and whoever is after you would never be able to find you in New York.”  I hate it when Uncle Rex is right.
    “Avery, I can handle the business side of things.  If you stay at the house you not only put yourself in danger but also Blue and all of our horses.  If you aren’t there then whoever is after you has no reason to come back to the house.”   Damn .   Buddy is right.   I will get him for that one.  He threw out the Blue card.  I start crying.  “I don’t want to leave you all.  I don’t want to leave my babies.”  “Don’t worry about us darlin.  We will take good care of Blue and all the horses.  We’ll be just fine.” 
    “How long do you expect me to be gone?”  “We know we can’t keep you away indefinitely but for now let’s say two weeks” Grant smiles.  I reluctantly agree.  I’m so upset about all of this but a part of me welcomes the rest, the change of scenery and a chance to be closer to Grant.  “Great.  Marie is packing your things and meeting you at the airport.” Buddy smiles.    I hug Buddy and Uncle Rex and tell them goodbye. 
    On the way to the airport we stop at the pharmacy and fill my prescriptions.  Once we make it to the airport, I hug Marie goodbye and Grant grabs my luggage.  We board Grant’s private jet and he helps me get buckled me in.  He walks into the cockpit and greets the pilot and co-pilot.  He returns and buckles himself in and within minutes the plane is taxiing to the runway and we are airborne. 
    Once we are in the air, Grant removes his seat belt and then helps me unbuckle mine. I start to cough.  “You ok.”  “Yeah.  My throat is just scratchy.”  A nice middle aged woman appears.  “Mr. Harrison can I get the two of you something to drink.”  She asks.  “Yes Claire, two waters please.”  Grant grabs my cough syrup and measures out the correct dose into the plastic measuring cup that came with the bottle. 
    Claire returns and hands us each a bottle of water.  Grant walks over and gives me the syrup.  I down the cough syrup.   Ugh!   It’s awful. I quickly take a sip of water to rinse the horrible taste out of my mouth.  “You need your rest.”  Grant grabs a pillow and a blanket and I lay down on the couch . I can’t believe I am going to New York with Grant .   Suddenly I realize I’m more tired than I thought.  It doesn’t take long before I fall sleep. 
    “Avery, wake up.  We need to get you buckled in.”  Half asleep, I slowly walk over and sit down in one of the seats.  Grant helps me get settled and buckles me in. The plane lands and we quickly exit the plane.  Grant has a car waiting for us.  We climb in and leave the airport.  I’m so sleepy.  That cough syrup must be pretty strong.  I pull out my phone and text Buddy.   I wanted to let him know we landed in New York City.  I also quickly text Julie telling her that I would be out of town for a few weeks but that I would call her later to explain.  I’m so tired.  I can’t even look at my phone anymore.  I put it in my pocket and I doze off. 
    I wake up to Grant carrying me into his house.  He takes me through the living area and down a hall to a bedroom.  He lays me on the bed, removes my boots, and lays a blanket on me.  I am completely wiped out.  Within a few minutes, I fall back to sleep. 
    When I wake it is dark outside.  I get up and start wandering around the house.  The house is immaculate.  I am trying to get a feel for