#Chapter 88 – Home Again

A hand on my shoulder shakes me awake and I jump, gasping a little bit as my head spins to see Kent’s guard sitting next to me in the back seat of the SUV. “Sorry,” he says, tentative and pulling away. “I didn’t mean to scare you – we’re just…home.” “Oh,” I say, surprised, turning to see that we are indeed pulling around to the front of Kent’s house. “Oh, wow,” I murmur, turning back to the guard. “I was really out of it, wasn’t it?” He gives me a little smile and a shrug. “Only minor snoring. Minimal drool,” he quips, making me laugh. I narrow my eyes at him a little, working to remember. “Marco…right?” I hazard, and am rewarded with a wide grin on his face. “You got it, miss,” he says, giving me a nod as the car pulls to a stop out front. “Well, thanks, Marco,” I say, giving him a little smile. “For spending the night keeping me safe, and also waking me up before Kent found me slumped and snoring in the back of his car.” Marco laughs, shaking his head and leaning over me to