Chapter 5Joey
Ellis grabbed my arm, and then Owen was there, holding me back from the urgent need to stomp Deputy Logan into the dirt.
“Whoa, whoa…” Owen said, his tone actually calming for some reason.
His arms came around me from behind, and he pulled me against himself.
Patrick climbed to his feet and brushed dust off his uniform. He glanced around and grinned at the onlookers. “I’m fine. Besides, I’m off the clock so this was private.”
I could tell he was hurting, I’d heard a crunch from his nose when my fist had made contact with his face.
Ben handed him some tissues which he pressed against his nose as he waved off any concern.
He glanced at me, at Owen’s arms around me, and his face did something I couldn’t quite identify.
“What’s going on?” Owen, probably seeing that same l
