Noah wondered what she was doing as they stopped by her little SUV but didn"t ask. She didn"t take long and, after a couple minutes, they were back on their way up to her apartment. He stayed alert, in case Erick was lurking in some shadow, but they made it inside without encountering anyone. Once they were inside, Steph flipped the deadbolt and set her purse on a nearby table. He thought she was going to walk away, but she stayed and dug a minute in her purse before pulling out the little P238. So that"s why she"d stopped by her vehicle.
“If I"m gonna start carrying this, I"m going to need something better than dropping it into my purse. It takes too long to get to it. By the time I find it in there, it would be too late.”
Noah watched as she carried the pistol over and set it on a tabl
